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Michael Mignano

@mignano
20 posts
2025-11-26
Historic deal for both music and AI industries. Pie should meaningfully grow for everyone — especially artists and creators.
2025-11-26 View on X
Music Business Worldwide

Warner Music and AI music generator Suno strike a deal, settling previous litigation; Suno will launch licensed AI models and will acquire WMG's Songkick

Warner Music Group and AI music generator Suno have struck what they call a “first-of-its-kind partnership”.

2025-06-03
We at @lightspeedvp are thrilled to be partnering with Neuralink on their Series E, and support them on their mission to restore autonomy to those with unmet medical needs and unlock human potential. Congrats to the team 💥
2025-06-03 View on X
TechCrunch

Elon Musk's Neuralink raised a $650M Series E from ARK, Founders Fund, G42, Human Capital, Sequoia, Thrive, and others, reportedly at a ~$9B pre-money valuation

Maxwell Zeff / TechCrunch :

We at @lightspeedvp are thrilled to be partnering with Neuralink on their Series E, and support them on their mission to restore autonomy to those with unmet medical needs and unlock human potential. Congrats to the team 💥
2025-06-03 View on X
Bloomberg

Sources: Elon Musk is selling $5B in xAI debt at a double-digit interest rate via Morgan Stanley, with demand already over $3.5B and commitments due by June 17

Elon Musk is selling $5 billion in debt for his artificial intelligence startup, xAI Corp., the latest in a series …

2025-02-01
Is Apple done with headsets? That's my reading of this. If so, possible implications: They believe the phone form factor has staying power as the dominant personal computing platform, even if AI becomes the front door of most interactions. They view some combination of Watch
2025-02-01 View on X
Bloomberg

Sources: Apple canceled a project to build AR glasses that would require a connection with a Mac; the company is still working on successors to the Vision Pro

- Headset group struggles to find path forward after Vision Pro  — Canceled device would have rivaled Meta's future AR glasses

2025-01-13
You can go pretty far by simply not fucking up something great. The opposite is also true.
2025-01-13 View on X
Bloomberg

Sonos CEO Patrick Spence is leaving following a botched app revamp that upset customers and stymied growth; Sonos names board member Tom Conrad as interim CEO

- 'We've let far too many‬‭ people down,' company tells staffers  — Former Snap and Pandora executive Tom Conrad named interim CEO

2024-05-22
The @suno_ai_ team has built an AI music model and creation product unlike anything the world has seen before, with the potential to change how we all experience music. We at @lightspeedvp have been so impressed by not only their execution, but also their thoughtfulness: Suno [video]
2024-05-22 View on X
VentureBeat

Generative AI music startup Suno raised $125M from Lightspeed Venture Partners, Nat Friedman, Daniel Gross, Matrix, Founder Collective, and others

With ChatGPT-Style Prompts FinSMEs : Suno Raises $125M in Funding Mike Wheatley / SiliconANGLE : Generative AI music maker startup Suno raises $125M in funding Stephanie Palazzolo ...

2024-03-07
follower count is a depreciating asset.
2024-03-07 View on X
CNBC

Facebook is working on an AI system for video recommendations across all its services; the model architecture has led to “an 8% to 10% gain in Reels watch time”

signaling more upside to market @thetranscript_ : $META's Head of Facebook App: “Facebook Reels is now about kind of 1/3 of Facebook's video time. Facebook video time is over 50% o...

2022-10-24
32/ What do you think? Is creativity becoming the central driving force behind our modern Internet economy? And what's next for the technology that powers the Creativity Supply Chain? I'd love to hear your thoughts 🙏 Thanks for reading! https://medium.com/...
2022-10-24 View on X
Lightspeed Venture Partners

Whereas Creator Economy companies have mostly built infrastructure for the top 1% of creators, new AI tools will fuel businesses that democratize creativity

I think the ‘creativity’ market has a lot of different uses and we're just scratching the surface https://twitter.com/...

Creativity has become the focal point of our modern Internet economy. What was once only a means of artistic expression now powers much of how we all interact, work, and play online. I wrote about this massive opportunity for creativity on @SubstackInc: https://mignano.substack.com/ ...
2022-10-24 View on X
Lightspeed Venture Partners

Whereas Creator Economy companies have mostly built infrastructure for the top 1% of creators, new AI tools will fuel businesses that democratize creativity

I think the ‘creativity’ market has a lot of different uses and we're just scratching the surface https://twitter.com/...

1/ Is the Creator Economy dead? The tools which promised to help creators achieve economic independence haven't lived up to the hype. I wrote about this, & what I believe to be a *much* bigger + more optimistic opportunity: The Creativity Supply Chain. https://medium.com/...
2022-10-24 View on X
Lightspeed Venture Partners

Whereas Creator Economy companies have mostly built infrastructure for the top 1% of creators, new AI tools will fuel businesses that democratize creativity

I think the ‘creativity’ market has a lot of different uses and we're just scratching the surface https://twitter.com/...

