Recode Decode: Gregg Spiridellis, CEO, JibJab

Decoder with Nilay Patel

Vox Media Podcast Network

Technology, Business

4.3 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 17 January 2018

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

JibJab CEO Gregg Spiridellis talks with Recode’s Kara Swisher and Chorus CEO Dick Costolo about how the company has adapted to the ever-changing internet over the past two decades. JibJab was on the verge of shutting down when it released “This Land,” an animated viral video sensation that parodied the 2004 U.S. Presidential race between George W. Bush and John Kerry. JibJab later moved into personalized greeting cards and apps for messaging platforms, which Spiridellis says is a low-risk way to make comedy scale. He says it’s harder than ever to justify the production costs of “mass funny” digital videos, because creators are now competing against the entire history of comedy, available for free on YouTube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today's show is brought to you by Qualcomm.
0:03.4	At Qualcomm, inventing comes first.
0:05.8	The rest of the world innovates on top of Qualcomm's foundational inventions.
0:10.1	To learn more, visit Qualcomm.com slash WeInvent.
0:16.2	Recode Radio presents Recode Decode coming to you from the Vox Media Podcast Network.
0:22.4	Hi, I'm Cara Swisher, Executive Editor of Recode.
0:25.0	You may know me as a political junkie by which I mean.
0:27.6	Today's politicians make me want to eat all the junk food.
0:31.0	But in my spare time, I talk tech.
0:32.6	You're listening to Recode Decode, a podcast about tech and media.
0:35.1	It's key players, big ideas, and how they're changing the world we live in.
0:38.2	You can find more episodes of Recode Decode on Apple Podcasts.
0:41.2	Spotify, Google Play Music, or wherever you listen to podcasts.
0:44.4	Or just visit recode.net slash podcasts for more.
0:48.2	Today, I'm in San Francisco with Dick Costello, the CEO of Chorus, and the former CEO of Twitter.
0:54.0	Dick has been joining me for several bonus episodes of Recode Decode.
0:57.4	This month, all of which have been gold.
0:59.2	Gold. Gold. Gold.
1:00.8	Top run.
1:01.9	Home run.
1:02.9	Talking about comedy and we're killing it.
1:04.9	Comedy and tech.
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