The Next Big Thing in Digital Music

Niko Waesche is a venture capitalist, entrepreneur, and author of the book Simply Seven: Seven Ways to Create a Sustainable Internet Business. While digital music services offered by Pandora Media and Spotify have captured market share, tech giants such as Apple and Amazon.com continue to make a big push for the next generation of consumers. In this audio segment, Waesche analyzes why discovery will be crucial for digital music services and shares some small companies in this growing field that consumers and investors should keep their eyes on.

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