Andrew Batey
Founder & Co-CEO | Beatdapp
Bio Info
Andrew Batey is an accomplished entertainment & technology entrepreneur and early adopter of major industry transformations across music, social media, and web3. Over the last 15 years, The Peak’s 2023 Emerging Leader raised $50M+ for his own startups and filed 40+ patents across seven countries around artificial intelligence, machine learning, blockchain, and data infrastructure. Now, as the Founder and Co-CEO of Vancouver-based Beatdapp, his focus is on helping music labels and artists collect royalties and combat streaming fraud through blockchain innovation. In his past life, he was always looking for unique ways to build and scale companies, from lemonade stands to lawn mowing services. He soon realized his superpower was recognizing opportunities that others couldn’t see yet and finding clever ways to gain advantage.
Andrew has been early to major industry transformations in social media, P2P, IoT, and blockchain. He has spent considerable time helping launch multiple top 10 artists, lifestyle brands, and growth hacking web properties. Over the last 15 years, he's raised $50M+ for his own startups and filed 40+ patents across 7 countries. Other than being a 5x founder himself, he’s served as an executive for various technology companies across media, healthcare, and D2C brands. Most recently, he served as the Head of Growth for a patient communication SaaS in the medical industry processing 60M+ messages monthly. He was the Chief Marketing Officer for a peer-to-peer action sports sharing economy with inventory and users from 100+ countries.
Aside from Beatdapp, Andrew has taught 4th year Advertising and Marketing courses at universities for 8 years, and is currently a part-time professor at Trinity Western University. He has mentored dozens of startups in Los Angeles, San Francisco, NYC, Vancouver, and invests in 10-15 companies on a yearly basis.
Away from work, you'll find him on a snowboard, enjoying coffee with his wife, or on a video call teaching class. This guest loves connecting with young entrepreneurs and marketers. Book him now!
Videos & Webinar
How Can Music Streaming be Shaken Up by Blockchain? AIBC Summit
The music industry is facing a $4.5 billion dollar problem, can blockchain solve this problem? Andrew Batey, Co-CEO of Beatdapp discusses.
Publications
Music Streaming Has a $2 Billion Fraud Issue That Goes Beyond AI
Bloomberg Law
Researchers Detail Streaming Scams Costing Musicians Billions
Bloomberg
Streaming Fraud ‘Hurts Everyone.’ Beatdapp Wants to Change That
Billboard
Previous Interviews
The Zak Kuhn Show
Morgan Hayduk & Andrew Batey
Music Ally Focus
Music Ally Focus Ep. #74: how streaming fraud works and how to detect it – and how your streaming numbers may have been boosted by scammers
The Music Biz Weekly
Ep. 520 Beatdapp Helps DSPs By Targeting Bots, Hijacked Accounts and Stream Farms
The Future of What
Episode #192: An Overview on Streaming Fraud
INSEAD
Digital Music, Disrupted? The Case of Beatdapp w/ Noah Askin, Andrew Batey & Morgan Hayduk
Canadian Musician Podcast
Tackling Music Streaming’s $300 Million (Or More) Fraud Problem
BlockDown TV
BlockDown 2020 - Fireside Chat - Andrew Batey (BeatDapp) & Crypto Beadles
Curious Futurist
Music Labels Can’t Track Real-Time Streaming Figures Without This Blockchain Company || Beatdapp
Listen by Jean Ginzburg
“Get your song play count right using AI-driven music stream service” with Andrew and Morgan
Topic Suggestions
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The mechanics of advertising and the laws governing their effective use in an evolving marketplace
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