{"id":1607,"date":"2020-01-16T17:20:18","date_gmt":"2020-01-16T17:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/optness.com\/?p=1607"},"modified":"2023-10-25T03:35:53","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T03:35:53","slug":"adrienstern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/optness.com\/site_antigo\/adrienstern\/","title":{"rendered":"MBA TALK \u2013 Adrien Stern From MEDIARITE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/optness.com\/site_antigo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/MBATALK-AdrienStern-Keywords.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2088\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/optness.com\/site_antigo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/MBATALK-AdrienStern-Keywords.png 800w, https:\/\/optness.com\/site_antigo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/MBATALK-AdrienStern-Keywords-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/optness.com\/site_antigo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/MBATALK-AdrienStern-Keywords-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/optness.com\/site_antigo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/MBATALK-AdrienStern-Keywords-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption>Find <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/adrienstern\/\">Adrien Stern at LinkedIn<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Would you consider to make a big change in your career to follow your dream job?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this episode, we are joined by Adrien Stern, an ESADE graduate from the 2018 class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Adrien worked in one of the biggest European banks with digital transformation. Now he is CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reveel.id\/\">Reveel.id<\/a>, a music tech venture startup that collects music data by offering a digital passport for creatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the time of this interview, he was leading Mediarite, a music blockchain startup that connected artists directly with digital streamers and download platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this interview, we will understand how did he manage to be president of an MBA club, have two internships at the same time, be a part of an exchange program in Berkeley Haas, and how he was able to make the change in his career to follow his ambition and heart to work in something that he believes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"fx-toc fx-toc-id-1607\"><strong class=\"fx-toc-title\">This Talk Content:<\/strong><ul class='fx-toc-list level-1'>\n\t<li>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/optness.com\/site_antigo\/adrienstern\/#episode-notes\">Episode Notes<\/a>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/optness.com\/site_antigo\/adrienstern\/#adriens-background\">Adrien\u00b4s Background<\/a>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/optness.com\/site_antigo\/adrienstern\/#adriens-experience-in-bringing-digital-transformation-in-a-bank\">Adrien\u00b4s Experience in Bringing Digital Transformation in a Bank<\/a>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/optness.com\/site_antigo\/adrienstern\/#managing-an-mba-club-presidency-two-internships\">Managing an MBA Club Presidency &amp; Two Internships<\/a>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/optness.com\/site_antigo\/adrienstern\/#mba-exchange-program-at-uc-berkeley-haas\">MBA Exchange Program at UC Berkeley Haas<\/a>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/optness.com\/site_antigo\/adrienstern\/#acknowledging-our-limits-potential\">Acknowledging Our Limits &amp; Potential <\/a>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/optness.com\/site_antigo\/adrienstern\/#building-music-tech-venture-startup\">Building Music Tech Venture Startup<\/a>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/optness.com\/site_antigo\/adrienstern\/#applying-blockchain-to-solve-the-royalties-problem\">Applying Blockchain to Solve the Royalties Problem<\/a>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/optness.com\/site_antigo\/adrienstern\/#motivations-for-entrepreneurs-to-do-an-mba\">Motivations for Entrepreneurs to Do an MBA<\/a>\n\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/castbox.fm\/app\/castbox\/player\/id2547625\/id218412528?\nv=8.14.0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;hide_list=1\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"1995\" class=\"elementor elementor-1995\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" 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Thanks!\">Connect if you want to know more<\/a>!\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\n\n<h2><span id=\"episode-notes\"><strong>Episode Notes<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2><span id=\"adriens-background\">Adrien\u00b4s Background<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3><span id=\"where-are-you-based-and-who-are-you\">Where are you based and who are you?