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Sam Reich

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549 total appearances

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Decoder with Nilay Patel
CEO Sam Reich on the business of subscription comedy

Because it's such a big operation.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
CEO Sam Reich on the business of subscription comedy

And lately, Game Changer, Make Some Noise have sort of become its own department as well.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
CEO Sam Reich on the business of subscription comedy

I think this is definitely a work in progress.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
CEO Sam Reich on the business of subscription comedy

So who knows?

Decoder with Nilay Patel
CEO Sam Reich on the business of subscription comedy

Yes and no.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
CEO Sam Reich on the business of subscription comedy

I mean, I think that like...

Decoder with Nilay Patel
CEO Sam Reich on the business of subscription comedy

When I say work in progress, I guess that applies not only to like this meta question, but also sort of like the way I look at dropout in general, which is like perfect isn't impossible to achieve standard.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
CEO Sam Reich on the business of subscription comedy

And I try, at least when I'm out in the world, to really as much as possible convey that I am like a comedy person.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
CEO Sam Reich on the business of subscription comedy

who inherited this thing, who is trying to do things novelly and experimentally, but that I don't even know as much about this kind of stuff as like Adam Conover does, as like part of my peers do.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
CEO Sam Reich on the business of subscription comedy

So when I say work in progress, I really mean that like,

Decoder with Nilay Patel
CEO Sam Reich on the business of subscription comedy

We are trying things and we will make mistakes.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
CEO Sam Reich on the business of subscription comedy

And what I'm specifically not doing on social media or anywhere else for that matter in conversations like this on panels is to portend as if Dropout or I have it all figured out that we are an exceptionally moral company.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
CEO Sam Reich on the business of subscription comedy

or that we are an exceptionally idealistic company.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
CEO Sam Reich on the business of subscription comedy

Because I think that that tension between running a company and being good to people inherently exists.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
CEO Sam Reich on the business of subscription comedy

So we are, what I've claimed to be the case, and I really do still think is the case, is I consider myself a highly creative person.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
CEO Sam Reich on the business of subscription comedy

I'm trying to make content that's as innovative and interesting and funny as possible.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
CEO Sam Reich on the business of subscription comedy

And I hope people hold us to that standard.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
CEO Sam Reich on the business of subscription comedy

And otherwise, I'm trying to set

Decoder with Nilay Patel
CEO Sam Reich on the business of subscription comedy

Maybe some new standards for decency.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
CEO Sam Reich on the business of subscription comedy

But I would underline that word.