Listen "022: The White Knight Of Content Publishing - Mads Holmen"
Episode Synopsis
Guest OverviewAn entrepreneur at school and university, an innovator in digital branded content, founder and CEO of Bibblio and an attention economy thought leader is this weeks’ guest, Mads HolmenIn this episode, Danish born, London based Mads discusses his parents contribution, and the impact of the Italian educational philosophy Reggio Emilia on his self-belief, and his curiosity. Also how serendipity directed his entrepreneurial journey.We then dive deep as Mads shares his insights on the challenges we face in our attention economy, the current reality of AI on our digital media behavior, the negative societal impact of attention driving algorithms, and he articulates with clarity how we can counter the duopolistic strangle-hold of Google and Facebook.Mads also explains how his company Bibblio is creating a pathway for publishers to increase audiences and revenues without the use of invasive and irrelevant advertising technology, and the imperative for a code of ethics to govern AI development.We hope you enjoy this thought provoking, distraction free and practical perspective on the attention economy with Mads Holmen.What we discussThe value of his early education under the Italian Reggio Emilia system The impact of his parents on his sense of self-belief and what he considers possibleHis early entrepreneurial endeavors at school and universityWhere serendipity kicked inPath to digital viral content at Go ViralHis corporate experience at AOLMads decision to leap into an entrepreneurial lifeGetting to product market fitHis views on the evolution of the digital media spaceThe realities of the attention economyHis perspectives on publishing’s past, present and futureWe discuss AI and ethicsThe social impact of algorithmsWhere Bibblio is headedHis principlesHis hard choicesWhere he goes to discover new ideasHis influencesWho made him reevaluate herselfWho surprised him the mostHow he stays up to date with TechnologyHis answer to the Impossible questionWho to interview nextSocial Links BibblioLinkedinFacebookTwitter Links in the Show Joe Edelman Tristan Harris Jonathan Harris Neil Postman Quote Carole Cadwalladr TED Talk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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