Troy Carter

If you can't see it, you can't be it.

— Troy Carter

I was Jazzy Jeff's assistant.

— Troy Carter

Our bet is on the future of micronetworks.

— Troy Carter

There are not a lot of black men in the pop business.

— Troy Carter

I bring in the record label who distributes the music.

— Troy Carter

I think piracy itself is going to end up going away.

— Troy Carter

The primary plan is to let the music speak for itself.

— Troy Carter

Exclusives are bad for artists, bad for consumers, and bad for the whole industry.

— Troy Carter

I grew up carrying crates of records for Will Smith and those guys.

— Troy Carter

I invested in Uber in 2011 when it was only in San Francisco.

— Troy Carter

When I first got pitched on Uber, I thought it was the dumbest idea ever.

— Troy Carter

Backplane will provide a platform and tools for communities to socialize and communicate on a more focused level.

— Troy Carter

I was brought onboard to strengthen the bridge between Spotify and the music community.

— Troy Carter

I said, 'Who said African American founders can't build a billion dollar company?'

— Troy Carter

We called ourselves '2 Too Many' because we only had enough money for one of us.

— Troy Carter

You go into the venues, and there's a huge drop-off rate in the merch lines. People don't want to miss parts of…

— Troy Carter

The way consumers interact with music is different now. It's not an albums business anymore; it's a singles business again, and the…

— Troy Carter

Priyanka and Red One made a great record that we think will stand on its own. People won't buy the music just…

— Troy Carter

With what Enrou was doing with helping women and taking products from local marketplaces, we thought it was really great.

— Troy Carter

My mom was not able to buy us the expensive Air Jordans, so if I wanted something that was a little bit…

— Troy Carter

The problem with when you look at eBay is that you can put a pair of Jordans next to a frying pan.…

— Troy Carter

If a kid goes and buys a CD at Best Buy, we have no idea who the person is, how many times…

— Troy Carter

That's all I ever wanted to do in my life was music. And because I was a failed artist, I was actually…

— Troy Carter

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

I'm a very commonsense guy - I just look at the viability of the idea, if I feel the team has the…

— Troy Carter

The more people are listening to music and experiencing it, the more value for both the music companies and the artist, especially…

— Troy Carter

As we look at Hollywood and the controversy around the Oscars, it goes back to the voting block and the lack of…

— Troy Carter

I think overall, and this isn't specific to Spotify or any streaming service or any label... when you consider the overall value…

— Troy Carter

It's always boiled down to the quality of your music and the quality of your deal with whoever's distributing your music: There…

— Troy Carter

So many black kids aspire to be entertainers or professional athletes because those are the only role models they see that look…

— Troy Carter

When we're looking at strategic partners, it may be that they're larger partners or big corporations or start-ups. But, when you look…

— Troy Carter

Fifty-one million likes doesn't mean we're going to sell 51m albums or concert tickets.

— Troy Carter

There's less clutter in the beverage category than in the music category. A lot less clutter.

— Troy Carter

GaGa is a digital baby - that's how they communicate. There cant be any layers between the artists and their fans.

— Troy Carter

What's important for that person on the other side of the table, and what's important for the client?

— Troy Carter

You have a huge demographic shift that's happening in America. Globally.

— Troy Carter

I came up with Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince. Those guys, they took me under their wing at an early age.

— Troy Carter

The venture capital world is completely stacked against minority entrepreneurs.

— Troy Carter

I don't think holograms are the future in the music industry.

— Troy Carter

I'm from the streets, so I look at investing through a very unique lens.

— Troy Carter