Bandcamp is the best. I personally admire those guys.
Over last few years they have done for the music industry much more than anyone else in the business. Yet avoiding a huge buzz that the other players generate (like Spotify, Pandora, Apple, etc.).
* They seem to be the only profitable company in the online music business,
* They pay directly to the content owners (artists and labels) avoiding stupid useless institutions like RIAA and SoundExchange,
* They don't raise hundreds of millions just to squander them on advertisement,
* They are actually helping increase the income for indies,
* They provided tools to anyone to easily sell their music and merch,
* And it's still just a couple of dozen people working there.
This company is kind of the ideal example that every single startup should follow, I believe. Instead of infinite noise and funding rounds keeping unprofitable for years, they just did the job and continue to grow.
Over last few years they have done for the music industry much more than anyone else in the business. Yet avoiding a huge buzz that the other players generate (like Spotify, Pandora, Apple, etc.).
* They seem to be the only profitable company in the online music business,
* They pay directly to the content owners (artists and labels) avoiding stupid useless institutions like RIAA and SoundExchange,
* They don't raise hundreds of millions just to squander them on advertisement,
* They are actually helping increase the income for indies,
* They provided tools to anyone to easily sell their music and merch,
* And it's still just a couple of dozen people working there.
This company is kind of the ideal example that every single startup should follow, I believe. Instead of infinite noise and funding rounds keeping unprofitable for years, they just did the job and continue to grow.
Kudos!