Being a self-taught guitarist is as well-accommodated as it ever has been, mostly because of the wide variety of apps, software, and websites to choose from.
Yousician raises $28M to make music education more accessible
By his own admission, Chris Thür wasn’t the most obvious person to start a music education company.
Thür (previously a laser researcher) recalled an early meeting with an investor who asked whether he and co-founder Mikko Kaipainen (an electrical engineer) were music teachers or musicians, ultimately going “down the list of all the things that would somewhat qualify us for that world.” Each time, they had to tell him no.
“We were just two people who wanted to play an instrument and felt we were missing out,” Thür said. “Obviously, we were not the only ones.”