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# An Outsider’s View Of Music Startups w/ CEO Of Bandzoogle – Upward Spiral Podcast #28
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/an-outsiders-view-of-music-startups-w-ceo-of-bandzoogle-upward-spiral-podcast-28/
- Published: 2013-08-08T13:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2013-08-08T13:00:00.000Z
- Description: Before he became CEO of Bandzoogle, David Dufresne spent a career as a venture capitalist. For more than a decade, he helped firms invest in tech startups — but music. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2013/08/an-outsiders-view-of-music-startups-w-ceo-of-bandzoogle-upward-spiral-podc
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Before he became CEO of Bandzoogle, David Dufresne spent a career as a venture capitalist. For more than a decade, he helped firms invest in tech startups — but music was his true passion. From his vantage point in Montreal, Canada, he brings an outsider's perspective to the music/tech bubbles that exist in certain American cities. Hear his take on artist services, streaming, and why Bandzoogle recently purchased OneSheet.

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