Episode 18: Interview with Nadia Odunayo (Founder and CEO of The StoryGraph)

On today's episode, we chat with Nadia Odunayo, Founder and CEO of The StoryGraph, an indie alternative to Amazon-owned Goodreads. We discuss how The StoryGraph was founded, how it grew, and where it's going next, as well as the importance of indie companies in an ever-monopolized industry.

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About Nadia Odunayo: Nadia is the founder and CEO at The StoryGraph. She studied Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at University College, Oxford. She is a fan of fiction & storytelling, and how these can be used as tools for education, the process and execution around building products, particularly from scratch, and singing & dance.

Books we discussed on today's episode:

• The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin
• American Kingpin by Nick Bilton
• Thank You For Listening by Julia Whelan
• Come and Get It by Kiley Reid
• American Queen by Sierra Simone
• The Art Thief by Michael Finkel
• The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
• How to Resist Amazon and Why by Danny Caine