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[GREG ISENBERG @gregisenberg]

This is one of the best videos to ever exist for entrepreneurs, creators... I think about it often.

In 2016, Pharrell Williams visited a NYU music production class to critique student songs.

At the beginning you could see student "Maggie Rogers" drenched with the absolute terror of sharing this with him.

Pharrell is there just trying to keep his excitement in.

The guy couldn’t wait to tell her this song is the bee’s knees.

After he listened to a song called “Alaska”, he explained why “I have zero, zero, zero notes for that:”

24 hours later, someone posted the clip to Reddit.

It blew up and the rest is history. Grammy nominated, millions of followers etc.

And Maggie responded to the Reddit thread (i'll share screenshot in the next tweet).

This story I find so cool because it inspires other artists to share what they got.

We all can all connect with the fear of showing our work. It ain't easy.

And to have a unique POV like Maggie. Easy to copy, harder to have something unique.

I’ve got a bunch of designs, creations that have never seen the light of day.

This video inspires me to publish more.

My point of sharing this video:

Publish your art anonymously.

Or publish your art proudly as yourself. Bonus points if it's one of a kind work.

But publish your darn art.

This is your new week's energy.

This is your 2024 energy.

Go get 'em.

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If you enjoyed this, go listen to some Maggie Rogers. And thank you to Pharrell for being so supportive to an up and comer.

And go follow me for more stories like this @gregisenberg, so you get more of it in your feed

I share stories about internet communities, free startup ideas and more. (link in bio for more info about me)

[harmors last hope 🇵🇸 @lvusm]

making some stuff

[Graig Kreindler @GraigKreindler]

Here’s my painting of Henry Aaron in 1966, the first year the Braves were in Atlanta. What a smile he had.

Props to Fred Kaplan for the original photograph upon which it’s based.

[LukisBeats @LukisBeats]

CLOUDRIVER - SUNNY AFTERNOON https://t.co/75uoLlZniw

[LukisBeats @LukisBeats]

#KountChallenge

[QWALE @PasqualeStrizzi]

Modded Clavinet forever

Taking a solo over this hard grooving track by ones and holy @THEK0UNT & @_carrtoons_

#piano #clavinet #keytar #solo #keyboardsolo #pianosolo #musicstudio #recordingstudio #thekount
#carrtoons

[LukisBeats @LukisBeats]

https://t.co/FLNKziiHRn

[LukisBeats @LukisBeats]

🫠🫠🫠#Kountchallenge

[NBA History @NBAHistory]

We all remember Dame’s deep triple to win Game 5 and the series for the @trailblazers… look back at the fantastic finish from 2019! #NBA75

[NBA Cobwebs @NBACobwebs]

March 14, 2002: The Trail Blazers run wild in this uninterrupted minute of gameplay in Portland.

The Blazers scored 73 points in the first half of their 132-106 win over the Mavericks. Rasheed Wallace led the Blazers with 37 PTS (14-21 FG/6-10 3P) and 8 REB.

[Trizzy Gillespie @atrak]

Dilla is still blowing my mind after all these years. 🤯

[CJ McCollum @CJMcCollum]

Thank you for everything Portland. @PlayersTribune

https://t.co/1QkbeXqDML

[Dan Charnas @dancharnas]

Here’s the first official excerpt from Dilla Time, in ⁦@RollingStone⁩, about how J Dilla became the Neo in “Neo-soul.” https://t.co/C5CBr9cXIu

[Fresh Selects @FreshSelects]

This is @MILCMANE

He raps very well

He rapped very well over a whole new project produced by @leSavoie that we’ll be releasing early next year

Now would be a great time for you to catch up to what we here in Portland have already been knowing

[LukisBeats @LukisBeats]

I know I’m getting older because I’m buying more and more corduroy.

[Green Light with Chris Long @greenlight]

Just gonna go ahead and end the debate right here.

[John Frankensteiner @JFrankensteiner]

Loved the No Reservations where Bourdain and Michael K. Williams are wandering Brooklyn, MKW knows everyone, they know him, a mutual lovefest between a man and the people of a city, they pick a random restaurant and run into Marlo

[Germinator @johngermany]

This is it. The definitive Michael K Williams take