The Story of MoviePass, Hollywood, and What It's Takes to be an Entrepreneur with Stacy Spikes l 🎙

Make sure to like, comment, and subscribe to our channel.My Guest to Today is the Spectacular Stacy Spikes. Stacy is the Author of Black Founder - The Hidden Power of Being an Outsider. Stacy is also the co-founder of MoviePass.  MoviePass is a subscription-based movie ticketing service. Prior to MoviePass, Stacy worked at Motown Universal and was VP of Marketing at Miramax. He has worked with everyone from Eddie Murphy to Stevie Wonder.Timestamp: 1:27 - MoviePass Documentary 3:07 - MovieGoing Experience4:12 - Inspiring Black People in Film/Music 5:59 - Favorite Movies Growing Up7:20 - Blade Runner8:10 - Acting - stereotypical roles10:13 - Clarence Avant14:45 - Soundtracks Vs. LP Albums 16:00 - Spike 17:10 - Film Festivals and Urbanworld20:44 - On Marketing25:00 - Getting early users: MoviePass28:02 - Founders Mindset 29:10 - Founder-Investor Relationships31:05 - Get 117K users in 48hrs 33:33 - Returning to MoviePass35:12 - Seasonality of Movies 37:12 - Writing "Black Founder" Book 40:40 - Movies you want to see on the Screen45:22 - Founder's Toolkit48:40 - Outsider's Toolkit51:00 - Get the BookGet your copy of "Black Founder: The Hidden Power of Being an Outsider by Stacy Spikes today - https://www.amazon.com/Black-Founder-...Download our new book club app at www.bookumapp.comEpisode aired Jul 30, 2024This Podcast is to brought you by Bookum - The book communities NEW and BEST way to host dynamic online book clubs. Download the App and Start your Book club today at www.bookumapp.com Catch all of conversations live on the Bookum App Nooks!