Meeting Notes: Podcast Hosting Platform Planning

Date: July 10, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM ET
Location: Zoom

Attendees:
- Maya Chen, Product Manager
- Luis Romero, Engineering Lead
- Priya Nair, UX Designer
- Hannah Brooks, Customer Success
- Jordan Lee, Marketing Lead
- Sam Patel, Data Analyst

Agenda:
1. Review beta feedback from independent podcast creators
2. Prioritize launch features for hosting and distribution
3. Discuss analytics dashboard requirements
4. Confirm pricing page and onboarding flow updates
5. Assign owners for launch readiness tasks

Discussion Notes:
- Beta users responded positively to the guided episode upload flow, especially automatic metadata validation before publishing.
- Several creators asked for clearer distribution status across Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, and RSS subscribers.
- Customer Success reported recurring confusion around episode scheduling versus immediate publishing.
- Marketing wants stronger positioning around transparent storage limits, dynamic ad insertion readiness, and creator-owned RSS feeds.
- Engineering noted that advanced analytics filtering is feasible for launch, but cohort comparisons should move to a later release.

Decisions:
- The launch version will include hosting, RSS feed generation, scheduled publishing, platform distribution tracking, basic listener analytics, and team member permissions.
- Cohort analytics and automated transcript generation will be deferred until after launch.
- The onboarding flow will include a checklist for show setup, first episode upload, distribution submission, and analytics review.
- Pricing will include three tiers: Starter, Growth, and Network.
- The analytics dashboard will prioritize downloads, listener locations, listening apps, episode performance, and subscriber trends.

Action Items:
- Maya: Finalize launch feature checklist by July 15.
- Luis: Confirm engineering timeline for distribution status indicators by July 16.
- Priya: Update onboarding wireframes with the show setup checklist by July 17.
- Hannah: Draft help center articles for scheduling, RSS ownership, and distribution setup by July 19.
- Jordan: Revise pricing page copy and launch messaging by July 18.
- Sam: Define analytics dashboard event tracking requirements by July 16.

Next Meeting:
Date: July 24, 2026
Focus: Launch readiness review and beta issue triage.