<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>[00:27] I\u2019m currently in the Bay area in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.berkeley.edu\/\">Berkeley<\/a>, very close to Haas. In the offices of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/skydeck.berkeley.edu\/\">Skydeck<\/a>&nbsp;which is the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/skydeck.berkeley.edu\/\">Berkeley accelerator<\/a>&nbsp;because&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reveel.id\/\">Mediarite<\/a> (now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reveel.id\/\">Reveel.id<\/a>), my startup, has been accepted as one of the teams for the spring batch. I\u2019m normally based in New York, but I try to share my time between New York and the Bay area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So my name is Adrien Stern, I am Swiss in American. I grew up in Switzerland, but then when I was 25 years I left for the US and since then I\u2019ve traveled a bit. I lived in Spain, in Germany, on the West Coast, and on the East coast of the US, but now based in New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><span id=\"whats-a-good-resource-for-entrepreneurs\">What\u2019s a good resource for entrepreneurs?<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/optness.com\/site_antigo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Adrien-Stern-quotes-habits.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1632\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/optness.com\/site_antigo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Adrien-Stern-quotes-habits.png 800w, https:\/\/optness.com\/site_antigo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Adrien-Stern-quotes-habits-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/optness.com\/site_antigo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Adrien-Stern-quotes-habits-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/optness.com\/site_antigo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Adrien-Stern-quotes-habits-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>[02:08] I have a couple of ideas. I think one that may be surprising a good resource for entrepreneurs I would say is&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.headspace.com\/\">Headspace<\/a>, the meditation app. And the reason why I say that It\u2019s because being an<strong>&nbsp;early stage<\/strong>&nbsp;entrepreneur is like a rodeo. It can be really stressful. It\u2019s a lot of highs and a lot of lows, and having some type of habit that helps you to be more grounded and appreciate the ride that you\u2019re on is really important. So that\u2019s why I say Headspace, I know it\u2019s a little unconventional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And don\u2019t get me wrong, I listened to a lot of podcasts and audiobooks. Podcasts like&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/gimletmedia.com\/shows\/startup\">StartUp<\/a>&nbsp;from Gimlet or&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/podcasts\/510313\/how-i-built-this\">How I Built This<\/a>&nbsp;from NPR are really great resources in order to hear the stories from other founders. I feel that\u2019s always super beneficial because, in the end, you find yourself in similar situations and hopefully, you can get some learnings from other people\u2019s experiences. So, those are definitely other resources that I\u2019d love to tap into.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><span id=\"and-today-you-are-the-owner-of-mediarite-right\">And today you are the owner of Mediarite, right?<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>[03:47] Yes, I am one of the cofounders and the CEO of Mediarite (now Reveel.id), a&nbsp;<strong>music tech venture<\/strong>, and we\u2019re looking to rebuild a fair music industry. We want to use<strong>&nbsp;blockchain&nbsp;<\/strong>to help music right owners to be in direct relationship with the digital service providers, all the big streaming and download companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/optness.com\/site_antigo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Adrien-Stern-infographs-Idea-behind-Mediarite.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/optness.com\/site_antigo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Adrien-Stern-infographs-Idea-behind-Mediarite.png 770w, https:\/\/optness.com\/site_antigo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Adrien-Stern-infographs-Idea-behind-Mediarite-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/optness.com\/site_antigo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Adrien-Stern-infographs-Idea-behind-Mediarite-768x399.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3><span id=\"when-did-you-decide-to-become-an-entrepreneur\">When did you decide to become an entrepreneur?<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>[04:34] Well it\u2019s funny because when I was younger I didn\u2019t necessarily consider myself an entrepreneur<strong>,<\/strong>&nbsp;and only later have I realized that was sort of always part of what I was trying to do.