Nrhiav txoj hauv kev zoo tshaj los qhia koj cov ntsiab lus muaj tswv yim yuav tsis yooj yim li nws suab, tab sis Patrick Hill xav kom yooj yim cov txheej txheem rau indie creators.
Hill yog tus tsim ntawm Disctopia, lub suab paj nruag platform thiab streaming kev pabcuam rau cov neeg ua yeeb yam indie, podcasters, thiab cov ntsiab lus tsim tawm. Nws tau txais kev tshoov siab los nthuav tawm lub tshuab thev naus laus zis tom qab tsim cov vev xaib rau cov kws ntaus nkauj indie tab tom nrhiav kom faib lawv cov ntsiab lus zoo dua.
Kev Cultivated Mindset
"Streaming tau dhau mus, thiab nws yog kev lag luam loj tam sim no," Hill hais rau Lifewire hauv kev sib tham video."Peb tab tom kawm yuav ua li cas los ua tus tsim cov ntsiab lus, thiab peb lub luag haujlwm yog hais txog kev txhawb nqa cov tswv yim txawm tias koj ua podcasts, ntaus, lossis tseem xav ua tus thawj coj ywj pheej."
Disctopia yog cov khoom lag luam tseem ceeb ntawm A Cultivated Mindset, lub khw dev uas Hill tau tsim nyob rau xyoo 2011 thiab tam sim no ua tus thawj coj. Tshaj tawm hauv xyoo 2017, Disctopia lub hom phiaj los ua qhov kev pabcuam streaming thoob ntiaj teb rau indie creators. Lub platform ua haujlwm los ntawm lub vev xaib thiab daim ntawv thov mobile uas cov neeg siv tuaj yeem xa lawv cov ntsiab lus muaj tswv yim, muag ncaj qha rub tawm, thiab sau thiab faib cov nyiaj tsis pub dawb suab paj nruag. Cov neeg siv tuaj yeem txiav txim siab seb lawv puas xav faib lawv cov ntsiab lus dawb lossis them tus nqi.
Quick Facts
- Name: Patrick Hill
- Hnub nyoog: 37
- From: Jacksonville, North Carolina
- Kev Ua Si Nyiam Ua Si: Mario Kart ntawm Nintendo 64
- Key quote or motto: "Ua yam yog txoj hauv kev. Txoj kev yeej ib txwm yeej."
From Interest to Passion
Hill thawj zaug tau txaus siab rau kev siv thev naus laus zis hauv tsev kawm theem siab ua ntej tau txais bachelor's degree hauv computer cov ntaub ntawv xov xwm los ntawm Livingstone College thiab kawm tiav qib siab hauv cov ntaub ntawv thev naus laus zis los ntawm University of North Carolina ntawm Charlotte. Tom qab nws txoj haujlwm kawm tiav, nws tau mus ua haujlwm rau Bank of America ua tus kws pab tswv yim hauv web muaj tswv yim rau tsib xyoos.
"Kuv poob rau hauv kev hlub nrog thev naus laus zis hauv tsev kawm theem siab, tab sis kuv tau kawm txog cov neeg Dub hauv kev siv thev naus laus zis thaum kuv nyob hauv Livingstone," nws hais. "Kuv lub siab ua lag luam thiab dhau los ua tus tsim Dub hauv thev naus laus zis tau los ntawm qhov ntawd, ib yam nkaus, vim tias kuv lub zog me ntsis tau kho thiab kho cov khoos phis tawj hauv tsev kawm ntawv rau cov tub ntxhais kawm."
Hill tau kawm txog txhua yam los ntawm kev coj noj coj ua hauv kev sib tham kom raug email thaum ua haujlwm ntawm Bank of America. Nws hais tias nws tau coj cov lus qhia no rau hauv nws txoj kev coj noj coj ua ntawm A Cultivated Mindset.
Tom qab 10 xyoo ntawm kev zaum ntawm lub tswv yim rau Disctopia, nws txiav txim siab mus rau nws ob peb xyoos dhau los thaum ib tug phooj ywg hu nws mus rau kev pab. Tus phooj ywg ntawd yog ib tus kws kos duab uas xav tau kev pab nthuav tawm cov mixtape tshiab uas nws tau kaw, yog li Hill tau teeb tsa nws nrog lub vev xaib rau tib neeg kom ncaj qha mus yuav nws cov nkauj.
"Qhov ntawd yog qhov ua rau lub zog rau Disctopia. Kuv tau ua rau nws, thiab nws muag tawm hauv ib hnub tsuas yog muag rau nws tsev neeg," Hill hais. "Nws tau $ 500 hauv ib hnub, thiab qhov ntawd yog thaum kuv muaj lub tswv yim, vim li cas kuv tsis ua qhov no rau txhua tus? Nws pib zoo li ntawd."
