The startup community has a responsibility as the go-between for the corporate world and average man. We have the luxury of identifying with both groups in certain ways, and thus we can play a pivotal role as intermediaries. What are your thoughts?
So, it wasn't necessarily that people would no longer pay for music and that the record industry was dead, it was the reluctance of the industry to adapt to technological advancement as well as social behavior trends. Spotify, and to a lesser degree, Pandora, identified this trend and bridged the gap between piracy and the record labels. I wonder what Lars Ulrich from Metallica thinks...