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" Hip hop is a multi-billion dollar business, and it was built off an opportunity that nobody else saw because they didn't understand the culture. "

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" As important as hustle is, grit and resilience are equally as important because there's a lot of rejection in our business. "

" To me, as A&R people and as managers, we're in the business of finding talent. It's no different than working with these engineers who just want to make good products. "

" With what Enrou was doing with helping women and taking products from local marketplaces, we thought it was really great. "

" I am inspired by the diversity of the entrepreneurs that come into 'Shark Tank' and the ability of the show to reach all Americans. "

" Technology is going to play a huge part in tomorrow's music business. And the companies that will win are going to be the most equipped to understand how to use data to further an artist's career. "

" If a kid goes and buys a CD at Best Buy, we have no idea who the person is, how many times they listen to it, or anything like that. "

" The way it works is the manager's sort of, you know, is like the hub of an artist's career. "

" I like to compare the attitude and energy of an emerging start-up to that of the early hip-hop era. From working at labels like Bad Boy and Ruff Ryders, walking into the Def Jam offices, A Touch of Jazz and things like that, the vibe is that off making something out of nothing and making things work, and that's what I love about start-ups. "

" If you wake up in the morning and your favorite artist isn't on the service that you're paying ten dollars a month for, sooner or later you lose faith in the subscription model. "

" I'd like to open doors for underserved communities and minorities in entrepreneurship. "

Entrepreneurship

" Fifty-one million likes doesn't mean we're going to sell 51m albums or concert tickets. "

" The primary plan is to let the music speak for itself. "

" Our bet is on the future of micronetworks. "

" If you can't see it, you can't be it. "

" With the 'Born This Way' album, generally we said, how do we find strategic partners that can help us with our vision? Part of that is about putting the music in places people wouldn't normally put music, like with Google and with Gilt. "

" I was brought onboard to strengthen the bridge between Spotify and the music community. "

" I invested in Uber in 2011 when it was only in San Francisco. "

" You go into the venues, and there's a huge drop-off rate in the merch lines. People don't want to miss parts of the concert. "

" I grew up carrying crates of records for Will Smith and those guys. "

" I think, as an industry, we should be supportive of a broad subscription model and not do anything to jeopardize the potential health of the music business - because we're not out of the woods yet. "

" You can't make an artist like Lady Gaga. You can help support, you can help develop the vision - I think you can add to the vision - but you just can't make an artist like that. That's like saying Lebron James' high school coach made Lebron James. "

" We called ourselves '2 Too Many' because we only had enough money for one of us. "

" Priyanka and Red One made a great record that we think will stand on its own. People won't buy the music just because she is who she is. We want them to buy it because it's good. "

" It's pre-roll or post-roll on Vevo. The record company makes money off of that, and then it trickles down. "

" I think piracy itself is going to end up going away. "

" Lady Gaga is phenomenal. From the first day I met her, she was lightning in a bottle. "

" Actors play different characters, so you have to build a new base around each new movie - with few exceptions, most actors don't have a fan base that just follows them around. With musicians, the fan base just goes everywhere they go. "

" When your back is against the wall, your brain has to function at a high level. "

" My mom was not able to buy us the expensive Air Jordans, so if I wanted something that was a little bit nicer, my brother and I, we had to go earn money for it. "

" The music industry really is a meritocracy on a creative level. "