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(Re)Mixing It Up With Entrepreneurial Filmmaker, Kirby Ferguson

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As I note in Spilling The Beans , the basic ideas upon which startups are founded are worth nothing. It is the dogged pursuit of excellence that turns worthless ideas into worthwhile startups. I started to wonder, ‘Why do people suddenly now think they can sue over ownership of basic ideas?’…

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Interview with Kevin Kent, Inspired Instruments

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When we started discussing the idea behind the company, Guitar Hero and Rock Band were the talk of the town. What triggered your decision that this was the time to revive the idea? Prior to that, I had worked for a company that had invented digital sampling, which is how much of the music today is created.

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Interview: Kevin O’Connor of FindTheBest

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For example, how Facebook evolved from other ideas and how two really simple concepts (exclusivity and relationship status) were fundamental to its success. If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for. free weekly Infochachkie articles! 10) Kevin, why does the world need FindTheBest (FTB)? . “We

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Interview: Kevin O’Connor of FindTheBest

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For example, how Facebook evolved from other ideas and how 2 really simple concepts (exclusivity and relationship status) were fundamental to its success. Pull Quote: “If you are smart, competitive, hard working and passionate about what you do you will have the best experience of your life. free weekly Infochachkie articles! “We

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No Stairway (Infringement) and the Importance of Shared Design Tools in Innovation

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Led Zeppelin just won a major copyright case defending against infringement claims from the estate of Randy California—songwriter for the band Spirit. At first listen, the opening guitar part of Zeppelin’s Stairway to Heaven does sound a lot like California’s guitar part in the middle of Taurus. There may be vocals, guitars, bass, drums, etc.

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Interview with Aviv Grill, Miso Media

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Today's interview is with Los Angeles-based Miso Media , a developer of iPad-based music education software, which uses note detection to help users learn guitar, ukulele, and banjo. Finally, we hooked up with AngelList, Naval Ravikant really helped us out, which is how we found Google Ventures. What does your software do?

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Interview: Clark Benson of Founder & CEO of Ranker.com - Dicusses Playing Nice With Google

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Ranker helps Internet users find the most appropriate answers to questions that benefit from the wisdom of crowds. If someone is investing in me and my idea, I simply don’t want to let them down. Clark Benson is the Founder and CEO of Ranker.com. It does this by providing simple tools which facilitate crowed sourced lists.

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