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Building design services for new companies. @curiousclub + @artboxtoday . Still figuring it out. Past @join_royal @instagram @linkedin

Austin, TX
Joined January 2010
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@derekkohn
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We've been busy at 🏃💨
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Making K-POP history with Secret Number and @join_royal
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SECRET NUMBER JAPAN OFFICIAL
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LIKE IT LIKE IT NFT will be dropped on Royal🎶 We're sharing streaming royalties from the song 💖 This is a commemoration of Japan debut ☺️ and the first time in K-POP history 😎 May it be a chance to touch the music fans in the wide world 🙏
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I just left my role at Instagram. 📸 As a manager I always have heavy feelings when leaving my people. Though managers are people too and I needed to do something for myself. I’m excited about what’s coming!!! 🤫💎
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The why, what and how of @join_royal by @3LAU
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I’m excited to share my new venture Royal. We have a big vision at the intersection of creators, music and new technology. Join us early
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3 years
I’m excited to announce today that Royal raised a $16M seed round co-led by @rabois at Founders Fund and @FEhrsam at Paradigm, was well as Atomic and an incredible collection of angel investors - we’re grateful for the support and pumped
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@namyakhann @linear @AntimetalCloud @vercel @ClerkDev The one I always hear… “Can you make it like Stripe?” My response… “Sure! Do you have 5x the budget and timeline?” Then I send them a link to those sites wayback machine and tell them this was what they could afford when they were your size.
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Welcome @NaithanJones to the fam! We are excited to change the game with you. 👊
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@thenickpattison I want to see crazy detailed old school logos come back in style. But with modern twists.
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@derekkohn
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I'm looking for a talented Sr. full stack designer to help run and operate a successful design agency to support growing startups. Salary + Equity Full stack = product, marketing, brand, motion Send me links to your best work and let's chat. No agencies please
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This is a major moment in music history!
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@namyakhann Send some good candidates you decide to not hire my way please! 👋
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I've decided Framer is 10x better than Webflow for most website.
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@kevinrose @APompliano that would be a great episode.
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2 years
Major milestone!! Artists officially sharing earnings with their fans! It’s happening 💎
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Big news! Next week, collectors will begin receiving royalty payouts on Royal. It’ll be the first time artists share a portion of their royalties with a collective of fans.
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@rrhoover Congrats! I’m happy to be part of the LP crew.
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Let’s go!!
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3LAU
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We are beyond excited to announce our $55m Series A lead by @a16z Welcome additional investors: @TheChainsmokers @KygoMusic @Nas @Logic301 @stefflondon @disclosure @JoynerLucas @coinbase + more! Let’s change the 🎵 biz together @join_royal
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Create value for people. Show that value to others. Simple formula to building a company. Just focus on that.
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This is why @join_royal needs to happen.
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ask the record label? how much have you spent on me as a artist? then you ask how much have you made off me as a artist? i’m about to make my record deal public by monday just to let the world see what these people on!!!
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Conflict happens when people care enough to disagree. Don’t forget you have something in common.
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Being the actual talent seems to be an under rated career aspiration these days. More people should choose to chase the dream of becoming the best craftsman ever.
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An insanely enlightening interview with @jerrycolonna and @TWistartups . Everybody will benefit from watching http://t.co/jHMJjskhfI
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7 years
Honored to be included in a group of great designers to share our thoughts on design with @lifeofthought #design
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Great Jobs quote "I'm as proud of what we don't do as I am of what we do" #design #startup
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7 months
This is getting fun! Coming to a phone near you. Booking a reservation from a text message. 🤯🤯
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I'm going to lose 12 lbs this year. I know I need accountability so I'm sharing it publicly. Anyone that wants to help me stay accountable or has the same aspiration hit me up!
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@derekkohn
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3 years
I haven’t opened @joinClubhouse in over 3 weeks. Nothing pulling me back to it. I can’t be the only one.
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@nickfloats This guy looks like he’s running out of breath from this brisk walk.
