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Why? He's an accomplished businessman having built a number of successful brands.

beaconstudios 6y ago
I guess it's odd for a music and branding mogul to take on an operational role at a payment processing company, in the same way it'd be odd if Patrick Collison started a label and dropped a rap album.
- flycaliguy 6y ago
  Odd but reminds me of Ryan Reynolds role at Mint Mobile. Marketing and operational roles merged. Basically when marketing is the crucial next step, your celebrity wants a big stake.
  - beaconstudios 6y ago
    it's fascinating. I think we're watching hyperreality take on a new aspect in real time.
- GormanFletcher 6y ago
  It's certainly striking, but the world is full of surprises like that. Goldman Sachs' CEO is an EDM DJ with 550,000 monthly Spotify listeners. He performs at nighclubs and music festivals, gets plays on Sirius XM, and his tracks chart on Billboard. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_M._Solomon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_M._Solomon
  - beaconstudios 6y ago
    we contain multitudes, maaan.
  - fakedang 6y ago
    Have you heard his music? Almost everyone I've clubbed with, DJ'd with, learnt from, etc all universally say his music fucking sucks. I doubt people listen to him for the quality of his music, than wannabe IBankers looking for inspiration or something (and there was no shortage of analysts at GS who would listen to his shit for vibes or something). It's a big world, so if you find the right platform for your best talent, you could become the next "surprise" too.
- erulabs 6y ago
  Now that’s an album I would like to hear. The Elad Gil feature track would be fire.
ROARosen 6y ago
It's the way he's being full-time active CEO to two major companies see here: https://www.yahoo.com/now/twitter-jack-dorsey-should-be-fired-scott-galloway-214648586.html https://www.yahoo.com/now/twitter-jack-dorsey-should-be-fire... EDIT: After seeing the other comment I realize I might have misinterpreted who the parent comment is referring to, is it Jack or Jay-z?
- newhouseb 6y ago
  Jay-Z
  - ROARosen 6y ago
    I stand corrected
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newhouseb 6y ago
I'm not doubting his acumen, it's clear he's a great businessman. I think the dissonance is that "leading an app" implies (to me) a more internally facing set of responsibilities than the kind of brand-building and collaboration I associate Jay with. Then again, maybe this is the strategic perspective that Jack believes these apps need. Candidly, I'm also just chuckling at how some set of folks at Square are probably wondering to themselves "...is Jay-Z going to be my manager?"

I guess it's odd for a music and branding mogul to take on an operational role at a payment processing company, in the same way it'd be odd if Patrick Collison started a label and dropped a rap album.

flycaliguy 6y ago
Odd but reminds me of Ryan Reynolds role at Mint Mobile. Marketing and operational roles merged. Basically when marketing is the crucial next step, your celebrity wants a big stake.
- beaconstudios 6y ago
  it's fascinating. I think we're watching hyperreality take on a new aspect in real time.
GormanFletcher 6y ago
It's certainly striking, but the world is full of surprises like that. Goldman Sachs' CEO is an EDM DJ with 550,000 monthly Spotify listeners. He performs at nighclubs and music festivals, gets plays on Sirius XM, and his tracks chart on Billboard. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_M._Solomon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_M._Solomon
- beaconstudios 6y ago
  we contain multitudes, maaan.
- fakedang 6y ago
  Have you heard his music? Almost everyone I've clubbed with, DJ'd with, learnt from, etc all universally say his music fucking sucks. I doubt people listen to him for the quality of his music, than wannabe IBankers looking for inspiration or something (and there was no shortage of analysts at GS who would listen to his shit for vibes or something). It's a big world, so if you find the right platform for your best talent, you could become the next "surprise" too.
erulabs 6y ago
Now that’s an album I would like to hear. The Elad Gil feature track would be fire.

ROARosen 6y ago

It's the way he's being full-time active CEO to two major companies see here: https://www.yahoo.com/now/twitter-jack-dorsey-should-be-fired-scott-galloway-214648586.html https://www.yahoo.com/now/twitter-jack-dorsey-should-be-fire... EDIT: After seeing the other comment I realize I might have misinterpreted who the parent comment is referring to, is it Jack or Jay-z?

newhouseb 6y ago
Jay-Z
- ROARosen 6y ago
  I stand corrected

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newhouseb 6y ago

I'm not doubting his acumen, it's clear he's a great businessman. I think the dissonance is that "leading an app" implies (to me) a more internally facing set of responsibilities than the kind of brand-building and collaboration I associate Jay with. Then again, maybe this is the strategic perspective that Jack believes these apps need. Candidly, I'm also just chuckling at how some set of folks at Square are probably wondering to themselves "...is Jay-Z going to be my manager?"