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“In every field, even the most eminent creators typically produce a large quantity of work that’s technically sound but considered unremarkable by experts and audiences. When the London Philharmonic Orchestra chose the 50 greatest pieces of classical music, the list included six pieces by Mozart, five by Beethoven, and three by Bach.14 To generate a handful of masterworks, Mozart composed more than 600 pieces before his death at thirty-five, Beethoven produced 650 in his lifetime, and Bach wrote over a thousand.”
― Originals: How Non-conformists Change the World
― Originals: How Non-conformists Change the World
“The entire global economy is tipping away from the material and toward intangible bits. It is moving away from ownership and toward access. It is tilting away from the value of copies and toward the value of networks. It is headed for the inevitability of constant, relentless, and increasing remixing. The laws will be slow to follow, but they will follow.”
― The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future
― The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future
“When copies are free, you need to sell things that cannot be copied. Well, what can’t be copied? Trust, for instance.”
― The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future
― The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future
“What might you do to accomplish your 10-year goals in the next 6 months, if you had a gun against your head?”
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“When copies are free, you need to sell things that cannot be copied. Well, what can’t be copied? Trust, for instance. Trust cannot be reproduced in bulk. You can’t purchase trust wholesale. You can’t download trust and store it in a database or warehouse it. You can’t simply duplicate someone’s else’s trust. Trust must be earned, over time. It cannot be faked. Or counterfeited (at least for long). Since we prefer to deal with someone we can trust, we will often pay a premium for that privilege. We call that branding. Brand companies can command higher prices for similar products and services from companies without brands because they are trusted for what they promise. So trust is an intangible that has increasing value in a copy-saturated world.”
― The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future
― The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future
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