An Open Business Plan

In +1/-1, Manifold Recording, Miraverse by Michael Tiemann

What makes more sense: writing down a business plan that is limited to what you know, or writing down a business plan that asks the world answers to questions you don’t know? In my opinion the answer is “Both!”. There are a bunch of questions about the business of Manifold …

What is the point of music?

In Miraverse by Michael Tiemann

Art is never finished, only abandoned. — Leonardo da Vinci While I cannot find the definitive source of the above quotation, there is much evidence that da Vinci maintained an ongoing relationship with his art, particularly with the Mona Lisa. What does it teach us that such a genius, such …

Putting a value on recorded music

In Miraverse, music industry by Michael Tiemann

I can’t change the fact that my paintings don’t sell. But the time will come when people will recognize that they are worth more than the value of the paints used in the picture. — Vincent Van Gogh (Attributed) There was a time when digital media was not so cheap …

Food For Thought

In books, culture, Miraverse by Michael Tiemann

Physical construction has not yet begun, but the website is up and ready for business. The plan for this blog is to write and reflect on ideas that don’t have a proper home in the website proper–ideas that expand beyond “what is the one thing you want people to remember …