| Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com and follow us on Twitter: twitter.com TWiST #133: Joey Flores of Earbits Earbits CEO and Y Combinator grad Joey Flores stops by the TWiST studios to discuss how his new music platform could turn the recording industry on its ear. And, in a special Friday performance, Annemarie Cullen of the band Saucy Monky serenades Jason with a song written just for the show. 0:00-0:30 Today on This Week in Startups, we have in-studio guest Joey Flores of Earbits with musical guest Annemarie Cullen of the band Saucy Monky. 2:15-3:15 .CO ad. 3:15-4:00 Joey Flores is joining us today. Welcome. 4:00-4:45 Tell us about Earbits. 4:45-5:00 What was the inspiration for the site design? 5:00-6:00 How much of this experience is about the information around the band and how important is that? 6:00-6:30 You've created several channels, so it's by genre for now? Tell the audience about the business model. (Watch the clip.) 6:30-7:30 Similar to the StumbleUpon model? 7:30-8:15 Annemarie, what do you think, as an artist, about the concept of buying radio time? (Watch the clip.) 8:15-8:45 How do you keep the quality in check? 8:45-9:30 As an artist, when you see something like Rebecca Black's Friday get all that attention, what do you think? 9:30-10:45 How should people look at Earbits if it becomes successful in regards to the stigma of payola? 10:45-11:00 How do you maintain the quality of the stream? 11:00-11:45 What percentage do you think will be paid? Is ... |