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I was managing the band it was just like a normal task because I used to play in a reggae band based in Switzerland called Najavibes. I was the guitarist and It was like:&nbsp;<em>\u201cOkay, let\u2019s see how far we can take this\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I started&nbsp;<strong>managing<\/strong>&nbsp;the band and I\u2019ve never thought of it as:<em>&nbsp;\u201cOh! I\u2019m being an entrepreneur and I\u2019m starting a business\u201d<\/em>. I always thought of it as:&nbsp;<em>\u201d This is what I love, so I\u2019m just gonna try to push it further.\u2019<\/em>\u2018 So, I think I always had sort of that natural instinct to pursue the things that I\u2019m passionate about, and try to build my life around them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><span id=\"adriens-experience-in-bringing-digital-transformation-in-a-bank\">Adrien\u00b4s Experience in Bringing Digital Transformation in a Bank<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3><span id=\"when-did-you-start-to-think-about-business-school\">When did you start to think about Business School?<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>[05:49]&nbsp; Well, there were a couple of steps in between that. When I was 25, I felt like I needed to<strong>&nbsp;reorient&nbsp;<\/strong>my professional life and try new things because I loved the music but it was such a hard industry to make a living off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, I decided to move to the US and&nbsp;<strong>I got a job in banking<\/strong>&nbsp;at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/group.bnpparibas\/en\/\">BNP Paribas<\/a>, the French bank. They needed someone to help them understand<strong>&nbsp;digital communications<\/strong>&nbsp;and I used that a lot for the band.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Basically, I started leading this<strong>&nbsp;digital transformation project&nbsp;<\/strong>at the bank to shift more of the&nbsp;<strong>communication and marketing to digital<\/strong>. I worked for almost three years at BNP Paribas, and I got a lot out of it in terms of understanding how big corporations work, their needs, the process and working cross-functionally, etcetera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But I think I got into a point where I was ready for new challenges, and quite frankly I wasn\u2019t quite sure what I wanted to do. I knew that I wanted it to be more towards innovation, entrepreneurship, and something that was maybe a&nbsp;<strong>faster pace&nbsp;<\/strong>than big traditional big corporates, who can be a bit slower sometimes. So, It was all this in there along with the fact that I always had the intention to pursue my studies. Those were the two main drivers for me to be like:&nbsp;<em>\u201cNow it\u2019s time for me to do an MBA\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><span id=\"can-you-tell-me-a-little-bit-about-the-work-you-were-doing-at-bnp-paribas\">Can you tell me a little bit about the work you were doing at BNP Paribas?<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>[07:56]&nbsp; Basically we were looking at how we can use&nbsp;<strong>digital communications<\/strong>, not only for PR (Public Relations) and brand awareness but also for marketing, to some of our spokespeople to be on social media platforms, for sales teams to be able to reach out to prospects and potential clients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was in a time where banks were not necessarily using social media from a sales perspective, especially, not in industries like investment banking, which is a&nbsp;<strong>highly regulated industry<\/strong>. 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It\u2019s a tough question because I was alone on the project. Working alone in terms of headcount but leading the&nbsp;<strong>transformation<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>team<\/strong>, which was cross-functional.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I \u0301ve deal with senior executives from the different branches or functions represented, and with team members within them, with HR compliance and the different businesses. It was like a<strong>&nbsp;project management<\/strong>&nbsp;position, where you don\u2019t necessarily have people that work under you, but you have so many people that you need to influence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><span id=\"managing-an-mba-club-presidency-two-internships\">Managing an MBA Club Presidency &amp; Two Internships<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3><span id=\"after-this-experience-you-figure-out-that-was-the-right-time-to-do-an-mba-and-went-to-esade-in-barcelona\">After this experience, you figure out that was the right time to do an MBA and went to ESADE in Barcelona?<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>[11:11]&nbsp; Yes, some of the motivations were to think:<em>&nbsp;\u201cHow can I move to a faster pace environment?\u201d; \u201cHow can I be exposed to different industries and different functions?\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;To actually be able to have a better idea of what I want to do, and how can I continue my studies because I always wanted to do a Master\u2019s or something like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><span id=\"how-did-you-manage-to-handle-all-of-those-activities\">How did you manage to handle all of those activities?