freshbreakfast

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by freshbreakfast 4y ago
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 real-time welcome emails, and how to create one. From
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by freshbreakfast 9y ago
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 of the marketing bullshit of PR Newsire than even I kne
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by freshbreakfast 12y ago
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 relationship, as opposed to the big blowout, whale
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by freshbreakfast 12y ago
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 truly geek out with regarding these geeky matters. I had j
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by freshbreakfast 12y ago
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 about the post. I could talk about this topic a
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Guide to Music Crowdfunding – Part 1: Fans with Benefits(bryank.im)
11 points by freshbreakfast 12y ago|5 comments
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by freshbreakfast 13y ago
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 that, I'm not quite as optimistic as your projec
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by freshbreakfast 13y ago
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 of hours and in theory making sound decisions and you
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by freshbreakfast 13y ago
Hey guys, i wrote this piece. Would love feedback, especially critical :-)
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What Would Paul Graham Think, About Poker(bryank.im)
23 points by freshbreakfast 13y ago|3 comments
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by freshbreakfast 13y ago
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 enable all types of cool group transactions way beyond
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by freshbreakfast 14y ago
"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. I realize Araabmuzik is hardly the first midi controlli
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by freshbreakfast 14y ago
^^ this summarizes what I;m trying to say probably better than anything I actually wrote.
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by freshbreakfast 14y ago
gotcha. yeah this vid is pretty crazy, down to the "Playing it by ear" bit.
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by freshbreakfast 14y ago
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 perspective, the concert-goer's perspective. That is, how visually
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by freshbreakfast 14y ago
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 is a trend. My only argument is that electronic music wil
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by freshbreakfast 14y ago
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...
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by freshbreakfast 14y ago
LOL, well didn't I say ignore the music itself?
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by freshbreakfast 14y ago
Well that's encouraging. I might need to pick me up an Abelton.
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by freshbreakfast 14y ago
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 I should say EM ;-)
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by freshbreakfast 14y ago
Hey guys, I wrote this thing. And I know there must be disagreements with the arguments here. Bring it on!
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Instrumachines and the Evolution of Electronic Music Performance(bryank.im)
42 points by freshbreakfast 14y ago|56 comments
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by freshbreakfast 14y ago
alex, I've been working in music-tech now for a few years now, and I've been wanting this exact service for as long as I can remember. You really nailed it on the MVP. I've thought about this idea now for a while, would love to see where
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by freshbreakfast 14y ago
The problem this project attempts to fix is based on a whole lot of correct assumptions, IMO. 2013 is going to be the year crowd-funding really takes off and creep up on a lot of consumer facing industries. And so it follows a lot of the
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In Conversation With Mark Cuban(musicindustryblog.wordpress.com)
3 points by freshbreakfast 14y ago|0 comments
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by freshbreakfast 14y ago
Haha, I should have known... consider me educated 0_o
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by freshbreakfast 14y ago
I actually agree with you, I'm an internet champion myself, so I didn't mean to pigeonhole anyone. My main point was to say that increased revenue in the concert and merch sector will not come close to replacing the gaping hole of content
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by freshbreakfast 14y ago
Good catch! Thanks, and fixed!
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by freshbreakfast 14y ago
You could market packaged dog poop, doesn't mean lots of people are going to buy it. There's a fundamental value there for Juggalos, and I personally think it's beyond ICP's music.
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by freshbreakfast 14y ago
I think when a service is so obviously beneficial to the artist, like Rap Genius, the industry will find a way to work with them as opposed to suing them. This only helps theor bottom line.

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