CPTO (Music Tech/Data)
Startup CPTO role, collaboratively discovering and defining the product, in response to emergent market dynamics and strategic advice from domain experts. Developed technical... more architecture for the solution and its integration across several primary components: fan-facing mobile app, artist-facing web app, partner platform facing integration, core identity verification, data sourcing. Leading the analysis and selection/integration of music data services from a complex, multi-layered market including platforms in streaming, music analytics, social media, publishing and rights data, creator community, ecommerce. Architecting and implementing notary-style blockchain identity solution for artist and fans. Capturing and formalizing functional and non-functional requirements in forms which allow efficient engagement and evaluation of globally distributed outsourced service providers for design, web, mobile, data, identity, blockchain. Recruiting, hiring and managing in-house engineering staff and contractors to build proofs of concept and the venture’s MVP, also contributing as individual contributor (IC) in backend stack and data/services integration. As a cofounder and executive, representing ArtistVerified in external engagements ranging from strategic to operational, business/finance to technical.