<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>[11:56] Well, one of the reasons why I wanted to do an MBA was to be able to try to get real experience and<strong>&nbsp;real insight&nbsp;<\/strong>into different industries, in different functions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I immediately started the MBA in a&nbsp;<strong>very proactive<\/strong>&nbsp;way of what is interesting to me on how can I organize my MBA to make sure that I can&nbsp;<strong>experience<\/strong>&nbsp;as much as possible. So that I can, in the end, make a choice that feels like it is right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I was really lucky because the MBA of<a href=\"https:\/\/www.esade.edu\/en\/programmes\/mba\">&nbsp;ESADE<\/a>&nbsp;offers a lot of flexibility that enables me to sort of taking a lot of electives and squeeze the first four terms into one year, which allowed me to then in six months to do two internships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And then, I was able to do one&nbsp;<strong>internship in a sort of IoT startup and a second internship in consulting specifically around venture building and innovation<\/strong>. Those were amazing experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><span id=\"what-did-you-learn-from-these-experiences\">What did you learn from these experiences?<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>[13:15] From the first internship at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bragi.net\/\">Bragi<\/a>, where I was doing&nbsp;<strong>business development<\/strong>, I got that experience of what it is like to work in a&nbsp;<strong>scale-up<\/strong>. Cause I think there were already around 200 people when I got there trying to understand&nbsp;<strong>how fast a young company moves<\/strong>, and what are the responsibilities of a business development position in that type of company. So, that was extremely insightful.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And then the second internship was at Deloitte<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.deloitte.com\/de\/de\/pages\/innovation\/solutions\/digital-ventures.html\">&nbsp;digital ventures<\/a>&nbsp;and that was also fantastic. I got staffed on a&nbsp;<strong>FinTech project<\/strong>. Something that I was really interested in was<strong>&nbsp;the way that the team operates<\/strong>, it was really an entrepreneurial experience.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, you\u2019re working as an entrepreneur for an established company, it\u2019s sort of building a spinoff if you will. And that was great because I got the<strong>&nbsp;early stage entrepreneurial experience<\/strong>. I also got a lot of exposure to really<strong>&nbsp;well-designed processes<\/strong>&nbsp;because it was under the umbrella of Deloitte consulting. It\u2019s really a well-oiled machine, and just learning how to sort of efficiency in those processes was really valuable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><span id=\"while-in-the-internships-you-still-had-the-idea-of-being-an-entrepreneur\">While in the internships you still had the idea of being an entrepreneur?<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>[15:18] No, I was definitely thinking about it. Actually, it was really interesting because when I started the MBA, I always hoped that I would find classmates, with whom we would have an idea and start a business. I was sort of always dreaming that would happen, and it didn\u2019t happen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I was at the end of the MBA, I was like<em>:\u201d Should I look for jobs as well, just in case?\u201d<\/em>. I was kind of doing both, I was looking for jobs in fields that were interesting to me, like the things I did internships in, and I was as well, cultivating different&nbsp;<strong>potential venture ideas<\/strong>&nbsp;and trying to see if I could find the right partners to do it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And, actually, it was during the last semester of the MBA, which I did here at&nbsp; Berkeley. Cause I did an exchange that everything sort of came together, I had a great entrepreneurship class here, and it really helped me sort of connect the dots in my past experiences.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since I had been in the music industry, and I know how painful it was to&nbsp;<strong>track royalties<\/strong>&nbsp;and to get a good understanding of how your catalog is performing. And then, I \u0301ve had worked in banking, where people were starting to talk about<strong>&nbsp;blockchain<\/strong>, and how that whole industry was going to be impacted by that new technology.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/optness.com\/site_antigo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Adrien-Stern-quotes-help-artists-get-paid-more-fairly.