Podcasts Technology POD OF JAKE #110 - NAIT JONES

#110 - NAIT JONES

Published: Aug. 9, 2022, noon

Nait is the Head of Growth at Royal, a Web3 platform seeking to fix the music industry's broken business model by democratizing music ownership amongst artists and fans. Royal allows anyone to own a piece of their favorite songs and earn royalties alongside their favorite artists. Before Royal, Nait served as a partner at a16z for several years and was a serial entrepreneur before that. Follow him on Twitter @NaithanJones.

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[2:18] - How Nait\u2019s early interest in music primed him for success as an entrepreneur

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[9:26] - The evolution of hip hop over time and its influence on Nait growing up

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[15:42] - Nait\u2019s transition from a16z to becoming Royal\u2019s Head of Growth

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[23:42] - Identifying talent and opportunities for viral product adoption

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[32:03] - How Web3 can change business models and discovery in the music industry

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[38:24] - Royal\u2019s curation strategy for its first artists and why it plans to be an open platform

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[42:12] - How Nait was inspired by Nas during his adolescence

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