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# 2015: The Year Ahead For Music Startups
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/2015-the-year-ahead-for-music-startups/
- Published: 2015-01-16T11:59:00.000Z
- Updated: 2015-01-16T11:59:00.000Z
- Description: In this episode of the Upward Spiral, a music business podcast, we talk with Jon Maples, the former VP of product at Rhapsody, who is now writing on his blog. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2015/01/2015-the-year-ahead-for-music-startups.html]
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In this episode of the Upward Spiral, a music business podcast, we talk with **Jon Maples**, the former **VP of product at Rhapsody**, who is now writing on his blog and consulting for companies. We ask Maples about the next crop of music startups and where they might take the music industry in the coming years.

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