The Power of Perseverance | Shazam Co-Founder Chris Barton on Making the Impossible Possible

<p>Chris Barton founded the app Shazam twenty years ago in 2002, years before the iPod and iTunes had even been created.  In fact, the flip phone had just come out.</p> <p>With an unwavering vision for what’s possible – and a core principle of creating from the heart and building with the mind – Barton built one of the most popular apps of all time.</p> <p>Shazam has surpassed 1 billion downloads, and has hundreds of millions of active users daily. It was acquired by Apple in 2018 for $400 million, making it Apple’s fifth largest acquisition.</p> <p>In this lively and inspiring conversation with Tony Robbins, Barton shares how his own perseverance made the impossible possible, and reveals how personal limitations can in fact be your superpower.</p> <p><a href="https://youtu.be/Fz32P5kQIPQ" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Watch the discussion here</a>.<br /> <br /></p> <p dir="ltr">[2:30] Introduction to Chris Barton</p> <p dir="ltr">[4:39] Overcoming dyslexia and ADHD</p> <p dir="ltr"><span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> [5:31]  How limitations can be a Superpower</span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> [6:49] Defining your own path</span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> [8:24] Choosing co-founders before the business</span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> [11:09] Breakthrough idea for Shazaam</span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> [12:18]  Two businesse