Sean Parker
publication date: Sunday, September 30, 2018 (part of Fall 2018)
category: Inventions
clue: First he invented something that threatened the end of the music business. Then he invested in something that promised to save it.
explanation: Parker invented Napster, and was an early investor and board member of Spotify. more…
intended difficulty: hard
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, and Erik Bates
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