Jun 6 2002

ZDNet commentary: How to beat the record labels on the Web

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Robert von Goeben writes, “As a venture capitalist who has done time in the music industry, I’m surprised by the number of entrepreneurs who want to talk about digital music. A week doesn’t go by that some smart entrepreneur doesn’t call me up to discuss an idea. These conversations got me thinking about the opportunities for start-ups in the emerging digital music arena, and about why all past efforts at revolutionizing the music industry have failed…”

Click here to read the full commentary from ZDNet News.

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