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

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" I think overall, and this isn't specific to Spotify or any streaming service or any label... when you consider the overall value chain of the music industry and how important the songwriter is to the business - I think there needs to be another look at the value chain. "

" A lot of corporations now have venture arms that are investing in young entrepreneurs or building programs within so you can disrupt yourself internally instead of looking to those external factors. "

" 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. "

" What I like about Bre.ad is the simplicity of it. When you can explain it to people, like 'five-second billboards in front of a link shortener,' it makes a lot of sense. "

" I didn't go to business school. I actually didn't even graduate high school. I ended up with a GED. So everything that I've learned in business, I've learned through experience. "

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

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" 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. "

" When I started Atom Factory, the idea was to do something small yet powerful. That name resonated with the mission. "

" That's all I ever wanted to do in my life was music. And because I was a failed artist, I was actually able to help somebody accomplish their dream was, you know, definitely fulfilling. "

" It isn't that every company is going to be successful. The law of averages shows that 80% of companies are going to fail. "

" Technology has long been the driver of growth in the music business from the invention of lacquers, eight-track players, vinyl, cassettes and CDs. "

" It's more important to have the one million diehard fans than to have 54 million people who aren't necessarily fans, or they might have liked one thing you said or one video. "

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

" When you have to negotiate for survival, and you have to know how to read rooms, and you have to know who the bad guys in the rooms are - who has the gun in their pocket, who's just going to brandish it, and who's going to actually pull the trigger. So I think that's just a natural instinct that comes with coming from where I come from. "

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

" Backplane will provide a platform and tools for communities to socialize and communicate on a more focused level. "

" I had this little rap group, and we were called '2 Too Many'... We used to hang out in front of Jazzy Jeff's record studio every day. "

" 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. "

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

" With Gaga - she's not afraid to take chances. You get these dynamic projects because of it. She's completely unafraid. "

" I stay away from the arts... writing songs, being creative - those are downloads from God. You can't do data analytics on art. "

" Now we know that if we make a ten min video for YouTube, people will watch it. "

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

" When we're looking at strategic partners, it may be that they're larger partners or big corporations or start-ups. But, when you look at Gilt and places like Amazon and Starbucks, they're all places where it's a lot of foot traffic or digital traffic. "

" My third hire when I came to Spotify was Tiffany Kumar, who came on as our global head of songwriter relations. The whole idea was to put our heads together and figure out how to build and contribute within the songwriting community. "

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

" When you look at how technology companies are funded, it's not a zero-sum game. It could be 20 investors in one company, and everybody has to work together for the benefit of that company. "

" I still have a day job, so I don't think I'll be a full-time Shark, but if they ever invited me back, I'd be more than happy to do it. "

" Being born in the adolescent years of hip hop helped us learn about flux. And when you're in an industry that is constantly growing, changing, maturing... you get a chance to try different things out and a chance to fail. "

" There are not a lot of black men in the pop business. "