Napster

2 statements across 1 episodes · 1 bullish · 0 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Jan 2, 2019 by Chris Dixon · said 15 times in 4 episodes since 2019 · across every show →

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2019 12 mentions in 2 episodes 6 per episode

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Jan 2, 2019 positive
Insight
Dixon: Napster's core value proposition was convenience, not music piracy
“So it turns out, we now know that their value proposition actually was, as they claimed. A great deal of it was about convenience and not about stealing.”
Chris Dixon Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 15:12 a16z Podcast | How the Internet Happened
Jan 2, 2019 neutral
What-if
McCullough: Spotify-style music streaming could have existed as early as 1999
“You could have had a Spotify in 1999 or 2000 at the very least.”
Brian McCullough Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 15:25 a16z Podcast | How the Internet Happened
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