#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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“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

Sign up here for Outlier Debrief, our weekly newsletter that highlights the latest episode, expands on important business and investing concepts, and contains the best of what we read each week.

Follow Outlier Academy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/outlieracademy.

If you loved this episode, please share a quick review on Apple Podcasts.

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