2022-09-07
6/ *Distribution* Once podcasters had video, it opened up a world of new possibilities for distribution. No longer did it only make sense to publish their podcasts only to Spotify and Apple Podcasts; now, they could also distribute to platforms like YouTube.
2022-09-07 View on X
The Guardian

As Spotify and YouTube's rivalry heats up, some worry the podcasting industry's pivot to video could risk ruining what makes the audio format so satisfying

Video podcasts are booming, giving creators access to new audiences.  But does this risk ruining what made the audio format so satisfying? Tweets: @mignano , @stephenwilson , @thej...

2022-04-22
1/ Today, we're thrilled to be opening up Video Podcasting (and a bunch of awesome new video features!) to all podcasters in the US, UK, Australia, New Zealand and Canada on @Spotify through @Anchor. https://newsroom.spotify.com/ ...
2022-04-22 View on X
The Verge

Spotify now lets all creators in the US, the UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand upload video podcasts via Anchor, which Spotify acquired in February 2019

Jon Porter / The Verge :

2021-11-13
Next stop on our journey to build the future of audio. We'll do for audiobooks what we've done for music & podcasts, building a better experience for listeners and a more equitable offering for creators. Welcome to the band, ⁦⁦@wearefindaway⁩ ! https://newsroom.spotify.com/ ...
2021-11-13 View on X
TechCrunch

Spotify acquires audiobook distributor Findaway and says it expects the deal to close in Q4 2021

2021-11-12
Next stop on our journey to build the future of audio. We'll do for audiobooks what we've done for music & podcasts, building a better experience for listeners and a more equitable offering for creators. Welcome to the band, ⁦⁦@wearefindaway⁩ ! https://newsroom.spotify.com/ ...
2021-11-12 View on X
TechCrunch

Spotify acquires audiobook distributor Findaway and says it expects the deal to close in Q4 2021

In an effort to expand beyond music, Spotify has been investing hundreds of millions to build out its podcasts business.  Now the company has set its sights on another form of audi...

2021-08-25
5/ I'm incredibly proud of everyone at @spotify who played a role in enabling this exciting new superpower for our creators, and I can't wait to see (and hear!) what's made possible through Podcast Subscriptions. https://pr-newsroom-wp.appspot.com/ ...
2021-08-25 View on X
The Verge

Spotify says all US-based podcasters using Anchor can sell subscriptions to episodes available on RSS and Spotify, expanding internationally later

with exciting new updates! 🚀 Now you can create bonus content and grow your show like never before. You can pick from 20 new pricing tiers, email your subscribers directly, and mor...

1/ Today, @Spotify is giving all US-based @anchor creators the power to launch Podcast Subscriptions, enabling them to offer exclusive, paid content to their most dedicated fans. https://blog.anchor.fm/...
2021-08-25 View on X
The Verge

Spotify says all US-based podcasters using Anchor can sell subscriptions to episodes available on RSS and Spotify, expanding internationally later

with exciting new updates! 🚀 Now you can create bonus content and grow your show like never before. You can pick from 20 new pricing tiers, email your subscribers directly, and mor...

2021-04-28
The @stripe team is making it possible for entire new categories of business to emerge in the creator economy. Consistently impressed by pace and level of innovation, and excited to work with @patrickc and team on our Paid Subscriptions launch. https://twitter.com/...
2021-04-28 View on X
TechCrunch

Spotify launches paid podcast subscriptions for creators in the US, at no cost to creators for two years and a 5% fee starting in spring 2023

Manage your Stratechery subscription.  —  This Article is a follow-up in two ways: MacDailyNews : Apple Podcasts Subscriptions: The good and the bad Jason Snell / Six Colors : The ...

The @stripe team is making it possible for entire new categories of business to emerge in the creator economy. Consistently impressed by pace and level of innovation, and excited to work with @patrickc and team on our Paid Subscriptions launch. https://twitter.com/...
2021-04-28 View on X
Wall Street Journal

Spotify reports Q1 profit of €23M, up from €1M a year earlier, revenue of €2.15B, up 16% YoY, 356M MAUs, up 24% YoY, and 158M paid subscribers, up 21% YoY

Audiostreaming platform warns of uncertain growth as newer markets endure a surge in coronavirus cases

1/ Today, we're thrilled to be launching @Spotify Paid Subscriptions, enabling creators to stand up their own podcast subscription businesses on @anchor. This marks a new era for podcast monetization through a platform that's purpose built for creators. https://blog.anchor.fm/...
2021-04-28 View on X
Wall Street Journal

Spotify reports Q1 profit of €23M, up from €1M a year earlier, revenue of €2.15B, up 16% YoY, 356M MAUs, up 24% YoY, and 158M paid subscribers, up 21% YoY

Audiostreaming platform warns of uncertain growth as newer markets endure a surge in coronavirus cases

1/ Today, we're thrilled to be launching @Spotify Paid Subscriptions, enabling creators to stand up their own podcast subscription businesses on @anchor. This marks a new era for podcast monetization through a platform that's purpose built for creators. https://blog.anchor.fm/...
2021-04-28 View on X
TechCrunch

Spotify launches paid podcast subscriptions for creators in the US, at no cost to creators for two years and a 5% fee starting in spring 2023

Manage your Stratechery subscription.  —  This Article is a follow-up in two ways: MacDailyNews : Apple Podcasts Subscriptions: The good and the bad Jason Snell / Six Colors : The ...