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1633\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/optness.com\/site_antigo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Adrien-Stern-quotes-help-artists-get-paid-more-fairly.png 800w, https:\/\/optness.com\/site_antigo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Adrien-Stern-quotes-help-artists-get-paid-more-fairly-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/optness.com\/site_antigo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Adrien-Stern-quotes-help-artists-get-paid-more-fairly-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/optness.com\/site_antigo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Adrien-Stern-quotes-help-artists-get-paid-more-fairly-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>And during the MBA in this entrepreneurship class with a professor,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/haas.berkeley.edu\/faculty\/beyer-kurt\/\">Kurt Beyer<\/a>, he sort of taught us how to<strong>&nbsp;look at the<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>trends<\/strong>&nbsp;and see how we fit in the trends, and where we can find opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While I was looking at my past music and blockchain, I was looking at how streaming is becoming a new way that people consume music, and that is actually finally bringing growth back into the music industry, which has been in decline for so long.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And so, all of a sudden, all these&nbsp;<strong>dots connected<\/strong>&nbsp;and I was like:<em>&nbsp;\u201cyou know what.<\/em>?<em>this is a perfect opportunity for me<\/em>!\u201d I know the industry technology at a high level and it\u2019s a good time to do this<em>.&nbsp;<\/em>I think we can actually really use technology to help artists be paid more fairly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><span id=\"mba-exchange-program-at-uc-berkeley-haas\">MBA Exchange Program at UC Berkeley Haas<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3><span id=\"this-entrepreneurship-course-was-at-berkeley-during-the-exchange-program-of-esade\">This entrepreneurship course was at Berkeley during the exchange program of ESADE?<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>[18:22]&nbsp; Yeah, exactly, ESADE has a huge amount of&nbsp;<strong>partnerships<\/strong>&nbsp;with some of the best MBA programs in the world. So, their opportunities for exchanges are really all over the place, especially, here in the US with some amazing schools. I was fortunate enough to qualify and to get that&nbsp;<strong>exchange opportunity&nbsp;<\/strong>to come here at UC Berkeley, and that was a great experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><span id=\"barcelona-is-a-big-hub-in-europe-for-startups-but-is-not-comparable-to-the-bay-area-right\">Barcelona is a big hub in Europe for startups but is not comparable to the Bay area, right?<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>[19:02]&nbsp; Yes, of course. I think nothing in the world compares to Silicon Valley but I have to say&nbsp;<strong>Barcelona<\/strong>&nbsp;is quite a great place too. And in Europe, it\u2019s definitely one of the strong entrepreneurship hubs. ESADE, it\u2019s lucky to have a great entrepreneurship professor, who has really been driving both Masters and MBA programs towards a really strong in entrepreneurship focus.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And so, ESADE really does help people and students get that<strong>&nbsp;entrepreneurial spirit<\/strong>, then being in Barcelona is great because you get to collaborate or visit a lot of the companies who are starting there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><span id=\"tell-us-more-about-haaswork-which-is-the-agency-inside-uc-berkeley\">Tell us more about Haas@Work, which is the agency inside UC Berkeley<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>[20:05]&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/designthinking.berkeley.edu\/\">Haas@Work<\/a>&nbsp;is a really cool program. It\u2019s actually an&nbsp;<strong>elective<\/strong>&nbsp;part of the program, where students can choose a project to work on or the partner companies can choose the students to participate. Basically, you can act as a&nbsp;<strong>consultant<\/strong>&nbsp;of a design consulting agent, and you work with real companies to solve real issues. I was lucky enough to be part of that and we worked with one of the major&nbsp;<strong>American banks<\/strong>&nbsp;and did an entire&nbsp;<strong>design project<\/strong>&nbsp;for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/optness.com\/site_antigo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Adrien-Stern-quotes-MBA-toolbox.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1635\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/optness.com\/site_antigo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Adrien-Stern-quotes-MBA-toolbox.png 800w, https:\/\/optness.com\/site_antigo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Adrien-Stern-quotes-MBA-toolbox-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/optness.com\/site_antigo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Adrien-Stern-quotes-MBA-toolbox-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/optness.com\/site_antigo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Adrien-Stern-quotes-MBA-toolbox-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I really wanted to embrace the opportunities that the MBA gave me, and so I took a<strong>&nbsp;leadership position<\/strong>&nbsp;as the president of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.esade.edu\/en\/programmes\/mba\/full-time-mba\/life-MBA-student\/MBASA-clubs\/design-innovation\">Design and Innovation Club<\/a>&nbsp;at ESADE and I signed up for a lot of&nbsp;<strong>case competitions.