Comments on: The Lawsuit, Shutdown, and Aftermath http://www.tomkleinpeter.com/2008/03/14/the-lawsuit-shutdown-and-aftermath/ Wed, 27 Jul 2011 18:56:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Joseph Poirier http://www.tomkleinpeter.com/2008/03/14/the-lawsuit-shutdown-and-aftermath/comment-page-1/#comment-32584 Joseph Poirier Sun, 16 Jan 2011 03:38:23 +0000 http://www.spiteful.com/2008/03/14/the-lawsuit-shutdown-and-aftermath/#comment-32584 Today, USAToday published a list of "10 iPhone Apps for Music Lovers" (http://content.usatoday.com/communities/technologylive/post/2011/01/10-iphone-apps-for-music-lovers/1?csp=obnetwork) which listed Audiogalaxy Mobile as one of the apps. That led me to look up the Wikipedia article on Audiogalaxy, which in turn has an External Links section that lists "Tom Kleinpeter's History of Audiogalaxy", which led me here. Cool! I knew that Tom Kleinpeter guy! This is a great write-up of the type of atmosphere in a hard-charging *successful* start-up. It reminds me of the early days at Convio in 2000-2002. I also appreciated the short mention of the Tivoli Boot Camp that you wrote in Part 1. Even more amazing is your mention here in Part 3 about being grilled by Dan Farmer. Small world! I remember Dan when he was an undergrad at Purdue at the same time I was there (Gene Spafford, in fact, was my boss for a while at Purdue when I was an undergrad teaching assistant). Dan was quite a character to behold. Sounds like you've gone on to future success, Tom, and that is really awesome. Many of us in the Boot Camp knew you'd be very successful at anything you put your mind to - though I would not have predicted back in 1999 that you'd eventually end up at Microsoft. :-) Cheers, Joseph Poirier Austin, TX Today, USAToday published a list of “10 iPhone Apps for Music Lovers” (http://content.usatoday.com/communities/technologylive/post/2011/01/10-iphone-apps-for-music-lovers/1?csp=obnetwork) which listed Audiogalaxy Mobile as one of the apps. That led me to look up the Wikipedia article on Audiogalaxy, which in turn has an External Links section that lists “Tom Kleinpeter’s History of Audiogalaxy”, which led me here. Cool! I knew that Tom Kleinpeter guy!

This is a great write-up of the type of atmosphere in a hard-charging *successful* start-up. It reminds me of the early days at Convio in 2000-2002. I also appreciated the short mention of the Tivoli Boot Camp that you wrote in Part 1.

Even more amazing is your mention here in Part 3 about being grilled by Dan Farmer. Small world! I remember Dan when he was an undergrad at Purdue at the same time I was there (Gene Spafford, in fact, was my boss for a while at Purdue when I was an undergrad teaching assistant). Dan was quite a character to behold.

Sounds like you’ve gone on to future success, Tom, and that is really awesome. Many of us in the Boot Camp knew you’d be very successful at anything you put your mind to – though I would not have predicted back in 1999 that you’d eventually end up at Microsoft. :-)

Cheers,

Joseph Poirier
Austin, TX

]]> By: Phil Kolber http://www.tomkleinpeter.com/2008/03/14/the-lawsuit-shutdown-and-aftermath/comment-page-1/#comment-25580 Phil Kolber Thu, 21 Oct 2010 17:17:52 +0000 http://www.spiteful.com/2008/03/14/the-lawsuit-shutdown-and-aftermath/#comment-25580 Hi I was earlymusic1925 or philcord on audiogalaxy. It was the best file sharing site out there. I hope someday something like it will come back. Thanks for giving us the program even tho for too short a time. Hi I was earlymusic1925 or philcord on audiogalaxy. It was the best file sharing site out there. I hope someday something like it will come back. Thanks for giving us the program even tho for too short a time.

]]> By: Peter Missingham http://www.tomkleinpeter.com/2008/03/14/the-lawsuit-shutdown-and-aftermath/comment-page-1/#comment-3569 Peter Missingham Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:20:04 +0000 http://www.spiteful.com/2008/03/14/the-lawsuit-shutdown-and-aftermath/#comment-3569 Awesome posting, which I've only just discovered. Down here in New Zealand, I was a huge fan of Audiogalaxy, and a member of quite a few of the user /community groups. I discovered some brilliant music using the service - which I used to use on my dial up modem (which operated on our sole phone line). Like one of the other posters, I would leave it running all night. I was devastated when it cllosed down in 2002. Thanks for sharing the story! Awesome posting, which I’ve only just discovered.

Down here in New Zealand, I was a huge fan of Audiogalaxy, and a member of quite a few of the user /community groups. I discovered some brilliant music using the service – which I used to use on my dial up modem (which operated on our sole phone line). Like one of the other posters, I would leave it running all night. I was devastated when it cllosed down in 2002.

Thanks for sharing the story!

