I have a strong feeling that audio is going to enable the next wave of startups. Have been seeing more and more of this as I talk to people in the tech ecosystem. My audio based thesis is based on three & #39;legs& #39;:

1. Audio monetisation: Audio is coming back in a big way in terms of & #39;supply& #39; - podcasts and streaming. Not just Spotify, but there are now startups that focus on streaming genres, e.g. @cosound for indie. Who is building solutions to monetise these?

2. Audio social: We& #39;ve all heard of Clubhouse, but additionally there& #39;s a number of others like @voicehubapp that are coming up. I see this turning into a vertical specific market quite quickly (e.g. Clubhouse for football)

3. Audio assistants: Currently, there are two big ones (Alexa and Google) and a long tail. These assistants can& #39;t talk to each other, and without that IOT will have limited use cases, and consumers will be constrained. Who& #39;s building for voice assistant interoparibility?

Keen to hear thoughts, or of startups doing interesting work in this space. Definitely something to look out for!