Pandora's Apple Partnership
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A story about how Pandora's breakthrough moment came from integrating with Apple's platform.
"Tim (from Pandora) told me that the company was around for 3 years and was doing horrible. He said they heard about the Apple Store, and for some reason Steve Jobs reached out to them and said 'you guys might be a good place to put your stuff here.' Once that happened, it changed everything for them."
This is shared as an example of how getting in early on a platform inflection point can transform a struggling business.
Sam Parr
Host of MFM and fitness influencer
Sam Parr is a serial entrepreneur and business media pioneer.
In 2016, he founded The Hustle, a business news media company that started in his kitchen with just $12 and grew to eight figures in revenue.
Sam led the charge in making newsletters popular when few believed in their potential.
After four successful years, he sold The Hustle to HubSpot, a publicly traded company. Now operating as HubSpot Media, The Hustle reaches 3 million readers daily, employs a team of nearly 100, and has been the launchpad for dozens of its staff to found their own media companies and newsletters.
Sam remains the host of the popular business podcast, My First Million, and continues to start and sell companies. He also co-founded Hampton, a highly vetted community for entrepreneurs, founders, and CEOs, and teaches people to write better through his platform, Copy That.