<\/strong>&nbsp;That allowed me to work on projects for Chinese companies, American companies, and Spanish companies, and to really work in a lot of different industries.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the beauties about doing an MBA program is that it\u2019s a<strong>&nbsp;toolbox<\/strong>, they give you a lot of different tools and keys that you can use, and then it\u2019s up to you to build what you want to build and go open the doors that you want to open. I tried to build as much and open as many doors as I could through those two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><span id=\"acknowledging-our-limits-potential\">Acknowledging Our Limits &amp; Potential <\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3><span id=\"how-did-you-handle-all-this-because-its-a-lot-of-work-right\">How did you handle all this because it\u2019s a lot of work, right?<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>[22:09] Yes, of course, It\u2019s a lot of work and when you enjoy what you\u2019re doing work doesn\u2019t seem like work. I really approached the MBA and approach my work with Mediarite (now Reveel.id) in the same way, where I just tried to have fun with the work that I\u2019m doing. I try to appreciate the hard moments, and I try to appreciate the fun moments.&nbsp; If you\u2019re able to keep that&nbsp;<strong>mentality<\/strong>, then, work doesn\u2019t feel like work so much and you can do quite a lot.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But one of the learnings for me of the MBA was, actually, understanding what was my limit in terms of how much work I could take on. And what I discovered is that we can&nbsp;<strong>stretch ourselves<\/strong>&nbsp;pretty, pretty broadly when we\u2019re passionate about what we\u2019re doing. And so, I always try to get involved in stuff that is important to me, that I feel passionate about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><span id=\"what-are-the-limits-you-discovered-by-stretching-yourself\">What are the limits you discovered by stretching yourself?<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>[23:23] When you learn how to&nbsp;<strong>build teams<\/strong>&nbsp;and how to work with different people during the MBA, it\u2019s a very collaborative approach to work. So, you quickly learn what are your limitations on what is your expertise, what you\u2019re not an expert at, and how to find people who can complement your skills.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because if you don\u2019t do that, you\u2019re not going to be able to perform well. So, that was a great learning for me in terms of realizing that some people have a lot more knowledge than I do in specific areas and I need them. So, the question is: how do I surround myself with people who can help me?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><span id=\"building-music-tech-venture-startup\">Building Music Tech Venture Startup<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3><span id=\"you-were-in-berkeley-at-the-end-of-your-mba-when-mediarite-started\">You were in Berkeley at the end of your MBA when Mediarite started?<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>[24:25] I finished my MBA last summer and I had a job offer. On the other side, I had this idea for Mediarite (now Reveel.id) and I wasn\u2019t really sure what I was going to do. So, I decided to give myself a couple of weeks to see if I could find the right partners to start the business. And so, that was the<strong>&nbsp;first step<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/optness.com\/site_antigo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Adrien-Stern-quotes-If-I-dont-try.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1634\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/optness.com\/site_antigo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Adrien-Stern-quotes-If-I-dont-try.png 800w, https:\/\/optness.com\/site_antigo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Adrien-Stern-quotes-If-I-dont-try-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/optness.com\/site_antigo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Adrien-Stern-quotes-If-I-dont-try-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/optness.com\/site_antigo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Adrien-Stern-quotes-If-I-dont-try-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>So, I started looking for people who were ready to be entrepreneurs, who had the right skills, who were passionate enough about the problem. And, luckily, I found two great co-founders,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/walidvb\/\">Walid<\/a>, who is a&nbsp;<strong>full-stack developer<\/strong>, and Angelina, who is a&nbsp;<strong>blockchain engineer<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, I was in a situation where I had on one side a startup idea with the right team or a job offer that was good. And now I had a choice to make and I thought:&nbsp; \u201c<em>If I don\u2019t try this business now, I might regret it one day. If I don\u2019t take the job, I can find another job. But this idea has the right people. Now it\u2019s the right time for it. So, I just need to go.<\/em>\u201cThat was in September 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><span id=\"how-is-the-agreement-between-the-other-founders-since-they-already-have-another-job\">How is the agreement between the other founders since they already have another job?<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We found an&nbsp;<strong>arrangement<\/strong>&nbsp;with my co-founders where they\u2019re still working part-time and I\u2019m full-time. But it made sense because I guess it\u2019s a bit more business heavy than it is development heavy in this&nbsp;<strong>early-stage<\/strong>. And so, you have to find the right fit and the right arrangements with your partners.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But I believe I didn\u2019t want to go in with just one foot, I wanted to jump in fully and give it a real shot and give it a certain amount of time to try it out. And if it doesn\u2019t work, then it doesn\u2019t work and that\u2019s life. I wanted to give it everything that I had.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><span id=\"whats-wrong-with-the-music-industry\">What\u2019s wrong with the music industry?<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>[27:09] That\u2019s a great question, there are so many things that are&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/output.com\/blog\/how-much-musicians-actually-earn\">wrong with the music industry<\/a>, but one of the things that I find heartbreaking is that artists, on average, make 12 cents for every dollar that their music generates.&nbsp; So, the reason why is because the<strong>&nbsp;value chain<\/strong>&nbsp;of the music industry has so<strong>&nbsp;many intermediaries&nbsp;<\/strong>who all take a cut, and don\u2019t get me wrong some of these intermediaries provide a lot of value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, at one point, there used to be a time where every intermediary had it\u2019s a real purpose, but&nbsp;now that we\u2019re in a&nbsp;<strong>digital age,&nbsp;<\/strong>over 50% of music consumption and&nbsp;<strong>revenue<\/strong>&nbsp;from recorded music is coming from&nbsp;<strong>digital platforms<\/strong>&nbsp;streaming and download. So, there\u2019s less need for these intermediaries, I would even say there\u2019s no need for them.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What we\u2019re looking to do is actually&nbsp;<strong>build technology that allows music right owners<\/strong>. So, that\u2019s labels, publishers, artists, songwriters, are allowed to be in&nbsp;<strong>direct relationship<\/strong>&nbsp;with the big streaming platforms and download platforms. (click&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/rubygarage.org\/blog\/blockchain-in-music-industry\">here<\/a>&nbsp;to understand more about the topic)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/optness.com\/site_antigo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Adrien-Stern-infographs-Music-in-Digital-era.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/optness.com\/site_antigo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Adrien-Stern-infographs-Music-in-Digital-era.png 770w, https:\/\/optness.com\/site_antigo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Adrien-Stern-infographs-Music-in-Digital-era-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/optness.com\/site_antigo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Adrien-Stern-infographs-Music-in-Digital-era-768x399.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2><span id=\"applying-blockchain-to-solve-the-royalties-problem\">Applying Blockchain to Solve the Royalties Problem<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3><span id=\"and-to-solve-this-problem-you-are-using-blockchain-as-a-technology\">And to solve this problem you are using blockchain as a technology?<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>[28:44] Exactly, we with this technology can&nbsp;<strong>replace&nbsp;<\/strong>what the current intermediaries are doing, <strong>encrypt the data and ensure a secure flow of information and on payments between the different parties on both ends of the value chain<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/optness.com\/site_antigo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Adrien-Stern-infographs-blockchain-appliyed-to-royalty-distribution.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/optness.com\/site_antigo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Adrien-Stern-infographs-blockchain-appliyed-to-royalty-distribution.png 770w, https:\/\/optness.com\/site_antigo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Adrien-Stern-infographs-blockchain-appliyed-to-royalty-distribution-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/optness.com\/site_antigo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Adrien-Stern-infographs-blockchain-appliyed-to-royalty-distribution-768x399.