Ali Partovi Quotes

Iran, Entrepreneur
January 1, 2000

Ali Partovi is an Iranian-American entrepreneur and angel investor. He is best known as a co-founder of Code.org, iLike, LinkExchange, an early advisor at Dropbox, and an early promoter of bid-based search advertising. Partovi currently serves on the Board of Directors at FoodCorps.

The idea that a musician can submit music online for the chance to have it promoted to a nationwide audience is the American dream come true, and a major step toward democratizing how music is discovered.

Ali Partovi
- Music
- Dream
- Ideas
The primary role of the music industry is to have artists be heard above the rest. It's a big needle in a haystack problem. The Internet has the service and tools to find the needle in a haystack.

Ali Partovi
- Problem
- Artist
- Internet

Coding is a privilege, but that privilege is not available to most Americans.

Ali Partovi