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Ask HN: VC is to startup like a major record label is to an artist?

A comment on Gizmodo's "Record Labels: Change or Die": http://gizmodo.com/5481545/record-labels-change-or-die"And that is where labels are a major help. Labels can coordinate to have you support a bigger band on tour. They can foot the bill when you are making $150/show while driving yourself around the country. They will pay the record producers that make your songs stand out from the static...

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Re:Review my startup: ThatHigh.com on Saturday March 13, 2010 @06:41PM (#1189890)
Haha, awesome! I already posted.
Re:Ask HN: Science vs Religion: how is it compatible? on Sunday February 07, 2010 @11:59PM (#1109022)
Rationality and intelligence go out the window when it comes to discussions like these.

Ask HN: : How do I get a streaming deal and legality of MP3 blogs?

I created CurrentHipHop.com, which allows streams/downloads of hip-hop music. 90% is free music (covers, freestyles, free mixtapes), but a small portion is still copyrighted (leaks, promotions).I built it as a better version of HotNewHipHop.com, which gets more than 300k unique visitors a month and is run by a prominent DJ in the hiphop community (working with guys from Lil Wayne's group +...

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