Podcast HackHow We Built Goodreads: Otis & Elizabeth ChandlerBy How I Built This with Guy Raz, Guy Raz, Otis Chandler, Elizabeth Chandler
In a Nutshell
In this February 2022 episode of How I Built This with Guy Raz, Raz meets with Otis and Elizabeth Chandler, founders of the popular book review platform Goodreads.
Favorite Quote
That would be kind of amazing if I could just break down the door of all my friends' houses and grill them about every book they had in their bookshelves … maybe I could just build a website where … the profile page is your bookshelf, the same one you've got at home.
Otis Chandler
Introduction
Since 2006, the social platform for book reviews, Goodreads, has grown from a one-man startup operation to a thriving business that was eventually sold to Amazon.
How I Built This with Guy Raz is a podcast that highlights the stories behind well-known and successful businesses.
In this episode from February 2022, host Guy Raz meets with husband and wife team Otis and Elizabeth Chandler to discuss their journey of founding, growing, and eventually selling Goodreads.
Here are the 3 key insights from this Hack
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