Wondery: Hernan Lopez

How I Built This · 11 Dec 2023 · 1h 16m

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Hernan Lopez, former CEO of Fox International Channels, explains how he left a lucrative corporate career in 2016 to found Wondery, a podcast network focused on 'emotionally immersive storytelling.' Lopez details the struggle to raise venture capital in an emerging industry, the pivotal success of the true-crime hit 'Dirty John,' and the strategic decision to reject early acquisition offers to build a library of evergreen IP. He also discusses the company's eventual $300 million sale to Amazon and his personal journey through a federal bribery indictment related to his time at Fox.

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Companies: Wondery, Fox International Channels, Amazon, Gimlet, Spotify, La Times, Greycraft, Bravo, Stitcher, SiriusXM, The Ringer
Products: Dirty John, Apple Podcasts, Dr. Death, Gladiator, American History Tellers, Business Wars, Secrets, Crimes, and Audiotape, How I Built This, Cereal, Startup, Ted Radio Hour

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