What is Backyard Ventures? Give us the what it is, first of all.

Absolutely.

Well, I would say the same way that Zappos says they're not a place to buy shoes, they're a customer service destination, that is what we are for our clients, right? So creators first, it is always thinking about what is best for them, and ultimately revenue will follow.

And so that started with just podcasts, right? Two podcasts in two thousand nineteen with the goal of just doing that as well as I could with a background in media sales.

And so as that progressed, we got into other avenues, right? YouTube, newsletter, social media.

Some of that was within my background and skill set, and some of it was dependent upon demand.

And when that demand came, once again, it's creator first, and so we did not want them to go elsewhere.

Would you define yourself then as a creator portal? Would you, prior to the acquisition by Acast, have considered your competitors to be Substack, Supercast? Who was your competitor in the main?

What is Backyard Ventures? Give us the what it is, first of all.

Absolutely.

Well, I would say the same way that Zappos says they're not a place to buy shoes, they're a customer service destination.

That is what we are for our clients, right? So creators first, it is always thinking about what is best for them and ultimately revenue will follow.

And so that started with just podcasts, right? Two podcasts in 2019 with the goal of just doing that as well as I could with a background in media sales.

And so as that progressed, we got into other avenues, right? YouTube, newsletter, social media.

Some of that was within my background and skillset, and some of it was dependent upon demand.

Would you define yourself then as a creator portal? Would you, prior to the acquisition by Acast, have considered your competitors to be Substack, Supercast? Who was your competitor in the main?