Why Haystack invested in Auxy

Our Investment in Auxy

About a year ago, a close friend of mine told me to get back in touch with @lg, and I did immediately — and that was a good choice.

I had known Larry before and wanted to invest in Envoy on the spot. (You can read the Envoy story here.) As Larry and I reconnected, he graciously introduced me to this guy who was leaving one of my favorite startups to create his own product and company.

So, of course, I took that recommendation seriously. And, I’m glad I did.

Meeting Henrik and Discovering Auxy

Larry recommended that I met Henrik, one of the earliest employees at SoundCloud.

I love SoundCloud and have been friends with Alex for a while. Henrik was in town from Stockholm and I rushed to the city to meet him.

We walked around the city for about 90 minutes. I was definitely going to invest and just was hung up on one detail — creating for the iPad vs iPhone.

I was stuck on iPhone, he was bullish on iPad for music creation.

Understanding Auxy: A New Approach to Electronic Music

Auxy is iOS software that allows anyone to create their own electronic sounds, to stitch them together, to change the tone, pitch, tempo, and beat to create their own electronic music.

Check out the video above and make sure to download Auxy for iPad — Henrik convinced me of why the iPad is better for this to start, just like good entrepreneurs do.

Aside from that detail, I believe electronic music is the music of today’s and tomorrow’s generation, and is a lingua franca to connect people around the world in a common belief or experience. [Product Hunt discussion on Auxy.]

Building Bridges Across Distances

Henrik lives in Sweden. It’s the first international investment for Haystack.

It was a quick decision in a product that’s built many miles away. But, like electronic music, our shared belief in the power of music makes that distance a minor footnote.

Now, I have a friend in Stockholm, and I wonder what new things I’ll learn from him.

 

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