Remote Content Production with SquadCast.fm | Live with Bottleneck
On this episode of Live with Bottleneck, our guest SquadCast FM talks about how to do remote content production right.
Simplifying post-production and collaboration, SquadCast’s patent-pending cloud-based technology is essential for podcasters producing multiple shows. Launched in 2017, SquadCast has customers in 120+ countries.
So if you want to take your podcasts and other online content to the next level, stay tuned to this episode.
What is SquadCast FM?
SquadCast.FM was co-founded by Zach Moreno and Rock Felder, who are our guests for today. They created SquadCast in 2017, and they were way ahead in the curve when it came to remote podcast or content production.
Before SquadCast, Zach already had some experience with podcasting. He also has a background in audio and video production, and is an accomplished software engineer.
Rock’s forte is focused on accounting and finance, as he has always been interesting in being a business person and climbing up the corporate ladder. But he also has had the ambition to be more entrepreneurial, and be on the ground level, and be his own boss.
So when Zach approached Rock about the idea of SquadCast and how they can ride the wave as podcasting was slowly coming to the mainstream, he was in. It also helped that Rock himself was an avid podcast listener, and have a few ideas on how they could help other podcasters in making their content better.
Getting into Remote Content
One of the things that was pointed out with remote content, particularly with podcasting is that at first, people only used what was readily available to them, such as Skype or Zoom, to connect to guests and record the conversation. The problem with such setups is that unlike how you can control things in a set, there are a lot of factors that could affect the quality of the recording.
“We didn’t set out to start a technology company – we set out o do a like a science fiction audio drama as a creative side project because we were big fans of podcasting and basically pivoted once we found this challenge that other podcasters had and we had ourselves. We kept doing our homework and just kept coming up empty-handed so that’s really where it gave us pause and we spotted this opportunity like, “I wonder if other people want higher quality too for podcasting.”” – Zach Moreno, SquadCast
Another thing about having well-produced content is that it adds a sense of professionalism to your podcast. It also lends a sense of consistency that the audience can expect a certain level of quality when they listen to this or that podcaster.
Delivering Quality Recordings
One of the first things that SquadCast addressed was how to secure recordings for their podcasters, and ensure that it goes out in good quality consistently.
“Along that journey, while quality was obvious to us on day one and was our primary constraint, but there’s also reliability. Like if I say, “Jaime, we’re gonna record the best sounding audio or video you’ve ever heard or seen”, but we couldn’t actually deliver the file a hundred percent of the time, that would be pretty rough.” – Zach Moreno, SquadCast
That when they learned that they have to deal with the consequences of doing things in the Web, as well as having it come from 130 different countries from different devices and software. So they had to come up with something that is compatible to all of that, and still deliver quality recordings at the end of the day.
To hear more from Zach Moreno and Rock Felder of SquadCast.FM, continue listening to this episode.
Bio
As podcasting & remote work both explode in popularity, so does the need for quality remote content production. SquadCast is a SaaS remote recording platform that empowers podcasters, capturing quality audio and video conversations their listeners love. With SquadCast, there are no audio syncing issues, no lost recordings, and no worries for remote guests.
Simplifying post-production and collaboration, Squadcast’s patent-pending cloud-based technology is essential for podcasters producing multiple shows. Launched in 2017, SquadCast has customers in 120+ countries. Among those are marquee brands such as Microsoft, Spotify, ESPN, NPR, iHeartRadio, Kara Swisher, and Shopify. SquadCast is headquartered in Oakland, CA.
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About Jaime Jay
Meet Jaime Jay – a man who wears many hats, and wears them all admirably. He's a master connector, an entrepreneur extraordinaire, and a published author who knows how to get things done.
Before he found his way to the business world, Jaime served his country as a brave paratrooper in the U.S. Army. But that's just the beginning of his many accomplishments.
He's the founder of the renowned Bottleneck Distant Assistant Services firm, and his book "Quit Repeating Yourself" has become a must-read for entrepreneurs everywhere.
When he's not busy building his empire, you can find him on his beloved Harley Davidson, cruising through the countryside and taking in the invigorating effects of Uitwaaien – a Dutch practice that involves facing the wind to boost health and relieve stress.
He enjoys spending his free time outside building stuff with his wife, Nikita the dog and their two kittens (for now at least) Tommy and Tater.
He is ‘over-the-moon’ happily married to his wonderful wife Sara, his amazing daughter, Jessica, who is serving our country as a United States Army soldier. Jaime and Sara are the proud grand parents of two beautiful little girls.
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