#69 Vision Music Group: On Finding Multi-Platinum Rapper Logic and Investing at the Intersection of Music and Culture | Chris Zarou, Founder & CEO

“Being an entrepreneur is like getting punched in the face every day. Because you're constantly juggling, putting out fires. You never know what's going to happen. And when you're the number one guy, there's no one to point blame at. It's all on you.” — Chris Zarou

Chris Zarou (@ChrisZarou) is Founder and CEO of Visionary Music Group, which helped shape the careers of artists like Logic, Jon Bellion, and Jeremy Zucker. Chris is also an angel investor, and he’s currently starting a fund which will be announced in the coming months.

Show notes with links, quotes, and a transcript of the episode: https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/chris-zarou1-outlier-academy-show-notes  

Chapters

• Chris’ background and starting his own artist management company
• Serendipity and working with Logic
• The role of an artist manager
• Bootstrapping and being a blue collar entrepreneur
• The similarities between music and investing
• The 2017 VMAs and aftermath
• Authenticity for performers
• Investing and perfect timing
• Lessons learned as an entrepreneur and investor

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