Jonathan Shieber from TechCrunch and PJ Parson of Northzone at Knotel Houston playing the blues.
(I’m paraphrasing below)
Spotify in Scandinavia (eg 5 years ahead)
PJ my buddy from Northzone talking at the Knotel
75% of the music market is Spotify
65% of PEOPLE use Spotify
30+% of the users are paying
(Wow!)
(Video of a beautiful musical show)
The singing!
Are artists and founders similar? Yes. Passion, uncommercial commitment to the ideas is so important.
Can music work if it’s not commercial? No.
Can a startup work if it has no venture capital? Of course.
How many bands did PJ like as a kid? 5. Thin Lizzie, Deep Purple, Queen, Led Zeppelin, …
Kids today like 100s of artists not just five. Big lists.
Music: the future is already here…its just unevenly distributed (in Scandinavia)
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