Black Founder, Stacy Spikes
Black Founder, Stacy Spikes
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Black Founder
The Hidden Power of Being an Outsider

Author: Stacy Spikes

Narrator: Stacy Spikes

Unabridged: 8 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 01/24/2023

Synopsis

From the award-winning entrepreneur USA Today named one of the twenty-one most influential Blacks in technology comes an empowering, bracingly honest, entertaining blueprint for success in life and work—including the true story of what really happened to MoviePass—straight from the cofounder and former CEO himself.

Stacy Spikes knows what's it like to be an outsider. Finding his footing in the tech world was an education in the complexities of being an outsider—but as Stacy came to see, rather than a hindrance, it afforded him a unique position of power.

Beginning as a film studio gopher, Spikes quickly rose through the industry ranks, being named one of the Hollywood Reporter's 30 Under 30. Still, he was an outsider looking in. Defying expectations, Spikes effectively disrupted the status quo and reinvented himself from junior executive to CEO Tech Founder. What ensued was an escalating adventure with bigger stages, bigger risks, and a roller-coaster ride of exhilarating ascent—unpredictable collapse—and a story book return.

Taking listeners inside the battles of the boardroom and beyond, Black Founder is a business memoir that will inspire every outsider who has a dream.

About Stacy Spikes

Stacy Spikes is an award-winning entrepreneur, cofounder and cochairman of MoviePass, founder of the Urbanworld Film Festival, and a former film marketing executive and producer. Named by USA Today as one of the 21 most influential Blacks in technology, Spikes is also the founder and CEO of PreShow Interactive, a branded content app that rewards gamers for watching long-form video content. In his senior executive roles at Motown Records, Sony Music Entertainment, and Miramax, he worked some of the biggest names in entertainment, including Boyz II Men, Stevie Wonder, Spike Lee, Queen Latifah, and Eddie Murphy. Spikes is originally from Houston, Texas, and now lives New York City with his wife and daughter.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Courtney on December 20, 2022

Read More Reviews Here This was a wonderful book to read and I enjoyed getting to know more about Stacy Spikes and his roles outside of MoviePass. I wanted to read it to see how and why everything happened like it did but I was plesenlty surprised to learn how he grew and developed as a leader and f......more

Goodreads review by Malia on February 13, 2023

Loved reading Stacy’s story. It’s truly encouraging how many times he fell/failed but still kept coming up with ideas, better ideas.......more

Goodreads review by Robert on February 04, 2023

This was a give away book that I received about a week ago. It is a brief narrative where the author describes his formative years in the music and marketing industry. Initially the story felt like a pat on the back, look at me, every thing I do is cool. In a sense, this was true, and the author say......more

Goodreads review by Sydney on March 23, 2023

I am biased in this review because Stacy has been a personal friend and mentor to me since I graduated college. I was an employee of the infamous MoviePass and worked there through much of the drama that is described in that portion of the book. I was much more interested in learning about the Stacy......more

Goodreads review by Lucas on February 03, 2023

A very inspiring book to read. Mr. Spikes takes the reader through his entrepreneurial life and shows us what took (and takes) to work towards one's dream and life's ambition. Knowing not only the obstacles he had to overcome but also the way in which Mr. Spikes carried himself with all his jobs and......more

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