I still have a day job, so I don't think I'll be a full-time Shark, but if they ever invited me back,… — Troy Carter Day Copy Share Image
It isn't that every company is going to be successful. The law of averages shows that 80% of companies are going to fail. — Troy Carter Business Copy Share Image
Being schooled is the same thing as learning, and you can never be too old to have your coattail pulled when you're… — Troy Carter Education Copy Share Image
I had this little rap group, and we were called '2 Too Many'... We used to hang out in front of Jazzy… — Troy Carter Day Copy Share Image
Technology has long been the driver of growth in the music business from the invention of lacquers, eight-track players, vinyl, cassettes and… — Troy Carter Business Copy Share Image
As important as hustle is, grit and resilience are equally as important because there's a lot of rejection in our business. — Troy Carter Business Copy Share Image
To me, as A&R people and as managers, we're in the business of finding talent. It's no different than working with these… — Troy Carter Business Copy Share Image
I think, as an industry, we should be supportive of a broad subscription model and not do anything to jeopardize the potential… — Troy Carter Business Copy Share Image
I like to compare the attitude and energy of an emerging start-up to that of the early hip-hop era. From working at… — Troy Carter Attitude Copy Share Image
I thought I was going to be a rapper as a kid and used to hop the train down to Jazzy Jeff's… — Troy Carter Big break Copy Share Image
I found a scrap book that my mom had given to me, and inside was a letter that I wrote to myself… — Troy Carter Age Copy Share Image
With Gaga - she's not afraid to take chances. You get these dynamic projects because of it. She's completely unafraid. — Troy Carter Afraid Copy Share Image
When you sit down with Zynga and Google, and they talk about billions of impressions, you think, music has way more of… — Troy Carter Connection Copy Share Image
If you wake up in the morning and your favorite artist isn't on the service that you're paying ten dollars a month… — Troy Carter Art Copy Share Image
On the artist side, we made a significant investment in very young artists from the very beginning of their careers and helped… — Troy Carter Art Copy Share Image
Mattel stepped up and changed the face of Barbie. Barbie looks a lot different than she did decades ago. Or even three… — Troy Carter Barbie Copy Share Image
When you look at how technology companies are funded, it's not a zero-sum game. It could be 20 investors in one company,… — Troy Carter Business Copy Share Image
I stay away from the arts... writing songs, being creative - those are downloads from God. You can't do data analytics on… — Troy Carter Art Copy Share Image
In the future, an artist will be able to perform for the entire world in one date. For the fan, it will… — Troy Carter Art Copy Share Image
Before I even agreed to work with Hennessy and the Privilege Awards, I wanted to do some research on it, look up… — Troy Carter History Copy Share Image
The music industry really is a meritocracy on a creative level. — Troy Carter Industry Copy Share Image
Hip hop is a multi-billion dollar business, and it was built off an opportunity that nobody else saw because they didn't understand… — Troy Carter Business Copy Share Image
I said, 'Who said African American founders can't build a billion dollar company?' — Troy Carter African american Copy Share Image
When your back is against the wall, your brain has to function at a high level. — Troy Carter Back Copy Share Image
Coming from the music business and seeing the transition from artists to fans, fans to consumers, it's really about understanding the psychology… — Troy Carter Art Copy Share Image
I invest in black-led startups not because of a sense of charity. I make those investments because of the basic principle of… — Troy Carter Business Copy Share Image
Being born in the adolescent years of hip hop helped us learn about flux. And when you're in an industry that is… — Troy Carter Born Copy Share Image
Spotify favors hits. It's very much a meritocracy: It's not like radio, where whatever is being played is what you hear. We… — Troy Carter Being Copy Share Image
