56 min listen
Shazam: How Dhiraj Mukherjee Built One of the Most Downloaded Apps of All Time
Shazam: How Dhiraj Mukherjee Built One of the Most Downloaded Apps of All Time
ratings:
Length:
57 minutes
Released:
May 29, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Our esteemed guest this week is Dhiraj Mukerjee, co-founder of Shazam, the app that has literally put more songs on the record than anyone else in the world. Dhiraj is not a fan of being praised or of receiving any kind of popular commendations of his AMAZING efforts, so we won’t do any of that today.
Today we offer you the story that led four people to build one of the world’s most innovative products of all time.
Long story short: Shazam was created in 1999 by co-founders Chris Barton, Philip Inghelbrecht, Avery Wang, and Dhiraj Mukherjee. Since its launch, over 30 billion shazams have been sent via their app, which has been downloaded over 1 billion times.
18 years after it was founded, it sees 100 million users flock to its surface every single month. Join us for a crisp dose of inspiration from someone who really knows what he’s talking about.
We chat about:
Building Shazam and getting people to use it
Getting a lot of nos from investors
Disguising the product so that someone else didn’t steal their idea
What the future looks like, if you ask Dhiraj
Links:
Shazam
Want to receive our podcast on a weekly basis? Subscribe to our newsletter!
Today we offer you the story that led four people to build one of the world’s most innovative products of all time.
Long story short: Shazam was created in 1999 by co-founders Chris Barton, Philip Inghelbrecht, Avery Wang, and Dhiraj Mukherjee. Since its launch, over 30 billion shazams have been sent via their app, which has been downloaded over 1 billion times.
18 years after it was founded, it sees 100 million users flock to its surface every single month. Join us for a crisp dose of inspiration from someone who really knows what he’s talking about.
We chat about:
Building Shazam and getting people to use it
Getting a lot of nos from investors
Disguising the product so that someone else didn’t steal their idea
What the future looks like, if you ask Dhiraj
Links:
Shazam
Want to receive our podcast on a weekly basis? Subscribe to our newsletter!
Released:
May 29, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Skimlinks: Alicia Navarro on how to build an advertising giant: Our second Australian guest in a row for our 10th episode of Secret Lives of Leaders. This episode we have the pleasure of hosting Alicia Navarro - the co-founder and CEO of Skimlinks. Known for her energy and enthusiasm, Alicia has been in the heart of the tech scene in London for over a decade. Her company has gone through many highs and lows along the way as well as receiving over $20m in venture funding. Alicia gives us an insight into running starting and then running a high growth company as well as what she gets up to when she's not working. by Secret Leaders with Dan Murray-Serter