Comments on: Imeem co-founder explains why music startups are a bad idea

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Mon, 24 Sep 2012 13:10:49 +0000

[...] Yasuda better odds than most. Dalton Caldwell, who afterselling the once-popular imeem to MySpace publicly swore off music startups, said Yasuda has a “big leg on most music startups because… he understands all of the [...]

By: music4them

music4them — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 06:15:20 +0000

I think Imeem could of been a success, its unfortunate that it wasn't. I don't think music startups are a bad idea, as music is a mean loved by almost everyone. I just found one I liked the other day:songfountain.com. I personally think sites like these can do very well if done correctly.

By: music4them

music4them — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 06:05:00 +0000

Music start ups are hard, but I think they can work with the right approach .Imeem maybe could of done better if he took more of the right precautions necessary.I heard about this music start up recently I really liked songfountain.com

By: Lauren Short

Lauren Short — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 00:40:02 +0000

I personally think that Imeem threw in the towel way too early and completely gave up. Music startups are not a bad idea, but you need to get the word out to keep it alive.Imeem had what could arguably be a better format than Pandora. Absolutely every single feature on the website I loved and used. But they were NOT reaching its target audience efficiently. If you are not telling anyone about a product, how do you expect anyone to use it?Personally, I was telling everyone about Imeem and getting them active on it. However, the second it sold out to Myspace it died. Myspace lost its connection with the public due to the poor direction it was taking. Imeem thus make itself part of that problem.If startups of any kind cared to spend more time on public relations, there would be a tremendous difference in success and longevity. So instead of discouraging others from starting up something like this, find a way to become part of a community.

By: Robert Brambley

Robert Brambley — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 22:37:50 +0000

I appreciated his comical approach to discussing the problems with the music industry; it was probably very helpful to those people coming to Startup School who were pursuing a music startup. Actually, the first person I talked to at Y Combinator's Startup School reception told me about his music startup, and I imagine that Caldwell's tell-it-as-it-is approach may have been a little unsettling to that dude and others in the room who were in the same boat. However, it became very clear that Caldwell knew what he was talking about and it's probably for the best he told it how it is. The music industry is a mess.