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><em>Most people know what a<strong>&nbsp;blockchain<\/strong>&nbsp;is but for the most that don\u2019t, at least, from my understanding blockchain is like a&nbsp;<strong>big accounting book<\/strong>&nbsp;where everyone writes down their balance and transactions. Therefore, when you checkbooks with one another you can resume. It\u2019s kind of a big<strong>&nbsp;decentralized ledger.<\/strong>&nbsp;(Optness &#8211; Andr\u00e9s)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3><span id=\"what-are-other-types-of-transactions-that-can-be-used-for\">What are other types of transactions that can be used for?<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>[29:46] Well, you can use it for payments, but you can use it as a&nbsp;<strong>decentralized database<\/strong>. And then with&nbsp;<strong>smart contracts<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>you can automate the execution of different conditions<\/strong><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/optness.com\/site_antigo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Adrien-Stern-infographs-blockchain-applyed-to-Business.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/optness.com\/site_antigo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Adrien-Stern-infographs-blockchain-applyed-to-Business.png 770w, https:\/\/optness.com\/site_antigo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Adrien-Stern-infographs-blockchain-applyed-to-Business-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/optness.com\/site_antigo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Adrien-Stern-infographs-blockchain-applyed-to-Business-768x399.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>So you came up with this idea of decentralizing and making more<strong>&nbsp;lean the chain of value<\/strong>&nbsp;from the listener to the musician.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3><span id=\"did-you-go-for-investment-funds-bootstrapping\">Did you go for investment funds? Bootstrapping?<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>[30:18]&nbsp; Yeah, we \u0301re in a super early stage. It\u2019s been only a couple of months since we have the team together, and still, we got this started. We\u00b4re, actually, starting our&nbsp;<strong>fundraising<\/strong>&nbsp;now and we already have some good validation. We\u2019ve been talking to a lot of&nbsp;<strong>record labels<\/strong>&nbsp;and already signed a couple of letters of intent. And we\u2019re working on our<strong>&nbsp;MVP&nbsp;<\/strong>currently. So, yeah, we\u2019re moving ahead on all fronts and hoping to raise our first round as soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><span id=\"are-you-looking-to-grow-your-team-soon-or-its-still-early-for-it\">Are you looking to grow your team soon or it\u2019s still early for it?<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>[31:02]&nbsp; We\u2019re growing the team in the sense that we\u2019re bringing on some really great advisors. We are not looking to really grow the operational team yet, but that will definitely happen. I\u2019d say in the next six to nine months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><span id=\"motivations-for-entrepreneurs-to-do-an-mba\">Motivations for Entrepreneurs to Do an MBA<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3><span id=\"whats-your-response-to-skeptics-that-say-that-business-school-is-a-waste-of-money-for-entrepreneurs\">What\u2019s your response to skeptics that say that business school is a waste of money for entrepreneurs?<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>[31:41] I mean, it\u2019s a tough question. I think you should only do an MBA if you know why you\u2019re doing it. Most of the people have three&nbsp;<strong>motivations&nbsp;<\/strong>for doing an MBA. The first is they want to&nbsp;<strong>change of industry<\/strong>, the second is to&nbsp;<strong>change function<\/strong>, and the third is to&nbsp;<strong>change geography.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/optness.com\/site_antigo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Adrien-Stern-infographs-Reasons-for-an-Entrepreneur-to-do-an-MBA.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/optness.com\/site_antigo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Adrien-Stern-infographs-Reasons-for-an-Entrepreneur-to-do-an-MBA.png 770w, https:\/\/optness.com\/site_antigo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Adrien-Stern-infographs-Reasons-for-an-Entrepreneur-to-do-an-MBA-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/optness.com\/site_antigo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Adrien-Stern-infographs-Reasons-for-an-Entrepreneur-to-do-an-MBA-768x399.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And of course, you can&nbsp;<strong>combine<\/strong>, since they\u2019re not mutually exclusive, you can combine these changes. 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