Mershad Jervan
Entrepreneur and music-industry founder who built and rebuilt the music distribution platform MondoTunes (rebranded Octave) and later joined GoDigital; experienced musician-turned-founder with deep expertise in independent artist distribution and music tech.
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Jan 29, 2026 • 55min
EP #543 - Mershad Jervan: From Musician to Maker - Building and Rebuilding a Global Music Startup
Mershad Jervan, musician-turned-founder who built, sold, bought back and rebuilt the music distribution platform MondoTunes (now Octave). He tells the story of exiting and reacquiring a startup, operational and cap table mistakes that sank a venture, scaling music distribution across the US and Europe, why Switzerland became strategic, and the shift from songwriter to entrepreneur.
