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Maya Prohovnik

VP, Head of Podcast Product @ Spotify

Leads podcast tools and features at Spotify. Employee #1 at Anchor (acquired by Spotify).

“Building Anchor, selling to Spotify, and lessons learned, covering team leadership, product design, and consumer products.”

Career History

CompanyRoleYears
SpotifyVP, Head of Podcast Product2019-present
Anchor (acquired by Spotify)VP of Product (Employee #1)~2015-2019
BetaworksCommunity & Portfolio Manager; Co-Founder of Glitter~2013-2015
Aviary Inc.Director of Operations~2011-2013

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“You had a kid. I took parental leave.”
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Maya Prohovnik

Building Anchor, selling to Spotify, and lessons learned | Maya Prohovnik (Spotify’s Head of Podcast Product)

4:45
“I totally agree. I was thinking the same thing when I was preparing for it where it's like so much of what we have to talk about is so meta, and then we also have you and I know each other because you...”
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Building Anchor, selling to Spotify, and lessons learned | Maya Prohovnik (Spotify’s Head of Podcast Product)

5:08
“I think we are now officially over a third of global market share of podcast listening, which is pretty insane.”
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Maya Prohovnik

Building Anchor, selling to Spotify, and lessons learned | Maya Prohovnik (Spotify’s Head of Podcast Product)

5:37
“Yeah, I think at this point it's more than 75% of all new shows on Spotify are hosted with Spotify for podcasters, which used to be Anchor. When we were acquired by Spotify, I think Anchor had already...”
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Maya Prohovnik

Building Anchor, selling to Spotify, and lessons learned | Maya Prohovnik (Spotify’s Head of Podcast Product)

5:53
“Yes. I haven't seen that and now I'm like, how can we productize that for podcasters? That's such a cool thing.”
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Maya Prohovnik

Building Anchor, selling to Spotify, and lessons learned | Maya Prohovnik (Spotify’s Head of Podcast Product)

16:25
“Totally. And also, you never know which of those tiny product changes are going to end up being this existential moment for your business. You really have to keep your eyes open and be ready for that ...”
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Building Anchor, selling to Spotify, and lessons learned | Maya Prohovnik (Spotify’s Head of Podcast Product)

29:27
“Oh my God, that would be my, she's my... If I could meet one tech celebrity, it would be her.”
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Building Anchor, selling to Spotify, and lessons learned | Maya Prohovnik (Spotify’s Head of Podcast Product)

51:43
“Yeah, I do. I just tried using the grid view and it didn't work for me for some reason. So I just use a to-do list, and then I don't let myself finish working until I've gone through anything I didn't...”
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Maya Prohovnik

Building Anchor, selling to Spotify, and lessons learned | Maya Prohovnik (Spotify’s Head of Podcast Product)

52:34
“I use Todoist. I think you can use any, but it's the one that works best for me. I love using paper, but then if I don't have it with me, then I can't remember anything I have to do, so I've had to go...”
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Building Anchor, selling to Spotify, and lessons learned | Maya Prohovnik (Spotify’s Head of Podcast Product)

53:40
“It's on my list. I haven't read it.”
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Maya Prohovnik

Building Anchor, selling to Spotify, and lessons learned | Maya Prohovnik (Spotify’s Head of Podcast Product)

54:31
“I know we have a whole hit list.”
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Maya Prohovnik

Building Anchor, selling to Spotify, and lessons learned | Maya Prohovnik (Spotify’s Head of Podcast Product)

55:07
“Well, first of all, thank you for saying I'm awesome at so many things. This is my favorite podcast I've ever been on, you're just complimenting me the whole time, so I'll take it.”
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Building Anchor, selling to Spotify, and lessons learned | Maya Prohovnik (Spotify’s Head of Podcast Product)

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