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3 years
Web3 2022 prediction. This will be the year legitimate web3 companies will break out from the herd. The novelty will wear off from the early adopters and real value will be required to attract the next segment of adopters. I’m looking forward to it!
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That’s all @join_royal
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Artists paying earnings to Fans is awesome!
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Another round of royalty payments are on the way! Later tonight, music fans will earn $27K+ in streaming royalties from artists they've invested in on Royal. This payout, our first in 2023, brings the total amount paid to collectors to $132K+. And we're just getting started.
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3 Reasons LinkedIn Needs to Be A Huge Part of Your Marketing Strategy in 2016 @janinepopick via @Inc
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@rrhoover When you own the operating system you can build basically anything.
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@derekkohn
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5 years
Really enjoyed watching the @AbstractNetflix episode on Product Design at @instagram . @ianspalter you did an awesome job helping to articulate what I’ve been trying to explain to my parents my whole career!
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@derekkohn
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7 years
With all the shocking events that happened this year it’s good to see acts of kindness and support from so many people. #yearinreview #gofundme @gofundme
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@derekkohn
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New @join_royal drop 🚨 Be the first to own % of streaming royalties for the entire EP! @OllieRaps
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3 years
🆕 DROP: Everyone help us welcome @OllieRaps ! He'll be the first artist ever to drop an EP on royal this Thursday, March 3 at 6PM ET. Each token represents a part of streaming royalty ownership in the full EP, 'Underrated'.
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Most people you want to work with aren’t looking for a new job. Share the future you’re excited about. Build relationships.
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Calling all independent designers! 📢 I'm looking for insanely talented designers who are interested in partnering with @CuriousClub . Get free work and none of the annoying operations responsibilities. Experience building REAL early-stage startups. Skills across branding,
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f$ck a blue check. im a blue chip
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Congrats to shr3wdguy on his success with @uppercuttruck . Make sure…
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@ShaanVP This is an at scale company employee mentality. No hustle.
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Our first collection is out on @join_royal !! From @3LAU
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The 1st @join_royal assets are being minted! They are my first NFTs that GIVE RIGHTS IN MY MUSIC to the people! We call them Limited Digital Assets (LDAs) because they do a lot more than standard ERC-721 tokens. More detailed blog post coming soon :)
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You know the drill. 😎 Be Fearful When Others Are Greedy and Greedy When Others Are Fearful.
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3 years
The difference between a Sr and Jr Product Manager. A Jr PM sets the pace and clarifies the details for the team. A Sr PM sets the purpose and empowers the best work from the team.
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@derekkohn
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I'm offering my hands on time to help anyone starting ANY kind of business for FREE for the next 30 days. Why? I want to meet more new business owners. Seriously, no catch. 🧵
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I love 15 min decision making meetings
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3 years
I'm seeing these roles on resumes and social profiles already. What is an NFT Advisor? DAO Support? NFT Animator? 18 mo ago this would likely have been a foreign language.
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@derekkohn
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3 years
Nailed it
@ljin18
Li Jin
3 years
What’s next for the creator economy & its intersection with web3? 🧵
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We are hiring! Designers and Engineers Want to build large scope 0-1 and enable the next generation of creators to be independent? Hit me up!
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JD Ross
3 years
Want to @join_royal ? I'm hiring 0-1 teams to build large-scope products w/ me - Engineers across the stack - Small teams who like working together, as a group hire or aqui-hire - Head of People to scale to 50+ or DM/email me $20k+ referral/signing bonus
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There are so many bad designers out there actually charging businesses money for their “professional” services. How can we change that?
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@derekkohn
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3 years
Thanks @andrewchen for capturing your thoughts and sharing!
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Fans of @3LAU are going to get paid on his new track!! With @join_royal
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Creative people that end up in big companies lose their spark. Stay you!
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Working linkedin has been the greatest and most fulfilling adventure…
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@derekkohn
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9 years
New interview on @CuriousClub out today with @charliecwaite ! Life is about finding balance.
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@join_royal Congrats to all the ultra black owners!!
