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EPISODE · Sep 11, 2026 · 13 MIN

Napster: the REAL story of Sean Parker | Sidebean

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Napster: the REAL story of Sean Parker We don't just make videos. Slidebean helps founders scale their startups: The Slidebean Platform ► https://yt.slidebean.com/0q7 Join the Startup Club, a crunch of startup news for busy founders 🕶️ ► https://yt.slidebean.com/lif -- #startups #Slidebean #Napster If you’re in your early twenties or younger, Napster probably looks just like another music app, another competitor for Spotify or Apple Music. And if you're in your early thirties, or older, you probably didn't know that Napster still existed. But of course, it is nothing like it was back in 1999. Back then, Napster was wild and it blew the horns of change for the music industry. With the Internet opening up to the world in the nineties, it was bound to happen. Music was just another industry that was getting completely disrupted by the dot com craziness. -- 0:00 Napster - Intro 1:15 Napster - How Napster began 2:25 Napster - What Napster brought to the table 4:26 Napster - The problem with sharing 6:59 Napster - The solution 8:12 Napster - What happened to Napster? Read the video transcription + sources: https://slidebean.com/blog/startups-napster?utm_source=youtube.com&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=ba-content -- Follow us Twitter aka X: http://twitter.com/slidebean LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/company/slidebean Instagram: http://instagram.com/slidebean Caya Twitter aka X: http://twitter.com/cayahere LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caya/ Turn on notifications for the podcast & rate it a 5-star for new episodes. Sidebean makes documentaries about startups, tech, and their impact on society. It is a venture-backed company that helps other startups navigate the complicated road to success. They love to cover stories around business, startups, and tech, trying both to teach and entertain. Subscribe to Sidebean on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@slidebean/ Disclaimer: This podcast is an independently produced audio adaptation of content originally shared by Sidebean. It was created by a fan who appreciates Sidebean’s thoughtful storytelling and wanted to make these ideas more accessible for audio-focused listeners. This is not an official production of Sidebean, nor is it affiliated with or endorsed by the channel. All rights to the original video content belong to Sidebean. If you are a representative of Sidebean and have any questions or requests, please feel free to reach out. - ----------------------- ---------- Keywords: technology news, ai development, tech documentary Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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