Dan Harris, bestselling author and host of the popular "10% Happier" podcast, was at a pivotal moment in his business. He faced several interconnected challenges:
The key question became: How could Dan efficiently create high-value, engaging content across multiple platforms from his weekly podcasts to justify the subscription model and increase the likelihood of converting listeners to paid subscribers?
Dan's team considered two main options:
We implemented our Content Remix feature, available with any Astral subscription:
Dan's team uploads the weekly podcast audio file
Astral automatically generates a time-coded transcript
Our AI applies a custom template created by Dan's team to transform the transcript into a comprehensive Cheatsheet, including:
Key takeaways
Notable quotes
Timestamped summary of key moments
Complete podcast transcript
Here’s a published example:
Additional content like social posts, blog posts, and show notes can be generated simultaneously
With support from Astral's Content Remix feature, Dan Harris and his team launched a new Substack and within the first month grew to 38,000 subscribers. Using Astral they achieved: