Pouria Assadipour is the Co-Founder and CTO of Beatdapp.

Beatdapp helps music labels and artists track their songs to collect royalties. Beatdapp is a tracking system that authenticates, verifies, and validates media streamed in real-time. It reduces the tracking discrepancies between Digital Service Providers (DSPs) and rights holders, increasing royalty revenue for rights holders while limiting legal exposure, expensive audit costs, and lawsuits for DSPs.

Takeaways

Chapters

00:00 The Genesis Story of Beatdapp

04:10 The Problem of Fake Streams in the Music Industry

07:53 The Importance of Streams in the Music Business

10:42 Focus and Market Fit for Beatdapp

13:14 The Impact of Generative AI on the Music Industry

17:28 Challenges with Generative AI in Music Creation

22:20 Interfacing with Other Parts of the Business

24:03 Building a Strong Team Culture at Beatdapp

25:53 Qualities of a Great CTO

28:49 Geography and Talent Acquisition

30:51 Attracting Great Engineers to Startups

34:42 Finding and Convincing a Technical Co-founder

36:26 Current Reading and Excitement for the Future

38:48 Dealing with Hard Times as a Founder

39:38 Journey of an Entrepreneur

Keywords

fake streams, music industry, Beatdapp, revenue, CTO, engineering team, AI, data, streams importance, team culture, startups, entrepreneurship