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Winston “Stone” Ford
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Jul 6

On Threads, SPILL, and Social Media Being “Cool” Again

Two new platforms try to breathe life into social media. But is it too little too late? Let’s face it y’all, social media stopped being cool a long time ago. Facebook stopped being cool when your parents and grandparents started liking your thot photos. Instagram stopped being cool when they…

Social Media

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On Threads, SPILL, and Social Media Being “Cool” Again
On Threads, SPILL, and Social Media Being “Cool” Again
Social Media

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Jan 13, 2017

You Are Not Alone

First off, I would like to thank everyone who read and responded to my last column on Medium, How I got over a crappy 2016. Since that posting, I have recieved several responses via Facebook Messenger, text, and email from entrepreneurs and creatives from across the country. You guys not…

Startup

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Startup

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Jan 1, 2017

How I got over a crappy 2016

We all know that 2016 was a dumpster fire. I don’t need to rehash this. But for me, personally, 2016 was one of the biggest struggles of my life. After two failed entrepreneurship ventures in 2014 and 2015, I started 2016 freelancing, underbidding for projects just so I can get…

Life Lessons

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How I got over a crappy 2016
How I got over a crappy 2016
Life Lessons

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Apr 21, 2016

Snapchat is the New Church, and DJ Khaled is the Pope

Let me get this out of the way. I’m 35 years old. This puts meat the tail end of being a millennial (technically) but honestly I identify way more with Generation X than anything. Personally, I think Snapchat’s insistence on Selfies and Hipster-influenced culture is annoying. Kids don’t go to…

Snapchat

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Snapchat is the New Church, and DJ Khaled is the Pope
Snapchat is the New Church, and DJ Khaled is the Pope
Snapchat

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Apr 14, 2016

Do you need a Bot?

Thanks to Slack and Facebook, Bot-Mania is upon us. But what does this really mean for your organization? — A few months ago, a startup client asked me a very pertinent question: “Should we shift our development from apps to bots?” The team started looking at engagement in their private Slack channels and they started to actively debate pivoting their business model to focus on distributing their app via…

Slack

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Do you need a Bot?
Do you need a Bot?
Slack

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Apr 7, 2016

The Hustler’s Arsenal

Five Apps For Greater Productivity in 2016 — Let’s face it. Freelancing can suck sometimes. There are no rules for this life. No order. Every day you are tasked with making lemons out of lemonade. But as Drake and Future would say…. “what a time to be alive.” Whether you’re working for yourself or you’re building a team…

Startup

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The Hustler’s Arsenal
The Hustler’s Arsenal
Startup

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May 6, 2015

Tidal as a Service.

How Jay Z Could Create A New Digital First Music Label and Shake Up The Music Business. — Tidal made news last week, and not in the best way. First we learned of the departure of Tidal CEO Andy Chen, and the layoffs of 25 additional employees. Then, a number of news outlets noted that not only did Tidal not make the cut of the top 700 apps…

Tidal

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Tidal as a Service.
Tidal as a Service.
Tidal

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Mar 30, 2015

30 Minutes With Tidal. What Jay-Z Gets Wrong About Music Streaming And How He Can Fix It

So first off, let me say that I want Jay-Z to win. I want him to shake up the music streaming marketplace in a way that no other company has done before. …

Tidal

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30 Minutes With Tidal. What Jay-Z and Company Are Getting Wrong About Music Streaming Apps
30 Minutes With Tidal. What Jay-Z and Company Are Getting Wrong About Music Streaming Apps
Tidal

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·Dec 17, 2014

J. Cole, D’Angelo, and The Return of Unabashedly Black Music

Music sales are at an all time low. The US music industry sold half as many units in 2014 as it did in the year prior. It took until October for the country to see its first platinum album release of 2014. …

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J Cole, D’Angelo, and the return of Unabashedly Black Music
J Cole, D’Angelo, and the return of Unabashedly Black Music

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Nov 13, 2014

5 Things I Learned at Web Summit Dublin 2014

Photo by Dan Taylor / http://www.dantaylorphotography.com/ Last week our team boarded a plane to Dublin to attend Web Summit. The European conference has emerged from a gathering of around 400 or so in 2010, to over 20,000 attendees in 2014. …

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5 Things I Learned at Dublin’s Web Summit 2014
5 Things I Learned at Dublin’s Web Summit 2014

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Winston “Stone” Ford

Winston “Stone” Ford

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Digital producer and strategist. Entrepreneur consultant. Music nerd.

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