My reading list for 2023: Books I come across in used bookshops, or randomly pick off a shelf in my house, or have recommended to me by someone I trust, or that I have to read for an essay I'm writing. Plus every Wodehouse I've forgotten well enough to reread.
According to @AngelList, the global robotics industry is expected to grow from $55B in 2021 to around $160B by 2030. Maybe we will finally see "Real Steel" become a reality?
It was great to interview Alexander Talashov more about the @GpuAudio story, the tech, and the future - honored to be working alongside such an amazing team. Check out the article and let us know what you think!
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Music has remained a lucrative investment despite rising inflation. Since the mechanical songwriter and publisher royalties jumped from 10.5% to 15.1% by Copyright Royalty Board’s vote, investors are seeing an even bigger ROI.
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@HipgnosisSongs fiscal year revenue rose by 24.7 percent
While we’ve seen investment tycoons purchasing music catalogs before (Taylor Swift's master rights, Bob Dylan's song catalog, among others), the past two years have offered even more opportunities for investment firms.
Hipgnosis has been buying out catalogs unlike any other firm, now boasting a portfolio of 65413 songs from artists like Neil Young, Jimmy Iovine, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Shakira. The collection is currently valued at around $2.7 billion.
Now, imagine if Spotify starts building its own studios for artists? Or venues? This would allow the company to expand and further embed itself along the different parts of the music industry chain.
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Disney is taking community building to a new level: it’s constructing residences for its superfans. Imagine having your customers live in the space you built — they’re essentially interacting with your products 24/7, making it unbelievably easy to offer new consumer experiences.
Talking to @bennjordan about NFTs, he said: “when NFTs become useful, I think we won’t be saying the word NFT; we won’t know that we’re using [it],” he said, comparing it to the tech behind tap-to-pay chips in our credit cards — we don’t think about it.
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Be Obsessed With Learning
The most successful people are lifelong learners:
• Learn from people on Twitter
• Watch YouTube videos
• Listen to podcasts
“Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young.”
an amazingly detailed breakdown of AngelList - one of the most innovative and forward-thinking companies today - from @thegeneralistco
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