]]> By: Layna Pierce (Huibregtse) http://www.tomkleinpeter.com/2008/03/14/the-lawsuit-shutdown-and-aftermath/comment-page-1/#comment-755 Layna Pierce (Huibregtse) Mon, 19 May 2008 20:51:23 +0000 http://www.spiteful.com/2008/03/14/the-lawsuit-shutdown-and-aftermath/#comment-755 Hey Tom, I was amazed and thrilled to come across this! I also think back on the AudioGalaxy days with real affection. Doing the accounting for you guys, watching you all straggle in, in the late mornings, looking down off the balcony when the music review room was full of reveiwers.. watching it rise to glory and holding our breath when it can crashing down! What a ride! So glad that I was able to be just a little part of it. Tell Michael & Geoff "hello" if you get a chance. If any of you ever get to Seattle be sure to look me up and say hello! Hey Tom,
I was amazed and thrilled to come across this! I also think back on the AudioGalaxy days with real affection. Doing the accounting for you guys, watching you all straggle in, in the late mornings, looking down off the balcony when the music review room was full of reveiwers.. watching it rise to glory and holding our breath when it can crashing down! What a ride! So glad that I was able to be just a little part of it. Tell Michael & Geoff “hello” if you get a chance.
If any of you ever get to Seattle be sure to look me up and say hello!

]]> By: Mark Ross http://www.tomkleinpeter.com/2008/03/14/the-lawsuit-shutdown-and-aftermath/comment-page-1/#comment-170 Mark Ross Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:40:49 +0000 http://www.spiteful.com/2008/03/14/the-lawsuit-shutdown-and-aftermath/#comment-170 A very interesting 3 part read. It was really exciting to hear about the ins and outs of your startup. I actually went to high school with Michael in Houston. Even though he and I didn't really get along back in my immature days, I still brag about his amazing accomplishments. One question. Would you mind possibly writing a bit about the monetary side of your startup? I'd be interested in knowing how and where you got income from. Was it only ads on the website or what? I'm currently involved in my second startup company (as a side job), but neither are even close to AG or FolderShare. The first bombed near the bubble crash and the second is still growing, albeit slowly. Anyway, I'm glad I stumbled onto your blog. I look forward to future posts. A very interesting 3 part read. It was really exciting to hear about the ins and outs of your startup. I actually went to high school with Michael in Houston. Even though he and I didn’t really get along back in my immature days, I still brag about his amazing accomplishments.

One question. Would you mind possibly writing a bit about the monetary side of your startup? I’d be interested in knowing how and where you got income from. Was it only ads on the website or what?

I’m currently involved in my second startup company (as a side job), but neither are even close to AG or FolderShare. The first bombed near the bubble crash and the second is still growing, albeit slowly.

Anyway, I’m glad I stumbled onto your blog. I look forward to future posts.

]]> By: Luke Randall http://www.tomkleinpeter.com/2008/03/14/the-lawsuit-shutdown-and-aftermath/comment-page-1/#comment-144 Luke Randall Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:59:36 +0000 http://www.spiteful.com/2008/03/14/the-lawsuit-shutdown-and-aftermath/#comment-144 I guess this is just a me too kind of post, but I absolutely loved AG. I was in high school at the time, and we were on dialup at home, so every night my father when my father got home with his laptop I'd dialup and queue up songs to be downloaded the next day while he was at work. After a couple of months of this, my father came home one night and told me that for the last couple of months everyone at the office had been wondering why the net connection was so amazingly slow (it was just a small office with an ISDN connection). Well the day before he had been at a conference during the day, and suddenly the connection was flying. But the next day it was back to snail's pace. So the IT guy put 2 and 2 together and came and checked out his laptop and saw AG running in the taskbar. After that I would dialup at night to download songs... =) Silly anecdotes aside, it's great reading how you did it. Thanks for taking the time to write about it. Found your blog today and read every entry you've made. Keep them coming! =) I guess this is just a me too kind of post, but I absolutely loved AG. I was in high school at the time, and we were on dialup at home, so every night my father when my father got home with his laptop I’d dialup and queue up songs to be downloaded the next day while he was at work.

After a couple of months of this, my father came home one night and told me that for the last couple of months everyone at the office had been wondering why the net connection was so amazingly slow (it was just a small office with an ISDN connection). Well the day before he had been at a conference during the day, and suddenly the connection was flying. But the next day it was back to snail’s pace. So the IT guy put 2 and 2 together and came and checked out his laptop and saw AG running in the taskbar.

After that I would dialup at night to download songs… =)

Silly anecdotes aside, it’s great reading how you did it. Thanks for taking the time to write about it. Found your blog today and read every entry you’ve made. Keep them coming! =)

]]> By: Alistair http://www.tomkleinpeter.com/2008/03/14/the-lawsuit-shutdown-and-aftermath/comment-page-1/#comment-131 Alistair Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:15:35 +0000 http://www.spiteful.com/2008/03/14/the-lawsuit-shutdown-and-aftermath/#comment-131 What a waste... there's a fate awaiting all the RIAA peeps and it won't be grisly enough. Thanks for sharing What a waste…

there’s a fate awaiting all the RIAA peeps and it won’t be grisly enough.

Thanks for sharing

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