Shazam: How it was built and sold to Apple in 2018

Philip Inghelbrecht, Shazam, European Founder, International Founders, Mobile Apps, Sell Your Business

I remember when I first got my iPhone, one of the coolest apps to try was called Shazam. With Shazam, if there was music playing somewhere and you wanted to know what song it was, the app would tell you. Back then, I think it would even link you over to buy the song and it was like magic. It showed you the power of the iPhone.

Joining me is one of the co-founders of the company Shazam. I wanted to have him here to understand how they came up with the idea, how they built it up, and what it was like when it was sold to Apple.

Philip Inghelbrecht

Shazam

Philip Inghelbrecht is Founder of Shazam which is one of the most-used apps in the world that was sold to Apple in 2018.

Andrew: Hey, there, Freedom Fighters. My name is Andrew Warner. I’m the founder of Mixergy, where I interview entrepreneurs about how they built their businesses. And I remember when I first got my iPhone, one of the coolest things to try on the iPhone was this app called Shazam. And with Shazam, if there was music playing on the radio, aha, back then, people actually listened to the radio when it came out, or anywhere, really, like in a store, where it comes up a lot. The grocery store near my house plays the best freaking music. If you want to find out what it is, you just ask Shazam, load up the app. It listens for a little bit and, boom, it tells you what the song is. And back then, I think it would even link you over to buy the song and it was like magic. It showed you the power of the iPhone.

Joining me is one of the co-founders of the company Shazam. And I wanted to have him here to understand how they came up with the idea, how they built it up, and what it...

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