Michael Mignano

@mignano

Investor

Founder

Fortune 40 Under 40

Product Design

Software Engineering

Podcaster

UX Design

Speaker

Advisor

Entrepreneur

Writer

Web Design

UI Design

Musician

Product Management

Entrepreneur / angel investor. Dad, drummer, designer.

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I'm open to

guest lecturing,

speaking at events,

advising companies,

and speaking on podcasts.

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Resume

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Feb 2019 - Present

Head of Podcaster / Co-Founder Anchor, Spotify

Jun 2015 - Feb 2019

Co-Founder / CEO, Anchor

Nov 2014 - Jun 2015

Head of Product, Aviary, Adobe

Aug 2012 - Nov 2014

VP Product, Aviary

Portfolio

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLGoVwSvDm8

https://open.spotify.com/episode/358ceQrvHLvrpf2rjCcJB2?si=bb16e38947bb4dcf&nd=1

https://anchor.fm/seedtoscale/episodes/Michael-Mignano--Founder--CEO-of-Anchor--on-building-the-company-that-democratized-podcasting-e2tvv1

https://anchor.fm/designhuddle/episodes/Founder-of-Anchor-fm-Discusses-How-an-Idea-Became-a-Company-with-Michael-Mignano--Emmi-Hintz-e3c0of

Series C Investments

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidjeans/2020/08/11/coda-startup-backed-by-kleiner-perkins-and-greylock-raises-80-million/#6ba6572c7825

Awards

https://twitter.com/anchor/status/1149706917364883460

Top Tweets

https://twitter.com/mignano/status/1430171451823476738

Blog Posts

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https://mignano.medium.com/evolving-anchor-distribution-to-meet-the-needs-of-new-creators-efe0b89f8c5a

https://mignano.medium.com/podcasting-rss-openness-and-choice-50223b1f16d0

No, Anchor doesn’t own your podcast

https://medium.com/anchor/rethinking-audio-editing-on-mobile-684d754c6460

Series A Investments

https://news.crunchbase.com/news/helping-the-gig-economy-dumpling-raises-6-5m-to-grow-shopping-delivery-businesses/

https://techcrunch.com/2020/04/07/mobile-website-builder-universe-raises-10m-from-gv-as-it-ventures-into-commerce/

https://techcrunch.com/2020/02/13/adquick-raises-6m-to-conquer-an-advertising-market-google-and-facebook-wont/

https://venturebeat.com/2019/10/22/sandbox-vr-raises-11-million-from-silicon-valley-and-hollywood-elite-from-andreessen-horowitz-to-justin-timberlake/

Seed Investments

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https://www.alleywatch.com/2021/06/ten-little-childrens-shoes-accessories-predictive-fit-fatma-collins/

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-20/startup-polywork-pitches-a-more-personal-professional-network

https://www.axios.com/stir-raises-4-million-to-help-online-collaborators-split-revenue-347b1f67-fb06-4a71-859e-4201d4550862.html

https://www.forbes.com/sites/viviennedecker/2020/02/20/meet-ten-little-a-startup-offering-physician-approved-kids-shoes-that-actually-fit/?sh=7c7552d35808

Speaking Engagements

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OZq_Zo8Hc4

https://www.facebook.com/Nasdaq/videos/331904954256866/

Podcasts

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https://open.spotify.com/episode/5xt7MNiZWZDOtgFrrXregg?si=8594585e776941d1

https://open.spotify.com/episode/63gA6ESDy3OLJaBg8zW3Me?si=6cfbf63aa92a4d70

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4Yv4HNoK1r2T1m040mr9kS?si=b9a50e77642b42fa

https://anchor.fm/background-noise/episodes/Maya-Prohovnik-of-The-Derry-Connection-e2o882

Founder Journey

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https://medium.com/anchor/anchor-is-joining-spotify-70356e3ac23f

https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/28/anchor-raises-10-million-for-podcast-platform/

https://venturebeat.com/2017/03/07/anchor-raises-2-8-million-to-facilitate-audio-broadcasting/

https://techcrunch.com/2016/02/09/anchor-launches-to-take-radio-to-the-next-level/