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Scott Galloway • The Algebra of Wealth: A Simple Formula for Success
As we talked about briefly earlier, the publishing part of this business, which is still a teens part of revenue and profits, their core function is to go track down usage of the content and get paid for it. Well, a blockchain does that for you just using good old fashioned cheap technology. I think there is a challenge to the industry, the publish... See more
Colossus • Universal Music Group: The Gatekeepers of Music
The subscription model means content providers are paid regularly no matter the quality and quantity of the product. Makes sense – being paid on a regular basis before you make content is awesome, but in this subscription economy, we have lost the ability to place value on each individual film. If the company spends time and energy on only certain ... See more
The Disappearance of the Hit-Driven Business Model
actually bring value and convince them of it.
Laura Huang • Edge: Turning Adversity into Advantage
Read Sir Lucian Grainge’s 2025 memo to Universal Music Group staff: ‘Streaming 2.0 will represent a new age of innovation, consumer segmentation, geographic expansion, greater consumer value and ARPU growth.’...
Murray Stassenmusicbusinessworldwide.com
They postmortem sales reports and channel flow.
John Doerr • Measure What Matters: How Google, Bono, and the Gates Foundation Rock the World with OKRs
Vice President of Product for Netflix.6 His framework for creating value in this role involves focusing on three core points: Delighting the customer Making things that are hard to copy Margin enhancement Biddle labels this his DHM framework (with the ‘H’ coming from ‘hard’).7 Among other tactics, such as having unique content, personalization tick
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