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This season, we're talking about the issues that founders in the School of Splice mentorship program have faced. Let's hear from Nabilah Said, who was editor of ArtsEquator in Singapore. She wanted to find out what her community wanted from their media organisation so they could serve them better.
Nabilah's coach Jane Mahoney had some great advice around thinking about what products to build next. Most importantly, does it meet an audience need? (Hint: what your audience needs from you is very rarely content.)
Hosted by Rishad Patel and Alan Soon. Produced by the fine folks at Lawson Media.
Connect with Nabilah Said on LinkedIn
Connect with Jane Mahoney on LinkedIn
This season, we're talking about the issues that founders in the program have faced. We hear from Jason Hendriks, who's trying to grow Meld Community into a thriving non-profit media around international students in Melbourne. Jason and his coach Jane Mahoney discuss how to take a community-first approach to product development.
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Meld Community
https://www.meldcommunity.com.au/
Connect with Jason Hendriks
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-hendriks-3ba77210b/
Connect with Jane Mahoney
https://www.linkedin.com/in/3janemahoney/
School of Splice
https://splicemedia.com/school-of-splice/
Welcome to Season 2 of School of Splice.
In this season, we're focusing on some of the issues that founders in the program have faced. We're learning from Annelis Putri, an entrepreneur and consultant who's putting together Indonesia Business Post, a media company that connects businesses around the world with investment opportunities in Indonesia. She talks with her coach Ross Settles about how to go about raising her first money.
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Y Combinator's tips on how to build a seed round pitch deck
https://www.ycombinator.com/library/2u-how-to-build-your-seed-round-pitch-deck
Lion Publishers has ideas to help you improve on your fundraising
https://www.slideshare.net/BenDeJarnette2/lion-publishers-7-campaign-ideas-to-level-up-your-fundraising
Understanding Series A, B, C
https://www.investopedia.com/articles/personal-finance/102015/series-b-c-funding-what-it-all-means-and-how-it-works.asp
Something wasn't right with the way we planned out School of Splice. We're making some big changes to the program so that it serves the community better.
For one, we're being more specific with the training. Folks who've signed up have very specific needs, eg. listening to their community, branding the mission, or learning how to start something as simple as a newsletter. Your feedback told us we needed to do that better.
Also, we've waived the fees -- and we're putting all of this content out publicly. It'll allow us to get this into the hands (ears?) of more people so that we can then, in turn, learn from all of you.
Season Two is the School of You.
More about School of Splice:
http://schoolofsplice.com/
More about what we crazy guys do at Splice:
http://splicemedia.com/
There are no people problems — only process problems. If you have the right structure, right workflows, and the right processes in place, you'll be able to build a strong and effective team. In this School of Splice lesson, we'll talk about how to go about building a great team with the right hiring, retention and training strategies.
Knowledge and insights from Kunda Dixit (Nepali Times), Ross Settles (University of Hong Kong), Padma Priya (Suno India), Roby Alampay (PumaPodcast), Jakub Górnicki (Outriders), Jane Mahoney (Private Media), Yan Oak (Thibi), Khalil Majeed (Faqcheck Lab), and Ian Yee (The Fourth).
Hosted by Alan Soon and Rishad Patel, and produced by those fabulous folks at Lawson Media.
- Find the transcript, worksheet, and related links here: www.splicemedia.com/school-of-splice/foundation
- Learn more about the School of Splice: www.schoolofsplice.com
- Join the community on Planet Splice: www.planetsplice.com
- And on Telegram: t.me/splicenewsroom
- More about Splice Media: www.splicemedia.com
The whole point to operations is to create something. And to do it more efficiently, more accurately, and more consistently over and over again. Welcome to the fourth School of Splice foundation lesson. This one is all about building the right workflows for the outcome you're looking for.
Knowledge and insights from Talha Ahad (The Centrum Media), Janie Octia (Facebook), Shubangha Pandey (Himal Southasian), and Darshini Kandasamy (Between The Lines).
Hosted by Alan Soon and Rishad Patel, and produced by the nice folks at Lawson Media.
- Find the transcript, worksheet, and related links here: www.splicemedia.com/school-of-splice/foundation
- Learn more about the School of Splice: www.schoolofsplice.com
- Join the community on Planet Splice: www.planetsplice.com
- And on Telegram: t.me/splicenewsroom
- More about Splice Media: www.splicemedia.com
2021 will require you to go deeper in building a direct relationship with your users or audiences, but with your true believers. Unless you’re able to capture attention and build a relationship, you can’t monetize, and therefore, you don’t have a business.
Hosted by Alan Soon and Rishad Patel, and produced by the nice folks at Lawson Media.
- Find the transcript, worksheet, and related links here: www.splicemedia.com/school-of-splice/foundation
- Learn more about the School of Splice: www.schoolofsplice.com
- Join the community on Planet Splice: www.planetsplice.com
- And on Telegram: t.me/splicenewsroom
- More about Splice Media: www.splicemedia.com
If we’re going to be in media for the next 10 years, we need to understand how to give people what they want. Find out where the gaps are. Define the problem. Test a solution. Make it valuable. If you're not serving a need out there, what's the point?
Hosted by Alan Soon and Rishad Patel, and produced by the nice folks at Lawson Media.
- Find the transcript, worksheet, and related links here: www.splicemedia.com/school-of-splice/foundation
- Learn more about the School of Splice: www.schoolofsplice.com
- Join the community on Planet Splice: www.planetsplice.com
- And on Telegram: t.me/splicenewsroom
- More about Splice Media: www.splicemedia.com
This is the Golden Age of media. You're able to move quickly and cheaply, often by using the phone in your pocket — and that means you won't need a ton of cash to start.
In our first Foundation lesson, we explain how to think about putting all of this together. Hint: Start with your user's need.
Hosted by Alan Soon and Rishad Patel, and produced by the nice folks at Lawson Media.
- Find the transcript, worksheet, and related links here: www.splicemedia.com/school-of-splice/foundation
- Learn more about the School of Splice: www.schoolofsplice.com
- Join the community on Planet Splice: www.planetsplice.com
- And on Telegram: t.me/splicenewsroom
- More about Splice Media: www.splicemedia.com