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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
by 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 agoOdd 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 agoit's fascinating. I think we're watching hyperreality take on a new aspect in real time.
- GormanFletcher 6y agoIt'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 agowe contain multitudes, maaan.
- fakedang 6y agoHave 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 agoNow that’s an album I would like to hear. The Elad Gil feature track would be fire.