Today my guest is John Funge. He's the CEO and co-founder of The Music Fund, a startup company that issues advances to artists for their streaming revenue. They're not a record label even though labels are typically the ones offering advances to artists. They are innovating and disrupting in the music industry, and John goes over their business model. As I dug deeper and interviewed artists who're using them, it seemed like a very cool company. Now they're partnered with Ari's Take. Quick links: 3:25 - About The Music Fund and what they do10:00 - Does The Music Fund's business model work?20:00 - How the algorithms account for massive playlist adds and spikes/drops in royalty revenue23:17 - Success stories from artists who've used The Music Fund25:20 - Should I apply for The Music Fund? What data should you be looking at before you apply?31:10 - How investors are involved--Connect with Ari’s Take:Website: http://aristake.comAcademy: http://aristakeacademy.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/aristake_/Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArisTakeYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/aristake1Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aristake/Connect with Ari Herstand:Website: http://ariherstand.comInstagram: http://instagram.com/ariherstandTwitter: http://twitter.com/ariherstandYouTube: http://youtube.com/ariherstandFacebook: http://facebook.com/ariherstandConnect with The Music Fund:Website: https://themusic.fund/Twitter: https://twitter.com/themusicfund/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/themusicfund/ Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.