"A simple fact: just because someone is capable of making music does not mean she will have a successful career in the music business."
"Musicians meanwhile need to consider what business they are in."
Wise words.
What we were seeing, he argued, was not a single economy at all, but rather “fundamentally two separate types of economy,” increasingly distinct and divergent.
Oh... this is very Small Is Beautiful...
(It's happening again... I'm turning into @kdaw…
I don't think you can trust a company because a company isn't a person.
You can trust the person or people in charge of a company.
For example, I trust Warren Buffet, so right now I'd trust Berkshire Hathaway. However, once he dies, I would no lo…
"legally mandated to try to maximize the value for shareholders"
That's me you guys! I TAKE IT BACK! DON'T QUIT! I WANT TO BE RICH!
"But I do think when you cross that threshold of becoming publicly traded, you're gonna be more ethically suspect. …
Yeah, they got six rounds out before it broke.
Possibly in the future gun regulation will be harder because of 3D printing, but right now the stats I've seen show that gun regulation totally works. Maybe eventually it's not doable, but I'd be willi…
Businessman. Male. Age: 40s-50s. Preferably Asian, but all ethnicities apply. He has the comfortable look of a traveling salesman who has made it ten times over and continues because he really loves it; slim fitting dark suit, fit with a full head o…
Good point. But LiveJournal seems easier to maintain. Weird that's now a russian company...
LiveJournal was started on April 15, 1999 by American programmer Brad Fitzpatrick as a way of keeping his high school friends updated on his activities. In …
I think the point of Kickstarter is to remove Kickstarter from the equation. I will continue to fund projects for things or people I want to support. I will often make a slightly lower contribution and ask for no reward. I want to help make things m…
I can pass this along. Also, I think Crystal and Stefan read this, so maybe they already know!
I agree... would love a longer lecture.
Also, people should edit longer clips to just the part that makes their point.
Wish I could be there! Someone t…