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We're not secret about the artists we work with. I just didn't much care to use their names in a forum where people are being unnecessarily negative. We see it as our responsibilit…

Hey all, Inversion founder here. Nice to see some interest in what we're doing. Given the TC paywall and other misconceptions about how the art world and Inversion work, I thought …

Inversion founder here. We don't want artists who don't need us much. Artists always have needs that they can't, or shouldn't, be handling for themselves. Even the top 1% of artist…

Inversion founder here. Yes, this is spot on. And it is so hard to navigate doing this well, as part-time studio assistants require training, often leave when a new semester starts…

Inversion founder here. We invest by buying artists' work. One of the reasons they work with us is they are tired of relying on grants, which sometimes take weeks to apply for and …

See my comment above. We are already working with seven highly regarded artists. Their works are in the collections at The Whitney, MoMA, LACMA, SFMOMA, the Smithsonian, etc.

Inversion founder here. Most galleries do not provide production capital, and when they do, there become arguments about who owns the work produced. It's a very bad idea and the sa…

(EDIT: Inversion founder here) You're right that you cannot apply the tech VC model - without significant modifications that honor the differences between artists and entrepreneurs…

We do not offer artists to use "our lawyers". We have engaged a law firm that specializes in working with artists to help them with contracts and consultations on IP law, etc. They…

I've actually been a Storyworth user for quite some time and it's a slick service. It has really helped me connect with my grandmother.

Isn't that akin to not blogging about a great startup because you don't like their VC? There are better ways to stick it to the man.

That's all a matter of technical resources, and we are aiming to solve that problem now very soon. More news coming!

Awesome! Thanks for listening!

Yeah, our blog is unfortunately neglected. We have tried a number of ways to make it more intuitive but it really just needs an entire overhaul.

We had to make cuts earlier in the year. Too early to say what we'll be able to do in this area just yet.

I cannot wait to share the whole story. Who knew all of the upside in starting Earbits would be in the movie rights?

What a thoughtful comment, poub. Indeed, we wanted to get to having user profiles, playlists and other ways to interact with the community. That was the problem. We knew what we ne…

You're right, which is why Pandora has been relying on investor capital for over a decade, and Spotify is right behind them. They haven't had a profitable year yet and they don't h…

Thanks for saying that, skyfaller. My co-founder was incredibly focused on curation at a high level. We often got notes from bands who were turned away that, upon listening, I thou…

Am I qualified to chime in? We just shut down today after 4.5 years. ;) This is very true, and unfortunate. It makes it easy to feel like everyone is being successful except you. I…

Totally. Those were fun times.

Thanks, Neduma. Indeed, it's crowded, but that's not the reason these services don't succeed. Pandora, Spotify, Rdio, etc, all have plenty of users. They just don't have a sustaina…