<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>https://ecency.com</link><image><url>https://ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>https://ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 04:36:20 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/@danielkdewar/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Paperchain Listens, February 2018]]></title><description><![CDATA[A list of the artists and tracks we dug this month. Check out the music the Paperchain team were going through in October. Follow us on Spotify and listen to the tracks below. Burn, The Soft Moon Ripped,]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@danielkdewar/paperchain-listens-february-2018</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@danielkdewar/paperchain-listens-february-2018</guid><category><![CDATA[spotify]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[danielkdewar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 07 Apr 2018 04:31:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Structural Racism and Royalty Distribution — A Quick Word on the Music Modernization Act]]></title><description><![CDATA[The music industry’s shift from physical to digital revenue—and big data—has compounded inefficiencies in licensing, rights owner identification, and royalty distribution. A proxy example of this is the]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@danielkdewar/structural-racism-and-royalty-distribution-a-quick-word-on-the-music-modernization-act</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@danielkdewar/structural-racism-and-royalty-distribution-a-quick-word-on-the-music-modernization-act</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[danielkdewar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 07 Apr 2018 00:17:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Publishing to Musicoins — the value of $Music in the future music economy pt. 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[An older distribution - "Drift" live on @Musicoin.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@danielkdewar/publishing-to-musicoins-the-value-of-usdmusic-in-the-future-music-economy-pt-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@danielkdewar/publishing-to-musicoins-the-value-of-usdmusic-in-the-future-music-economy-pt-2</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[danielkdewar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2018 00:29:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKdBnJaFeHnL3svQi9ZN2XzXDbzH7Wc9tzd9HRvKoNNoHNsov7qAX28HMRpVJ1H9t5vvmtEaj49zSBhKtFzkqsUUbBM67ZbH7gNr4tjMYojr9gUP9BvN5ppwxwEAs8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Publishing to Musicoins — the value of $Music in the future music economy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Latest distribution on @Musicoin. Enjoy!]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@danielkdewar/publishing-to-musicoins-the-value-of-usdmusic-in-the-future-music-economy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@danielkdewar/publishing-to-musicoins-the-value-of-usdmusic-in-the-future-music-economy</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[danielkdewar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2018 00:19:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QD2aHbJiivbVZV6nAA4BJrX2xi1YbtyvftxQ5rG7dUX6DxjrPiDLFsWLEURhiA88qJDxxuDQ3bing2ntLQzgRzsojKdzNQv61HPuk9HWXa8McPjaUS6z?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Notes on 2017 — First Year as a Founder]]></title><description><![CDATA[The core seed idea of Paperchain came into conscious thought around May/June 2016. I wrote my first public words on it in July 2016. Rahul joined as co-founder in December 2016. At the time I was still]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@danielkdewar/notes-on-2017-first-year-as-a-founder</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@danielkdewar/notes-on-2017-first-year-as-a-founder</guid><category><![CDATA[startup]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[danielkdewar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2018 00:10:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Salsa Dancing Naked: Body Positivity as Resistance and Thinking About How to Grow a Diverse a Startup]]></title><description><![CDATA[A few weeks ago I had the privilege of attending the latest lecture from The Polis Project's Dissent In Dangerous Times Series. The program is run by the inspiring Suchitra Vijayan and I encourage anybody]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@danielkdewar/salsa-dancing-naked-body-positivity-as-resistance-and-thinking-about-how-to-grow-a-diverse-a-startup</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@danielkdewar/salsa-dancing-naked-body-positivity-as-resistance-and-thinking-about-how-to-grow-a-diverse-a-startup</guid><category><![CDATA[startup]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[danielkdewar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2018 23:56:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The perfect description of blockchain technology — why it’s becoming more simple]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Blockchain is a technology that allows natively digital transfer of value.” That line was buried in a Medium post by Karl Kreder, cofounder of Gridplus.io. The more I read it the more I think it’s the]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@danielkdewar/the-perfect-description-of-blockchain-technology-why-it-s-becoming-more-simple</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@danielkdewar/the-perfect-description-of-blockchain-technology-why-it-s-becoming-more-simple</guid><category><![CDATA[blockchain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[danielkdewar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2018 23:49:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Designing crypto tokens in light of the SEC announcement]]></title><description><![CDATA[Earlier this week the Securities and Exchange Commission handed down its ruling on crypto tokens as potential securities. The investigation was prompted after the DAO “hack” that saw $55 million redirected]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@danielkdewar/designing-crypto-tokens-in-light-of-the-sec-announcement</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@danielkdewar/designing-crypto-tokens-in-light-of-the-sec-announcement</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[danielkdewar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2018 23:35:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Founder Paralysis: An irrational (or rational) fear]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two days before I was due to fly to Liége to take part in the Wallifornia MusicTech Acceleration & Invest program, I was paralysed by an irrational—or rational—fear. I was unable to get out of bed.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@danielkdewar/founder-paralysis-an-irrational-or-rational-fear</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@danielkdewar/founder-paralysis-an-irrational-or-rational-fear</guid><category><![CDATA[startup]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[danielkdewar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2018 23:30:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Recommended Reading List for Founders from a First-Time Founder]]></title><description><![CDATA[The list below are titles that have been invaluable to my growth as a founder. They are mostly fictional. They are not books that will teach you sales frameworks, iteration methodology or operational]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@danielkdewar/a-recommended-reading-list-for-founders-from-a-first-time-founder</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@danielkdewar/a-recommended-reading-list-for-founders-from-a-first-time-founder</guid><category><![CDATA[founder]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[danielkdewar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2018 23:22:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Very Easy Death]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is no such thing as a natural death: nothing that happens to a man is ever natural, since his presence calls the world into question. All men must die: but for every man his death is an accident]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@danielkdewar/a-very-easy-death</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@danielkdewar/a-very-easy-death</guid><category><![CDATA[founder]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[danielkdewar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2018 23:12:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Music Industry Guide to Blockchain]]></title><description><![CDATA[A guide to blockchain technology and why it’s being proposed as a solution to many of the music industry’s woes. There’s a lot of discussion in the music industry right now around transparency and rights]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@danielkdewar/the-music-industry-guide-to-blockchain</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@danielkdewar/the-music-industry-guide-to-blockchain</guid><category><![CDATA[blockchain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[danielkdewar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 07 Oct 2017 18:42:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/USgKoryE83ixJYJrqadfzk5yVtfj1jSRAT7iHKXavt9NUAJN5kN8PobTDRsBvqF7eb4CR87KFFyPc5muqqEfgr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Does the Music Industry Need a Blockchain?]]></title><description><![CDATA[For an industry so reliant on digital means, its infrastructure suggests that an old-school mentality framed digital development — and so we’re left with a fragmented and dysfunctional data infrastructure.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@danielkdewar/does-the-music-industry-need-a-blockchain</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@danielkdewar/does-the-music-industry-need-a-blockchain</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[danielkdewar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 May 2017 10:36:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZAmupAKDoyUgXAgEaTTypSfigLBXV6VwWsPAQVWnd1oehdiEHNEHhLCBpsGMRDrgjYibmruqTL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Last week in royalties, music tech & blockchain — December 2016 Week 01 Edition]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Changing World of Music Royalties Today, the music industry generates over $160 billion in worldwide revenue, less than ten percent of which is from the sale of recorded music. As the industry evolves,]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@danielkdewar/last-week-in-royalties-music-tech-and-blockchain-december-2016-week-01-edition</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@danielkdewar/last-week-in-royalties-music-tech-and-blockchain-december-2016-week-01-edition</guid><category><![CDATA[blockchain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[danielkdewar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2016 01:50:54 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>