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#SceneRemix
It's only February, but this is the coolest thing I’ve seen so far this year. It blends
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Building creative careers and ventures that actually work
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Word of the year
Why this year will go one of two ways. And it doesn't need to get Ugly.
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Scarlett Johansson in 'Her' is moving from fiction to reality
Scarlett Johansson’s character in the movie ‘Her’ is about to get very real. You can now create your own
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A.I. and the creative industries' five stages of grief
Last week I whipped up a quick LinkedIn post featuring a spec Adidas ad someone made using AI. It got
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A long-form interview with Richie Hawtin
As regular readers will know, I've been deep into electronic music since I was a teenager. I often
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The bootleg Adidas ad
Here’s the new Adidas commercial. While it’s not the greatest advert I’ve ever seen, it was produced
Airlines
What business are you in?
This is a good question to ask yourself on a regular basis. Two reasons why:
1) You're probably
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The perils of Audience Capture
If you’ve ever posted on any social media platform, you run the risk of Audience Capture. But this is
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Hobby. Job. Career. Vocation.
A 'self-help' video that everyone should take 9 minutes to watch.
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The Monopoly on Narrative
This quote by Bryce Roberts on entrepreneurship and narratives stopped me in my tracks:
“In the same regards that VCs
Journal
I want to believe your pitch. But I can’t.
The story of the SXSW shuffle
I’m in the middle of evaluating 200 proposals for SXSW. One theme is
Independent Paths
Overcoming Inertia
A lot of people are struggling in their work right now. Most don’t want to talk about it. But
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Picture of you
Is it really possible that the person who portrays the formidable Logan Roy can lose sight of his skills, his focus, his purpose? Even his identity? Turns out, it is.
How-To Guides
Two types of vouch
How do you discover talent, build connections, and develop trusted partnerships? You could spray and pray, but more likely you
Music Industry
DJ JD
One Saturday morning, a nightclub promoter received a demo tape in the mail. It
didn't seem unusual at
Writing
The writer's Secret Service
There’s been a lot of anticipation about a new movie featuring a certain Mr.
Bond.
But Bond’s original
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The alternative advisory board
This felt pretty scary to email to a handful of people the other day: a request
for their time, expertise,
Two types of podcast
A secret skill set lives inside a second world.