Black Founder: The Hidden Power of Being an Outsider
- 8h 35m 13s
- Stacy Spikes
- Recorded Books, Inc.
- 2023
From the award-winning entrepreneur USA Today named one of the twenty-one most influential Blacks in technology comes an empowering, bracingly honest, entertaining blueprint for success in life and work—including the true story of what really happened to MoviePass—straight from the cofounder and former CEO himself.
Stacy Spikes knows what's it like to be an outsider. Finding his footing in the tech world was an education in the complexities of being an outsider—but as Stacy came to see, rather than a hindrance, it afforded him a unique position of power.
Beginning as a film studio gopher, Spikes quickly rose through the industry ranks, being named one of the Hollywood Reporter's 30 Under 30. Still, he was an outsider looking in. Defying expectations, Spikes effectively disrupted the status quo and reinvented himself from junior executive to CEO Tech Founder. What ensued was an escalating adventure with bigger stages, bigger risks, and a roller-coaster ride of exhilarating ascent—unpredictable collapse—and a story book return.
Taking listeners inside the battles of the boardroom and beyond, Black Founder is a business memoir that will inspire every outsider who has a dream.
About the Author
Stacy Spikes is an award-winning entrepreneur, cofounder and cochairman of MoviePass, founder of the Urbanworld Film Festival, and a former film marketing executive and producer. Named by USA Today as one of the 21 most influential Blacks in technology, Spikes is also the founder and CEO of PreShow Interactive, a branded content app that rewards gamers for watching long-form video content. In his senior executive roles at Motown Records, Sony Music Entertainment, and Miramax, he worked some of the biggest names in entertainment, including Boyz II Men, Stevie Wonder, Spike Lee, Queen Latifah, and Eddie Murphy. Spikes is originally from Houston, Texas, and now lives New York City with his wife and daughter.
In this Audiobook
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INTRODUCTION
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CHAPTER 1 - OUT THERE
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CHAPTER 2 - ALL THAT GLITTERS
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CHAPTER 3 - MENTORS OF MOTOWN
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CHAPTER 4 - APPRENTICE RISING
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CHAPTER 5 - THE MACHINE OF MUSIC: SONY
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CHAPTER 6 - MIRAMAX AND THE MADMEN
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CHAPTER 7 - BAPTISM BY FIRE: URBANWORLD
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CHAPTER 8 - OWNERSHIP MATTERS
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CHAPTER 9 - URBANWORLD TO THE WORLD
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CHAPTER 10 - OUTSIDER'S ADVANTAGE
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CHAPTER 11 - "WHAT IF . . ." MOVIEPASS
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CHAPTER 12 - DEVELOPERS AND DEADLINES
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CHAPTER 13 - DEFENDING THE CASTLE
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CHAPTER 14 - WHEN THE WALLS COME TUMBLING DOWN
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CHAPTER 15 - WAKANDA
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CHAPTER 16 - PHOENIX RISING
