How to Build a Business When Everyone Says Your Idea is Impossible
Chris Barton is the co-founder of Shazam, a mobile music recognition service which started out as an idea that Chris had in 1999. All the experts told him that it was impossible. Today, Shazam has over 100 million active users each month.
In 2004, Chris joined Google and currently he’s working at Dropbox, where he’s responsible for business development for mobile operators. He also continues to serve on the Shazam Entertainment board.
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Success Quote
- “The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.” — Walter Bagehot
Book Recommendation
- “Burn Rate” by Michael Wolff
Links, Resources & People Mentioned
Contact Information
- Chris Barton – @bartonsurfer
- Omer Khan – @omerkhan
Recommended Podcast Episodes
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- How Carrd's Founder Turned a Side Project into a Profitable SaaS - with AJ [225]
- From Bootstrapping Struggles to a $60M Exit and Beyond - with Bob Moore [396]
- SaaS Turnaround: From Near Failure to $10 Million ARR - with Derek O'Carroll [218]
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- Assembly: Going from Nice to Have to Must Have SaaS Product - with Jonathan Fields [365]
- Bootstrapped SaaS Growth: From $5K Investment to $27M ARR (Spectora Case Study)
- Scaling a SaaS: Lessons from LinkSquares' $40M ARR Growth - with Vishal Sunak [349]