For the first time in over a decade, social platforms are in a state of flux.
No longer is it a given that all of your friends, family, colleagues and other accounts you follow neatly exist on two or three social services. Right now, the state of social is one of disruption and reinvention. And there are some huge factors at play here, including corporate takeovers, social startups, regulation efforts, feature creep, misinformation, user safety, the rise of shortform video, advertising, lawsuits, algorithms, new brands launching, old-brands re-launching, and much, much more.
Chaos brings uncertainty, but also, opportunity.
So, if you were to build a brand-new social platform – what would you do differently? How could you create a space where people are able to share what’s important to them, whilst also bringing on big name brands, news services and creators? What’s the best way to safeguard your users whilst cultivating a culture of responsible free speech and navigating the vested interests of everyone involved?
And… is any of that even possible in 2023?
My guest today is Noam Bardin, the founder and CEO of Post, a social network that is seeking to redefine the way we consume news, fund online journalism, support creators and engage in social discourse. It’s a platform that describes itself as being for “real people, real news and civil conversations.”
And no, this isn’t just another alternative platform or Twitter-lite we’re talking about – there are some serious credentials and noble aspirations under the hood here.
Before launching Post, Noam founded and was the CEO of Waze (not to be confused with New Ways), a wildly popular navigation startup that was acquired by Google for $1.3 billion dollars. Noam also served as the CEO of Intercast Networks, co-founded Deltathree Incorporated and has been featured as one of Business Insider’s 100 Stars of Silicon Valley. In his spare time, if you can believe he has any, Noam decided to launch a startup intent on causing a ruckus in the world of social networks.
We also get into his take on what’s happened over at Twitter, how the change in ownership helped cement his plans for Post and what inspired him to take on the challenge of creating a new social platform at a time when most would have advised against it.
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