Hill pib tsim ib lub vev xaib rau cov neeg ua yeeb yam indie ua ntej hloov kho mus rau qhov kev pabcuam puv ntoob uas muaj tswv yim tuaj yeem xa lawv cov ntsiab lus kom tau nyiaj.
Disctopia pib tsom mus rau cov kws ntaus nkauj, tab sis lub platform tam sim no tab tom nrhiav kom nyiam cov podcasters ntau dua thiab, thaum kawg, cov kws yees duab thiab cov neeg ua yeeb yaj kiab. Kuj tseem muaj kev koom ua ke hauv lub platform rau cov neeg siv muag lawv cov khoom muag thiab cov khoom lag luam.
"Koj yuav yog tus tom ntej Issa Rae zaum hauv nws lub tsev nyuam qhuav tuaj nrog lub vev xaib tom ntej," Hill hais. "Peb tsis xav kom koj tso rau hauv YouTube; peb xav kom koj muab tso rau hauv Disctopia, yog li koj tsis txhob poob rau hauv cov kua ntses thiab pom cov kev tshaj tawm tsis tu ncua los ntawm koj txoj haujlwm muaj tswv yim."
Kev qias dub tawm ntawm kev siv technology
Muaj ib pab neeg rau 6 tus neeg tom qab Disctopia, thiab Hill tau hais tias lub platform nyob hauv beta rau peb xyoos ua ntej yuav tawm hauv 2020. Pab pawg nyuam qhuav rov tsim dua Disctopia lub xov tooj ntawm tes thiab tau tshaj tawm lub vev xaib loj hloov tshiab tom qab lub hlis no. Disctopia tam sim no muaj ntau dua 10,000 cov neeg siv, sib xyaw ntawm cov nyiaj them thiab pub dawb, xws li cov kiv cua mus rau cov kws ua yeeb yam thiab podcasters.
Peb tab tom kawm yuav ua li cas los ua tus tsim cov ntsiab lus, thiab peb lub luag haujlwm yog hais txog kev txhawb nqa cov tswv yim txawm tias koj ua podcasts, ntaus, lossis tseem xav ua tus thawj coj ywj pheej.
Ib qho ntawm cov teeb meem tseem ceeb uas Hill tab tom ua haujlwm kom kov yeej yog kev ntseeg kev lag luam suab paj nruag tias Disctopia yog cov khoom tsim nyog. Nws hais tias nws tau hais rau ntau tus neeg muaj koob npe hauv kev lag luam lom ze, tab sis lub sijhawm tau poob vim lawv tsis ntseeg nws qhov tsim.
"Charlamagne tus Vajtswv muab peb tso tseg rau iHeart vim yog qhov nws paub," Hill hais.
Ntau zaus, koj tau saib tsis taus vim tias, raws li cov tswv yim Dub, lawv tam sim no thaum kawg tau lub hnab, thiab peb tsis muaj lub hnab muab rau koj, tab sis peb muaj tib lub platform thiab lub peev xwm ntawm Starz, Netflix, Soundcloud, thiab lwm lub tuam txhab streaming loj.
Hill tau hais tias tau txais txiaj ntsig tseem ceeb rau Disctopia tau nyuaj, tab sis nws tsis tso tseg vim nws ntseeg siab rau cov thev naus laus zis tom qab nws cov khoom, thiab lwm tus ua ib yam nkaus. Xyoo tas los, A Cultivated Mindset tau kaw tsev neeg thiab cov phooj ywg nyiaj txiag puag ncig ntawm $ 100, 000 hauv ob lub lis piam. Hill tau hais tias, txawm tias tsis muaj kev pab nyiaj txiag sab nraud, nws muaj peev xwm txhawb nqa Disctopia nrog cov nyiaj tau los ntawm A Cultivated Mindset.
Nrog cov nyiaj tam sim no dhau los ua qhov tseem ceeb tshaj plaws kom txav mus rau theem kev loj hlob, Lub Cultivated Mindset tab tom nrhiav kom nce $ 1 lab noob los hloov Disctopia rau hauv lub platform-as-a-service. Hill tau hais tias lub platform yuav qhib nws APIs nyob rau ob peb lub hlis tom ntej no kom cov neeg siv coj Disctopia thiab tsim lawv tus kheej streaming platforms. Hill kuj xav pom 100,000 cov neeg siv ntawm lub platform thaum kawg ntawm lub xyoo thiab txais tos 25 tus neeg ua haujlwm tsawg rau pab pawg.
"Kuv xav kom tshem tawm qhov kev qias neeg ntawm Dub tech thiab xyuas kom peb muaj lub rooj zaum ntawm lub rooj," Hill xaus.
