Ex-Software Engineering Manager Turned Music Tech Startup Founder and CEO

Vu Ho is an entrepreneur and music tech startup founder. He's a former engineering manager at Atlassian, the parent company for programs like Jira, Confluence, and Trello. He's now the CEO of HITMKR, a company that is building a new platform with the tools and resources musicians need to create art.

In this episode, Vu and I talk music tech tools that we're excited about, the biggest pains of starting a business, and much more.

0:00 - Intro
2:55 - About Vu Ho and HITMKR
7:02 - Why Vu started HITMKR
8:50 - Austin, TX's music scene
10:53 - Music rights and licenses
12:00 - Exclusive vs. Non-exclusive
13:00 - Getting credited properly
16:20 - Helping artists collaborate
20:56 - Behind the name HITMKR
22:05 - Biggest pain when starting HITMKR
23:33 - Vu's entrepreneurial mind
25:00 - Vu's day-to-day and business goals
25:54 - What does success look like?
26:35 - Tools in music Lennon and Vu are excited about

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YouTube: @hitmkrinc

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