Bands And Startups

Bands and startups follow similar paths to success so it’s no surprise that a lot of musicians turn to technology to fund their musical goals. I’ll compare the two paths using the Lean Startup Methodology. BUILD The build portion of the Lean Startup Methodology is similar to the garage band. Most bands and startups start in the garage just like…

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4 Ways Not To Run a Candy Business

I’m a big fan of musicals and chocolate so naturally Willy Wonka is one of my favorite movies. I subconsciously began humming a song from it about a week ago and I looked it up on YouTube. There are some good business lessons to be learned from this short 2min scene so I outlined just a few below. 1….

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I’ve Made a Huge Mistake

I caught up on Serial, the fastest growing podcast in all of podcasting land, and StartUp, an equally addicting podcast series. Both series are addicting and I shouldn’t be held accountable for my actions. Ever since my more interesting girlfriend reintroduced me to the land of podcasts I’ve been listening to them. They follow two untold stories but in very different worlds….

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9 Questions from 5th Grade (that I still have)

I have a lot of unanswered questions from my youth. Can someone help me out? #93338094 / gettyimages.com 1. Does the girls’ bathroom really have couch in it? #145068454 / gettyimages.com 2. When will I ever use cursive? #80284950 / gettyimages.com 3. Will I ever be 6ft tall? #86482967 / gettyimages.com 4. Why is the…

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Off Contract: Democratize Data

Smartphones rule the world but even they have a master – data. Smartphones without data are just dumb phones – bricks you use to text and hangup on the Redcross with. Smartphones have shackled their users to data and the carriers are taking advantage of the situation. #141476527 / gettyimages.com Cell carriers now shape their plans around data – not texts or…

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Off Contract: Cutting the Cord

Without any context the term “cord cutting” is a bit gross but in reality it’s a beautifully difficult idealist term. The cord being cut is the cable cord – cancelling cable or satellite at your home. Being a cord cutter is filled with struggle and triumph. Cord cutting, in my mind, is about ridding ourselves of the…

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Off Contract: Living Without a Cell Phone Plan

Meet Maria. A former collegiate golfer from Spain. She spent four years in the United States without a cell phone plan. As much as we hate our cell phone plans and their carriers we’re chained to them for two years at a time. Dealing with mystery fees and throttled data we continue on with our lives…

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Blog House Keeping

I did a little house keeping of NikFuller.com. Moved from using WordPress.com to WordPress.org and started self-hosting my blog. I use BlueHost simply because it’s cheap. Their CPanel allows for an easy WordPress install. The main reason for this move was to install Google Analytics and maybe Google Adsense sometime in the future. Exported all…

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Business Challenges For The Millennial Generation

Found this post sitting in my drafts folder from July 2013. I don’t necessarily agree with the 2013 version of myself but the post was already finished and new blogging ideas are hard enough to come by. Enjoy! #164404527 / gettyimages.com For the past few weeks I’ve been reading “The World Is Flat 3.0: A Brief History…

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