What is the success story behind Shazam? How do we think differently? How do we redefine what is possible?
Chris Barton is the founder and first CEO of Shazam, a three-time startup founder, pioneer of mobile ecosystems at Google and Dropbox, and inventor of twelve patents.
Shazam was downloaded over two billion times and was acquired by Apple in 2018 for a reported $401 million, making it Apple’s sixth-largest acquisition in history.
Expect to learn how to think differently, Chris Barton’s surprising path to success with Shazam despite dyslexia, how to break through mental barriers and limiting beliefs, how to redefine what is possible, and much more.
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