The rise and fall of Napster in the early 2000s marked the dawn of a new era inthe lessons we can learn from both. The Napster Revolution Napster, founded in 1999, allowed users to share MP3 files directly with each other through P2P technology. Its popularity...

The future of the music industry is shaped by several key trends and developments....

The Art of Making Decisions Decisions—especially the big ones—can often feel overwhelming. When faced with...

Discover how Elliot Grainge, music industry prodigy, founded 10K Projects and revolutionized artist management in the digital age, becoming a powerhouse executive.

Discover how Daniel Ek, Spotify's visionary founder, transformed the music industry and revolutionized streaming. Learn about his journey and impact on digital audio consumption.

Discover how Daniel Ek, Spotify's visionary founder, transformed the music industry and revolutionized streaming. Learn about his journey and impact on digital audio consumption.

Discover how Niraj Shah transformed Wayfair from a small startup into a billion-dollar e-commerce powerhouse, revolutionizing online furniture retail in the process.

LOS ANGELES, June 14, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Entertainment Studios, Inc., (www.es.tv) one of the...

Hiring staff is a significant challenge for entrepreneurs. Hiring Friends and Family can be an even more costly mistake. Imagine if you could clone yourself and delegate the tasks you dislike to someone else

7 Amazing Benefits of Riding An E-Bike As an Entrepreneur The e-bike is the future, but... But only if we, as entrepreneurs, establish it as the next best thing. The nature of an entrepreneur means that you're usually a step ahead of the crowd and leading that crowd towards top-tier products. This job usually isn't easy; you have to show your peers your unwavering belief in something before it has even landed. However, e-bikes have made your job a whole lot easier since it's easy to believe in a product such as this. [...]

Less than 3% of companies nationwide are owned by people of color who manage a business. However, according to Census Bureau data, the proportion of Black-owned firms has increased by 8.52% over the previous two years. This is faster than the 0.46 percent growth rate experienced by all enterprises. [...]

  Want to be a Successful Entrepreneur? Here are my BEST Lessons Learned After 25 Years in Business Being a black entrepreneur is extremely rewarding. Unfortunately, there are other aspects to it that are very challenging. When you're the boss, it is often difficult to have leverage or to have camaraderie with people that work for you. You have to maintain a level of authority. Most of the time, black entrepreneurs, surround themselves with other black entrepreneurs because they understand each other best. Working for yourself is and is not what people think. [...]

DICE, the fast growing music discovery and events ticketing platform, today announced it has raised up to $122 million in Series C funding. The round was led by new investor, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, with follow on investments from Tony Fadell’s Future Shape, Blisce, French entrepreneur Xavier Niel, Mirabaud Private Equity, Cassius and Evolution.  Since being founded in 2014, DICE has focused on remedying the opaque world of ticketing with its transparent ‘fan-first’ model and a mobile-first platform that has prevented scalping.  The company’s mission is to bring people together to enjoy shows. [...]

From Rags to Riches: How Nigerian-Born Tope Awotona Became One of America's Richest and Most Savvy Immigrants with a 1.4B Networth Calendly, a scheduling platform for the modern man, has solved the logistical nightmare that setting up a meeting can be. The Calendly website advertises it as something that takes, "the busywork of scheduling off your to-do list so you can get more done. Thousands of teams across the globe use Calendly to make millions of 1-click meetings every week. [...]

Managing Passwords: 5 Easy Steps to Maintain Cyber Security as An Entrepreneur Managing passwords is crucial as an entrepreneur. As an entrepreneur, you have to wear many hats; you're your own manager, cleaner, and accountant. But when it comes down to it, making sure that your personal data is safe determines how far your business will go. Below are seven sure-fire ways to ensure that your internet privacy is safe and secure: Be Aware of Hacker Tech. Hackers have come a long way from their rudimentary guessing games to figure out your password (e.g. [...]

Hiring staff is a significant challenge for entrepreneurs. Hiring Friends and Family can be an even more costly mistake. Imagine if you could clone yourself and delegate the tasks you dislike to someone else

(Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) Beats Electronics was just sold to Apple for a reported 3.2 Billion dollars. This is the most money Apple has paid to buy any company. The purchase has catapulted Dr Dre into iconic status as the first hip hop billionaire. [...]

Truths about Older Workers I cannot tell you how many calls and emails I get from industry people who are so stressed out and concerned about things that have not happened yet. There are certain things that we must all face about the industry that we LOVE to make our lives and careers easier...click "next" below We MUST Know When to Move On Some of us will wait until hell freezes over to make a move that we should have made 10 years ago. I see it all the time. It's called Denial. [...]

Ways to Deal with Unscrupulous Competitors A friend said something to me a long time ago that applies to this situation. Why get in the ring with someone, you have already beaten? If imitation is the highest form of flattery, what is straight copying what you do? I don't like that statement because it's not "flattering" when someone copies what you do on the surface but I get what that saying really means. It indicates you are not only on the right track, but you also have a winning formula. [...]

There are many things that set winners and losers apart in the small business game.  I'm sure you have heard the old saying... find your passion and the money will come. That's incredibly true and passion is FIRST. If you are in business ONLY to make money chances are you will fail miserably. You will not be dedicated to the creative end or quality service and it will be garbage in and garbage out. For the true black entrepreneur who wants to win... here are some tips.  (click "NEXT" to see each segment) 1. [...]

Great Business Management Congratulations, entrepreneur….you've made it through another year of doing business. There is always room to improve, and my golden rule is, "If a client is not coming back for more services from you, you are doing something wrong." Too many times, we are living in the business moment and looking for instant financial gratification instead of building a great relationship with a client(s). There are ways you can improve your services that you may be overlooking. [...]

Discover how Berry Gordy created Motown, the iconic record label that revolutionized music with its distinctive sound and legendary artists, shaping American culture forever.

Discover how Daniel Ek, Spotify's visionary founder, transformed the music industry and revolutionized streaming. Learn about his journey and impact on digital audio consumption.