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David Greenstein

@davidgreenstein #621

cofounder, /soundxyz
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Sharing some thoughts with the /soundxyz community on where were headed
We built two tools for artists:

sound.xyz - A music marketplace.
vault.fm - A platform for artists to directly reach their fans, without relying on social algorithms or paid advertising

Here’s an update on where Sound is, and why we’re building Vault.
We ask artists to spend way too much time making content they don't want to make, posting to followings they cant actually reach.

I want to change this.
Will need some beta testers for something new were shipping 🔜
What’s everyone shipping today?
Cooking up something special for farcasters
The Sound newsletter is now live for the first time on @paragraph

This week we shared 6 artists who won prizes from /we-love-the-art with their Sound drop.

https://newsletter.sound.xyz/sounds-rare-3-15-24
Just joined an 8,000 person NYC pickleball slack
Contract role

Looking for an art director / brand designer to help with a time sensitive launch video for /soundxyz

Lots of visibility guaranteed. Reply here or DM me
The process of releasing music is trending in the wrong direction.

What playlists am I going to get on?
How many tiktok videos do i need to make?

Artists are spending more time marketing than making music.
Running is the most overrated weight / fat loss exercise by a mile

Just lift weights, eat some protein, and walk.
gm. Week 24 ✅

6 months of working out. No days missed.

Just getting started.
Sound gives anyone the ability to shape music discovery on the Sound homepage

Every post will help boost a song up the viral chart & give it more exposure

When someone collects music from your post, you'll earn curator rewards. Now anyone can elevate new music, help artists get seen & earn simply by sharing music
Needing music to lift weights is like needing milk to drink coffee

Enjoy it in its natural state
Onchain is the how not the why
There is a thin line between conviction and stubbornness when it comes to iterating on product.

Without conviction, you give up too early
With stubbornness, you may the one pivot to PMF

Underrated founder skill is finding the balance between the two
Where do people go to find new electronic music today?
It’s hard enough to move quickly as a startup.

Even harder / near impossible to do it inside of a larger company

@jessepollak and the @base team deserve a ton of credit for raising the standard of shipping.

/base is just getting started.
gm. Week 23 ✅

Hardest one yet for me personally but we pushed through