It always amazes me how many people begin a band without a basic understanding of the most elementary business concepts. Like who owns what? I think many people go into a band from a creative need and then the rest of it is just an afterthought. However, starting an LLC is dead simple. You go … Continue reading Start your band LLC, or else?
An article with an update to the blog has been on my mind for a bit. I've kind of made up my mind that when I think about the articles here, that means I should take some time out and write something up. Something, something about moving from thought to action. It's good practice. I'm … Continue reading Hey, you are behind schedule!!! (Sunday morning phone calls)
It's amazing to me how going through life how many times the same lesson can be learned over and over. Today, I'm heading up to a conference to network and meet people in an industry that is fairly new to me pitching a company and a product I'm trying to get off the ground. The … Continue reading ff
Happy 4th of July everyone!! I hope this holiday finds you in good cheer and wondering how YOU can best preserve the life, liberty and pursuit of happiness our forefathers granted us by taking on significant risk and peril to create the grand experiment called The United States of America. Unfortunately, there was another parade … Continue reading Happy 4th of July!! (or ode to a broken Audi)…
Photo by Alesia Kozik on Pexels.com I explain the current crypto environment to people I talk to in casual and business conversations; friends, colleagues, neighbors, sales prospects, customers, investors, through the following analogy. Before the example, a little bit about my perspective. I have the benefit of a longer career in tech than most of … Continue reading Why I am excited about Web3
Memorial Day 2022 was yesterday and I was reminded that so many gave the ultimate sacrifice to allow us to still live in what is the freest nation on the planet. I wonder what those that have passed would think of the current state of this country and deep down in my gut I know … Continue reading Freedom isn’t free.
I wonder how many posts on blogs that have been semi-abandoned over the years come back with a "Hey, sorry, I've been missing, now I'm back, and I'll try to do better to keep up" and then have about 3 weeks worth of posts and then go dark again? Probably quite a few. I'm not … Continue reading What year is it?
January 4, 2020 We had to make the very tough decision to put our family pet, Willow, to rest. She was having a hard time with various medical issues and the prognosis wasn't going to get better. Making the decision was a lot harder than I thought it would be. It's sad. She had been … Continue reading Time to say good-bye
So we had some time off over the Christmas holiday and family was in town for a few days. Thought it would be kind of cool to bring back an old school puzzle for something to do. Our family appreciates art and so this puzzle of 'A Starry Night' made its way under the … Continue reading There’s a bigger picture . .
It’s that time of year where we can all take a moment to give gratitude for the many, many blessing we have. When it comes to performing arts, I have to always remember to enjoy the moment. YOu never know when or where you will see these kids perform again. Enjoy the moment. Be … Continue reading #Gratitude ! – Happy Thanksgiving!
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