“How come Dave Grohl is still playing guitar and writing songs and singing but I'm filling out DMCA takedown notices, answering customer support emails and responding to GitHub issues?”
Timestamps
00:00 Intro
03:05 Bringing on a band manager
07:34 Why the band metaphor works
11:54 Make things for your fans, not for your critics
14:49 Always do the things you want to do
18:04 Turning over your rep over time
19:33 A band needs a frontman
22:14 Showing behind the scenes
25:23 Doing one thing at a time
30:57 Don't interview people, audition them
35:38 We don't make movies to make money, we make money to make movies
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