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The Spotify Effect Shows Up: Streaming Music... →
$54 million/quarter is a big number considering the payout per stream is about a penny. It’s amazing the the download is now considered a “traditional” sale.   I just hope that streaming rights open up the world so that the money continues to pour in from everywhere, 24/7.  Keep music on tap. 
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Blind Eye
It doesn’t matter how big or small the cage, if you close the door the dog still wants to roam free. Barking, crying, and scratching persists for as long as you stay near.  The dog will go on until it hears complete silence, acknowledging that no one is there to help.  Many of us turn a deaf ear to many of the global events going on around us.  You may be aware that there’s a civil war going on in...
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The Disciplined Pursuit of Less →
Less is more.  The key to happiness in life and our career is simplification, removing the stuff that has no value and focusing on the stuff that does.  Ask yourself 3 questions:   “What am I deeply passionate about?” “What taps my talent?” “What meets a significant need in the world?”  The formula for continued success. 
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Pinterest Finally Ditches Invitations, Now Lets... →
Good for them.  After opening up offices in SF and getting an additional $100 million in funding, Pinterest has no excuse but to start playing hard ball and fix all those janky bugs.    It still upsets me that companies enforce signup through Facebook and Twitter.  Everyone is on one of the other so it’s not like a platform can control scale.   #Onward
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