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# Shuffler.fm’s Tim Heineke Shuffler.fm On Bootstrapping A Music Startup [VIDEO]
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/shufflerfms-tim-heineke-shufflerfm-on-bootstrapping-a-music-startup-video/
- Published: 2011-07-11T11:23:14.000Z
- Updated: 2011-07-11T11:23:14.000Z
- Description: A startup should not always have to raise a lot of money before launching. “You should be able to make something simple with not a lot of money,” Shuffler.fm founder. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2011/07/shufflerfms-tim-heineke-shufflerfm-on-bootstrapping-a-music-startup-video.h
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: YouTube & Video, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:55

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A startup should not always have to raise a lot of money before launching. “You should be able to make something simple with not a lot of money,” **[Shuffler.fm](http://www.shuffler.fm/?ref=hypebot.com)** founder Tim Heineke told [Midemblog](http://blog.midem.com/2011/07/interview-with-tim-heineke-shuffler-fm-simplicity-is-key-for-music-startups/?ref=hypebot.com). Shuffler.fm is a mp3 blog fed music discovery service.

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