Business SF MusicTech I'll be at the SF MusicTech summit tomorrow, which will be my first and looks like being quite a lot of fun. If you're also attending and interested in social commerce and/or the convergence of entertainment/media/tech, let's connect.
Technology Elon should keep it personal, forget the data Pando Daily writer Hamish McKenzie believes Tesla founder Elon Musk "should stop whining and let his data to the talking". Here's why McKenzie is wrong.
Business The Tesla vs. Broder tiff How is it that a story about Tesla's Supercharger network has morphed into one about whether electric cars are ready for the mass market?
Business On Australians getting 'rorted' by Adobe, Apple & Microsoft Quite a lot of press Down Under regarding software pricing disparity between the U.S. and Australian markets. Exactly how bad is it?
Technology Was Amazon really just granted a patent on 'secondhand'? When a patent is granted for a secondhand market it becomes clear there's a major problem with the patent system.
Technology Amazon moves to establish global currency Amazon has taken one of several steps toward what I presume is a vision for a global currency.
Technology How do you know if you're geeky? Here's 7 ways! I recently moved to Silicon Valley to pursue a start-up. If you're a business type and not an engineer, here's how you'll know whether you'll feel at home.
Music Business How to destroy the secondary ticketing market You know when you want to go to a hot show and tickets sell out really quickly? One of the causes is that scalpers buy a lot of tickets with the aim of reselling them on the secondary market.
Technology Are tech bloggers trying to rewrite Napster history? Believing that an entire industry is populated by Luddites is unwise. Yet the media think they understand Napster's history without being there.
Principles Waiting for the sunshine and the momentum of your life An old man stands in the shade, feeling unwell. I invited him into the sunshine. He said he'd wait for it to "come over here." You can wait. Or you can move.
Startup A difference of culture If pitching a Holstein-Friesian cow, an Australian will point to the black and white colour, talk about the features of the cow, what it does, perhaps what it ate for breakfast; an American on the other hand will hold up a burger and exclaim how incredibly tasty it is.
Music Business Grunge killed the music business, but not why you think Turning music into a commodity has far reaching implications that go well beyond the destruction of the record industry.
Business The 'straw' that broke the banks? Something has got to give in how we interact with the banking sector ...
Principles Happy 4th of July, and possibly the start of a new journey I'm heading the the United States today and will spend my first 4th of July in the land of the free and home of the brave. I'm seriously very, very excited.
Music Business Chuck D on why the music biz is bleeding Always top yourself. Put the AWE in audience. If the crowd feels they can do better than you why would they take the time & $ to be bothered?
Startup Stepping into the void You must not fall. When you lose your balance, resist for a long time before turning yourself toward the earth. Then jump. You must not force yourself to stay steady. You must move forward.
Business Understanding what's stuck We have 100% seatbelt understanding among the flying population ... why do flight attendants repeat the instructions literally millions of times a year?
Business When planning meets the road It's pretty clear that we need to get our ideas to market earlier than later. If you're concerned that someone's going to "steal your idea," think about the alternative. Is nothing at all any different?
Business The experience economy The trend toward experiences is important for technology startups. The era of competing over technical specifications is over.
Publishing I'd love to read Mr Godin, if not for geo-blocking That moment when a great idea from the publishing industry fails because of geoblocking content.
Business DRM debate wrongly still about locks and keys The IDPF wants to create a DRM standard "occupying a middle ground between strong DRM and DRM-free." Here's what they should focus on instead.
Startup A personal pivot, saying farewell to the entertainment business After 15 years working in the media and entertainment industries I am moving on. A big pivot and a scary decision. Here's what's going on and why.
Business Klout isn't evil, but ... Anyone prepared to make business decisions based on the 'social relevance' of a person shouldn't be making those kinds of decisions.
Business The joy of finding a competitor, and the fallout The past several months I’ve been working at pace on an idea that I developed back in 2008. It monetizes the sale of digital content over social networks.
Principles A quote for noisy people isn't what it seems "Much speech leads inevitably to silence. Better to hold fast to the void." Does Lao Tzu's quote really mean what everyone thinks?
