The Social Network

I have to first fess up to something. I have searched for days and cannot find any of the movies except for The Social Network. While I feel like I am cheating a bit, I see no other option so I will try and just compare the movie and it's story with the story on my dipity, which is how I started my record label and studio.

In the movie, Mark Zuckerberg developed a resource for networking socially, hence the name, by using a schools database and code to rate girls. Initially, this started as a prank, however the idea sparked enough buzz that it evolved into a mass listing of contacts. While creating the first version of his website, he crossed paths with people that could provide him gains and while some he partnered with stuck, others didn't which resulted in legal issues over rights of ownership.

With my story, I also created a brand as well as a product with music and crossed paths with various partners along the way. I feel that like friends in your personal life, business partners come and go and offer various resources. Those that are valued more are kept while those that show little value eventually are weened off. When I started Biggupss, I had a few partners that came on board. 2 of them were cousins and the other was a long time friend. After a few months, I quickly realized that I was doing all of the work while the others were reaping the benefits of my labor. I had to sever ties and disband the partnership. This is similar to the roles of Jesse Eisenberg and Andrew Garfield in the film. After the partnership ran it's course, the ties were broken and there were bad feelings.


In the film, Zuckerberg than gets involved with Sean Parker, who is the founder of Napster. While this may not have been such a great moral decision, it is the reason that his success has been so great. Now back to my story, after I excused the partners, I soon realized that I was burning the candle at both ends. I was burying my self in projects and work and had commitments to many people that I had to keep. I began a search for other partners. This time, I chose people that were also into music in some fashion that could help me out. I also enlisted the help of my best friend at the time. This eventually backfired as well. I soon learned that I was a control freak and while many of my partners contributed greatly, I became jealous of my own design.


The end, while the story of Mr. Zuckerberg goes on and on, with Facebook being one of the top networking sites, my endeavor folded. I made a ten-year run between the label and eventual recording studio. I gave it my best but as my business grew, so did I. My family became a priority and while the flexibility of having a schedule like I did was beneficial to me, there were many shady elements in the recording studio that made it a wise decision to close shop. Of all the partners that I had, I only remain in contact with one of them.