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Hey all. I'm a former YC founder who has been working in the creator economy before that term existed. Anyways, I wrote a piece in the Beacons.ai blog (S19) about the importance of…

Interesting... daisy chaining of Patreon / Kickstarter

I used to work at PR Newswire, THE corporate press release distribution service. Ricky demo'ed this product to me a month ago, and in the course of discussion he exposed even more …

what's up G! Long time no see. I love Patreon, it turns crowdfunding on it's head. They're more about a subscription model and delivering on an on-going, digitally delivered relati…

Well, as you know, I had relationships in the music industry from my previous gigs at music startups. One in particular, the manager of The Grouch & Eligh, was someone I could trul…

Hey all, I wrote this thing. And since Svbtle doesn't have a commenting feature, I'll probably be hanging here all day if you have any questions, feedback, or violent disagreements…

Awesome Post Aston. You know, you can most year-to-year sales data directly from RIAA. You're supposed to pay for the data but usually you can find someone posting them. Regarding …

Thanks for the comment! So I agree that the feedback cycle can be quick, but even the best players go on extended net losing streaks, months at a time. When you're putting in tons …

Hey guys, i wrote this piece. Would love feedback, especially critical :-)

I know you're probably dealing with 2 different systems, but I'd love it if Crowdhoster campaigns could also be hosted on Crowdtilt.com. I get that Crowdhoster is supposed to enabl…

"Is this the cultural equivalent of cleaning out the memetic closet to make room for new stuff?" To tell you the truth, yes. I make a few rhetorical leaps to get an argument across…

^^ this summarizes what I;m trying to say probably better than anything I actually wrote.

gotcha. yeah this vid is pretty crazy, down to the "Playing it by ear" bit.

I'm not saying the earlier gen synths, controllers and laptops are any less legit than newer gen stuff. I'm thinking strictly from the fan's perspective, the non-musician's perspec…

I mostly agree with you here, I think we're just starting from different starting points. The "electronic music is future" thing is sort of a counter statement to the idea that EDM…

you know, i remember being obsessed with this vid when it came out. i'm embarrassed i didn't work this into the essay. i might need to...

LOL, well didn't I say ignore the music itself?

Well that's encouraging. I might need to pick me up an Abelton.

true, it's definitely a different kind of experience. I don't necessarily think the dance culture will diminish. But I do think there is space for the virtuosic in EDM... or maybe …

Hey guys, I wrote this thing. And I know there must be disagreements with the arguments here. Bring it on!