BlogHide Resteemsdanielkdewar (25)in spotify • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Paperchain Listens, February 2018A list of the artists and tracks we dug this month. Check out the music the Paperchain team were going through in October. Follow us on Spotify and listen to the tracks below. Burn , The…danielkdewar (25)in music • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Structural Racism and Royalty Distribution — A Quick Word on the Music Modernization ActThe music industry’s shift from physical to digital revenue—and big data—has compounded inefficiencies in licensing, rights owner identification, and royalty distribution. A proxy example of this…danielkdewar (25)in music • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Publishing to Musicoins — the value of $Music in the future music economy pt. 2An older distribution - "Drift" live on @Musicoin.danielkdewar (25)in music • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Publishing to Musicoins — the value of $Music in the future music economyLatest distribution on @Musicoin. Enjoy!danielkdewar (25)in startup • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Notes on 2017 — First Year as a FounderThe core seed idea of Paperchain came into conscious thought around May/June 2016. I wrote my first public words on it in July 2016. Rahul joined as co-founder in December 2016. At the time I…danielkdewar (25)in startup • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Salsa Dancing Naked: Body Positivity as Resistance and Thinking About How to Grow a Diverse a StartupA few weeks ago I had the privilege of attending the latest lecture from The Polis Project's Dissent In Dangerous Times Series . The program is run by the inspiring Suchitra Vijayan and I…danielkdewar (25)in blockchain • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.The perfect description of blockchain technology — why it’s becoming more simple“Blockchain is a technology that allows natively digital transfer of value.” That line was buried in a Medium post by Karl Kreder, cofounder of Gridplus.io . The more I read it the more…danielkdewar (25)in cryptocurrency • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Designing crypto tokens in light of the SEC announcementEarlier this week the Securities and Exchange Commission handed down its ruling on crypto tokens as potential securities. The investigation was prompted after the DAO “hack” that saw $55…danielkdewar (25)in startup • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Founder Paralysis: An irrational (or rational) fearTwo days before I was due to fly to Liége to take part in the Wallifornia MusicTech Acceleration & Invest program, I was paralysed by an irrational—or rational—fear. I was unable to get out of…danielkdewar (25)in founder • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.A Recommended Reading List for Founders from a First-Time FounderThe list below are titles that have been invaluable to my growth as a founder. They are mostly fictional. They are not books that will teach you sales frameworks, iteration methodology or…danielkdewar (25)in founder • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.A Very Easy DeathThere is no such thing as a natural death: nothing that happens to a man is ever natural, since his presence calls the world into question. All men must die: but for every man his death is an…danielkdewar (25)in blockchain • 7 years agoThe Music Industry Guide to BlockchainA guide to blockchain technology and why it’s being proposed as a solution to many of the music industry’s woes. There’s a lot of discussion in the music industry right now around transparency and…danielkdewar (25)in music • 8 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Does the Music Industry Need a Blockchain?For an industry so reliant on digital means, its infrastructure suggests that an old-school mentality framed digital development — and so we’re left with a fragmented and dysfunctional data…danielkdewar (25)in blockchain • 8 years agoLast week in royalties, music tech & blockchain — December 2016 Week 01 EditionThe Changing World of Music Royalties Today, the music industry generates over $160 billion in worldwide revenue, less than ten percent of which is from the sale of recorded music. As the industry…
