Startup Strategies – Best of 2012

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Here is a fantastic compilation of posts and articles from 2012 about managing startups from Tom Eisenmann Professor at Harvard Business School who studies lean startups, entrepreneurship, platforms, and network effects (Twitter: @teisenmann).  This is so much information and wisdom here for anyone starting a new venture or trying to make their startup successful. As Tom says […]

Austin, TX – Planning for the Future of Live Music

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Last month I had the pleasure of traveling to Austin, TX and working with the fine folks there – brainstorming on the future of music and in particular, the future of the live music business.   Here is an updated version of my Global Music Business presentation that I gave at their incredible new City Hall. […]

Attention Music Managers and Artists: you may be owed BILLIONS in unpaid royalties

If you are a recording artist or a manager and have been distributing music on iTunes under a deal with one of the big record labels, pay attention. F.B.T. Productions in Detroit, the producers who helped Eminem achieve his success are paving the way via a lawsuit against Universal Music and others, to larger payouts […]

Advice for musicians and bands

Artist Management – from the Top

My friend Ian Rogers, CEO of Topspin has started to co-manage the band “Get Busy Committee“.  He has begun to blog about ALL the activities that an artist manager needs to drive their band to success.  It is a fascinating read and a real world education on how to take a band to market in […]

More from Terry McBride of Nettwerk

I have know Terry McBride for many years now and have had the privilege of working with the entire Nettwerk team on overall strategy a while ago. I am very proud to see some of what we worked on taking shape. What I love about Terry is his ability to act on ideas very quickly […]

Paul McGuinness (U2′s Manager) speaks out at Cannes.

The full script of the speech everyone is talking about in Cannes, as made by U2 manager Paul McGuinness at Midem. McGuinness: “Good afternoon and thank you for giving me this opportunity. I don’t make many speeches and this is an important and imposing occasion for me. What I’m trying do here today is identify […]

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