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informative
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medium-paced
Enjoyable
This was an easy read. It was interesting to hear about being at the top of your game at a young age in a competitive industry. His ability to connect and impress was a lesson in how to succeed in business.
This was an easy read. It was interesting to hear about being at the top of your game at a young age in a competitive industry. His ability to connect and impress was a lesson in how to succeed in business.
I really enjoyed this book!
I initially picked it up to learn more about the rise and fall of Movie Pass but ended up being thoroughly captivated by Spikes' story of perseverance and resilience in the cutthroat world of Hollywood, Tech, and Venture Capital.
His vision and tenacity are truly inspiring, especially in the face of repeated setbacks and bad actors. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in entrepreneurship, the film industry, or simply in need of some motivation.
I initially picked it up to learn more about the rise and fall of Movie Pass but ended up being thoroughly captivated by Spikes' story of perseverance and resilience in the cutthroat world of Hollywood, Tech, and Venture Capital.
His vision and tenacity are truly inspiring, especially in the face of repeated setbacks and bad actors. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in entrepreneurship, the film industry, or simply in need of some motivation.
Loved reading Stacy’s story. It’s truly encouraging how many times he fell/failed but still kept coming up with ideas, better ideas.
I was a heavy MoviePass user and when it overtly disrespected its users by making the service almost impossible to use, I jumped off. Others doubled down in desperation to keep it alive. MoviePass lovers blamed other users. Many insisted that users need to buy more MoviePass stock to save it. As MoviePass is re-emerging in its second iteration, I was interested in reading the MP founder's story. Overall, it seemed like a typical leadership story. It was pretty interesting to hear about his career trajectory and his perspective on how MP spiraled downward. However, it's not very inspiring and it cuts short in detailing a vision for the new MoviePass. It ties up the ending with his insistence that his vision is strong and will work but has it evolved? Cinema has changed since MP 1.0 and other movie theater subscription services were created in its absence and they are thriving. It did not inspire me to sign up for the new subscription.
With my never ending list of books to consume, I don't often take time to pick up an autobiography. This was some great insight to the sweat and tears that went into the creation of the Urban World Film Festival and Movie Pass. Stacy Spikes has been inspiration for so many
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"Black Founder" is Stacy Spikes's story of working up through the music and movie industries until he was able to found MoviePass and how that company failed (and maybe is about to rise again?). I didn't know who Spikes was or even what MoviePass was before picking up this book. I also haven't read a book about entrepreneurship like this one. It was all extremely fascinating to me. Spikes is resilient and stands firm with his morals and business practices. I learned some interesting things (even if some of the stock information went over my head). I would recommend this book to people interested in business, movies, and stories about strong leaders.
Thank you to Kensington Publishing for an early copy of this book.
Thank you to Kensington Publishing for an early copy of this book.
Don’t be afraid to disrupt things if you can make things better…
Black Founder: The Hidden Power of Being an Outsider by Stacy Spikes is a memoir about the former and current CEO of Moviepass and his career path…
It was a long road to Moviepass, so follow Stacy’s trajectory from Motown to Sony to Miramax to film festivals to movie production and finally to providing audiences a new way to enjoy movies.
Stacy worked hard in a number of entertainment fields so eventually getting involved in movie theaters shouldn’t be surprising, especially considering all of the research and data he had access throughout his business career.
Even though Moviepass had issues throughout its development and implementation, it was an early disruptor as it led to theater chains creating their own types of apps to counter it.
The early career stuff (roughly the first two thirds) covers Stacy as he navigates the entertainment industry with the last third covering Moviepass and his involvement.
I ah e a great respect for just how much time and effort he put into developing it…nearly a decade to make something real and functional…
It’s just a shame that others decided they could use it to make a lot of money and destroy it in the process…
While it remains to be seen if Moviepass will ever return to a respectable state in the future, the background presented in this memoir is not one of a manipulative Wall Street tycoon or a stock market huckster, but one of a young man who wanted to help create things that others would enjoy even if he was behind the scenes and not in the spotlight…
That’s a respectable work ethic in my book…
Black Founder: The Hidden Power of Being an Outsider by Stacy Spikes is a memoir about the former and current CEO of Moviepass and his career path…
It was a long road to Moviepass, so follow Stacy’s trajectory from Motown to Sony to Miramax to film festivals to movie production and finally to providing audiences a new way to enjoy movies.
Stacy worked hard in a number of entertainment fields so eventually getting involved in movie theaters shouldn’t be surprising, especially considering all of the research and data he had access throughout his business career.
Even though Moviepass had issues throughout its development and implementation, it was an early disruptor as it led to theater chains creating their own types of apps to counter it.
The early career stuff (roughly the first two thirds) covers Stacy as he navigates the entertainment industry with the last third covering Moviepass and his involvement.
I ah e a great respect for just how much time and effort he put into developing it…nearly a decade to make something real and functional…
It’s just a shame that others decided they could use it to make a lot of money and destroy it in the process…
While it remains to be seen if Moviepass will ever return to a respectable state in the future, the background presented in this memoir is not one of a manipulative Wall Street tycoon or a stock market huckster, but one of a young man who wanted to help create things that others would enjoy even if he was behind the scenes and not in the spotlight…
That’s a respectable work ethic in my book…