Spotify earnings, Grimes takes AI-based music approach + Cafe X CEO Henry Hu | E1728 episode artwork

EPISODE · Apr 25, 2023 · 55 MIN

Spotify earnings, Grimes takes AI-based music approach + Cafe X CEO Henry Hu | E1728

from This Week in Startups · host Jason Calacanis

Jason starts the show by breaking down Spotify’s latest earnings report before discussing pop star Grimes taking to Twitter to announce a new business model for her AI-generated music (1:44). Then, Cafe X CEO Henry Hu joins Jason to discuss their latest equity crowdfund and being resilient, surviving a downturn, and more (18:22). (0:00) Jason kicks off the show (1:44) Spotify Earnings (8:25) Squarespace - Use offer code TWIST to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain at https://Squarespace.com/TWIST (9:56) Grimes takes an AI-based music approach (16:57) LinkedIn Marketing - Get a $100 LinkedIn ad credit at https://linkedin.com/thisweekinstartups (18:22) What is Cafe X? (26:20) Advantages of a robot arm (31:10) Brilliant.org - Get 20% off an annual subscription at http://brilliant.org/twist (32:40) Cafe X’s pivot (38:07) Pricing of the Cafe X system (40:54) Cafe X’s OS  (42:42) Raising equity crowdfunding (43:11) Navigating edge issues  (45:22) Finding success and Cafe X’s current focus  (50:38) Inventing menu items and other use cases FOLLOW Henry: https://twitter.com/supergeek18 FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis Subscribe to our YouTube to watch all full episodes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkkhmBWfS7pILYIk0izkc3A?sub_confirmation=1 FOUNDERS! Subscribe to the Founder University podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/founder-university/id1648407190

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