HTE 221: The Transformation From Musician to Entrepreneur | Derek Webb

My guest today is a 20+ year veteran of the music industry. As a musician he published dozens of albums and sold millions of copies. In 2006, he decided to move into the business side of the music industry as Co-founder and President of NoiseTrade, a revolutionary tribe-building platform. NoiseTrade began as a way for my guest to promote his own music. Due to its success, he found himself helping friends and friends-of-friends do the same thing. The demand was so great that he built it into a platform. NoiseTrade was recently acquired by PledgeMusic in a deal that is set to propel NoiseTrade forward and enable them to help more artists build their tribes. Now, let’s hack… Derek Webb. In this 1-hour, 4-minute episode Derek Webb and I discuss: The importance of failing and using it as a learning tool The value of making a great living working with a smaller audience How Derek’s move to provide free music informed his transition from musicianship to entrepreneurship Leveraging the internet to create free content and make money How Derek adapted to the market and built NoiseTrade into the company it is today The Show Notes DerekWebb.com 1,000 True Fans by Kevin Kelly Derek on The Gently Mad Podcast PledgeMusic's Benji Rogers on HTE Derek on Facebook Derek on Twitter Jon on Twitter Show Sponsor: 1,000 Maniacs — Claim Your Free Roadmap Now  Show Sponsor: ActiveCampaign —Sign up for a free 14-day trial now, no credit card needed! Visit ActiveCampaign.com/hack