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Modernizing the live music industry with Mir Hwang from GigFinesse
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Length:
50 minutes
Released:
Jan 17, 2023
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Podcast episode
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Mir Hwang is the co-founder and CEO of GigFinesse. Mir talks about how his struggles to book music gigs as a teenager pushed him to launch the company that connects artists with venues for live shows. Mir also talked about how hard it was to steer the live music-focused business through the pandemic in an industry that was reticent to adopt tech to begin with. Plus, we learn about a fun venue that couldn't be more perfect for Darrell's future poetry residence.Subscribe to Found to hear more stories from founders each week.Connect with us:On TwitterOn InstagramVia email: found@techcrunch.com
Released:
Jan 17, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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