Hi @mikeshonida - love what you guys are doing here - this has my vote! @eriktorenberg
I'm an investor in http://www.jauntvr.com - a leading Cinematic VR company based in SF & LA who have raised $30m+ to date. Would love to introduce you both!
Also I'm continually looking at other content&media Startups to invest in, and would love to connect to discuss further. I work for Europe's largest content and PayTV media company (Sky), and am leading investments in exciting Startups.
You can find out more here too:
http://startups.sky.com/who-we-w.... Look forward to hearing from you!
Hope this post is ok, given this was more of a discussion board.
All the best,
James
@brentsum The three standout elements, to me: 1.) $15 family plan for up to 6 people, 2.) Apple Music Connect, and 3.) Beats One live worldwide *with amazing DJs and curated playlists*
Both Apple and Spotify need to make it easier to edit playlists on mobile. It's too cumbersome (read: impossible) to move and delete groups of tracks. If they want you to "live" in that app, it needs to be as easy or better than the desktop version.
As for "freemium / Ad supported not paying enough" (Spotify, Pandora), I think that ought to be more directed at the users than the company. Users of free streaming are almost in the same boat as people who pirate songs--I feel like it's a behavior that just "is"...either because they haven't been taught to respect the creators by paying for the art, or because the user simply can't afford to buy what they want to listen to. Either way, I'd prefer that person use freemium streaming over illegally downloading.
@mikeshinoda great points, thanks! agree there is a huge opp. for the first player who makes mobile playlists easy to build.
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@mikeshinoda Your thoughts on this are really interesting to hear and much appreciated (Hybrid Theory was my anthem to high school). But I don't agree with the opinion that it's the user's fault. If free streaming is bad, then the company shouldn't offer it. You can't blame consumers for taking an option (the default option) that is put before them. It's like the design of anything. If a user is doing something the product designer didn't intend, it's the product's fault.
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