Andrew Batey
Founder & Co-CEO | Beatdapp
Bio Info
Andrew is the Founder and Co-CEO of Beatdapp, a blockchain company that helps music labels and artists track their songs to collect royalties. Growing up, Andrew always had a knack for testing business ideas and marketing strategies. From lemonade stands to lawn mowing services, he was always looking for unique ways to build and scale companies. He soon realized his super power was recognizing opportunities that others couldn’t see yet and finding clever ways to gain advantage.
Batey 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.
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
Canadian Musician Podcast
Tackling Music Streaming’s $300 Million (Or More) Fraud Problem
INSEAD
Digital Music, Disrupted? The Case of Beatdapp w/ Noah Askin, Andrew Batey & Morgan Hayduk
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
Topic Suggestions
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The mechanics of advertising and the laws governing their effective use in an evolving marketplace
What methodology, technology, and moral principles sustain a growing startup in today's economy?
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