8+ months of prep. The work, the effort, the sacrifice that went into creating the performance are as staggering as the performance itself. Anyone who appreciates production and design can find something to appreciate here, even if you're not a card-carrying member of the Beyhive. No detail is left unattended, and even if I could … Continue reading Sunday Music: That Beyoncé Documentary? Yes, You Should Watch It
Tag: Beyoncé
Communicating Connections
Not everybody knows astrophysics, but everybody knows Star Wars and Beyoncé. As professionals, we have an obligation to put things in terms people can understand. Not to obscure or mispresent the truth, but to create a “good enough” analogy that enables understanding and drives appropriate behavior. When astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson recently spoke with James Altucher, they spent a … Continue reading Communicating Connections
Relevance: Drake and The Carter’s
Over the weekend I read a post from Bob Lefsetz where he brought up how Drake’s entire new album is in Spotify’s Top 20, yet the conversation in the media seems focused on The Carter’s, who don’t even have a song in the top 50. Lefsetz was focused on the scale, speed, and coming-in-waves feel … Continue reading Relevance: Drake and The Carter’s
Ask Jay-Jeeves
"Content might be king, but distribution is the kingdom." - Derek Thompson, author of Hitmakers Post-Napster, the digital music war moved from illegal to ugly as the practices were legitimized and real business sprung up. YouTube, Spotify, Apple, Amazon, Pandora, and others competed for consumer's attention and loyalty. If they were selling bars of soap, … Continue reading Ask Jay-Jeeves
Sunday Music: New Releases From Nas, Black Thought, And Nameless Others
Nas dropped Nasirthis past Friday. Relative to the other EPs Kanye has just put out, I'd say it's not quite Daytona, but it comfortably holds second place. There's moments here where we get classic Nas, like when he goes full-Shakespeare / Bible / Godfather on "Adam and Eve." More of that please. Somewhere else in … Continue reading Sunday Music: New Releases From Nas, Black Thought, And Nameless Others
Saturday Catch-up: Patty McCord, Netflix, and Company Culture
Former Netflix Chief Talent Officer Patty McCord was on Masters in Business with Barry Ritholtz this week. Suffice it to say her book (Powerful: Building a Culture of Freedom) just got bumped up on my reading list. Like Beyoncé, you can’t do it alone - so how should you think of the people you surround … Continue reading Saturday Catch-up: Patty McCord, Netflix, and Company Culture
Masters in Beyoncé
Think of this as earning your MBA, whereas the “B” stands for Beyoncé. Many of us like to think that we alone can be the genius. We think we can put all the pieces together and pull it all off. We can do it all by ourselves. We’re special. How often do we see someone … Continue reading Masters in Beyoncé