Innovation Heroes

Turning Up the Volume on a New Blockchain Use Case

Innovation Heroes

Show Notes

It’s hard enough to earn a living as a musician. Throw in a multi-year pandemic, and it became even harder. But what if you could earn your future revenue – today? In this episode, Ed sits down with the co-founder and CEO of Labelcoin, Mark Miller, to discuss how his startup has become the Robinhood for the music industry by stamping out artistic poverty through blockchain technology.

Featuring guest Mark Miller, co-founder and CEO of Labelcoin.

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