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Real talk. I get genuinely stoked seeing friends winning. 💪
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@JoshyBeSloshy Rodney Mullen is smiling watching these moves that he invented still alive decades later. 🛹
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Fully vaccinated ✔️ Now I just need to get past this 24 hrs of terrible head and body aches. 🤒
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3 years
Creators is everyone and the next big thing can come from anyone. This isn’t the future. It’s now.
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2 years
Tune in to @web3ri dropping knowledge
@hello_we3
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Tuesday at 12pm PT we will be joined by three incredible women working in web3 to discuss Consumer Applications + NFTs! Learn from Diana Brown of @eco , @amy_yang1 of @Highlight_xyz and @web3ri of @join_royal Don't miss our Tour of web3! RSVP:
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@lilykonings Hit me up! I’m happy to support people who are looking for real fulfillment
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I just reviewed 100 design resumes. I couldn't help myself but to put together some tips for folks applying out there. Follow instructions. If I ask for examples of your best work, don’t skip that. It’s a huge red flag if you can't follow simple directions. Self-awareness is
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@namyakhann That's an insane amount to review! Again, send me some good ones you pass on! 😉
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@derekkohn
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Starting a new service biz venture? Here is some free advice. Be real with yourself on what you want this to be. Step by step. Stack blocks. Stay flexible—plans change. Overdeliver - make em say wow. Make space to think & plan. Test overcommitting to learn your limits.
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@bryce My theory is less startup founders are seeking funding. Creating software is so cheap now! Most startups would likely have a better outcome if they started with creating a small profitable business.
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@derekkohn
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Sometimes you have to waste some money to learn important lessons. I'll share some examples soon that cost me 5 figures that you could avoid.
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2 months
@David_Visuals_ Yo! What’s up
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@derekkohn
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3 years
Where your energy goes is what grows.
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3 years
Following principles only when you benefit means you aren’t principled at all.
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derek kohn
6 months
I think I'm late to the party here but I'm almost finished reading Will Smith's book "Will". It's one of the best memiors I've ever read. It's so honest, funny and full of valuable wisdom. For example, I love this quote... "All of your dreams are on the other side of pain
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I was lucky to figure this out early in my career. Just focus on being helpful to others and good things will happen.
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derek kohn
2 years
So cool that people can share ownership in his music on @join_royal
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That @nas performance was🔥🔥 #GRAMMYs 🎤👑
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Amazing!
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OK Im trying to get my Nas token on !!! Cant log in , must be about to sell out and I cant get on... serious FOMO alert
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Thanks @jessicahische for entertaining my kiddo! Great gift from @derekbender & @kaliko__
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Some things are hard to see when you’re standing too close.
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I lean into my lack of intelligence by asking others around me to make things stupid simple.
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Companies that force you to log-in to unsubscribe make me sick. 🤢
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I talked a client out of hiring us today. I hesitated to do it bc it would have been money in @CuriousClub hands but I knew we weren’t a good fit. It’s better to stay focused and execute on a plan than grab $$ wherever you can.
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9 years
@densityio love this idea! #startup
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3 years
I love getting up while the west coast is sleeping. 🦅🪱
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These were fun to make.
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@derekkohn
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@celinehalioua Worst late night scene for a big city
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Thank you @DopeOblivion for helping with many of the product device mockups 💪
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@derekkohn
derek kohn
3 years
Good reminder at this point in my career. Learners mindset.
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Don't confuse experience with expertise. Having faced a problem doesn't guarantee that you've mastered the solution. Don't mistake expertise for wisdom. Having deep knowledge doesn't guarantee that you know when it applies.
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I can’t wait to see a world where NFTs officially liberate creators. No need to sell your copyrights to a private investor who then turns around and sells something else to your fans/customers/consumers.
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@rsg @TurnerNovak Seattle... def a Starbucks guy
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I’ve talked with LOTS friends lately who feel stuck in jobs they don’t love but are scared to make the leap to work for themselves. Common reasons: tough job market, no plan, self-doubt, fear of not making money without a job. Here’s the advice I gave them and honestly I'm
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Is it normal to pay a full-time independent contractor PTO?
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You know those times when you have an idea and go buy up 5 domain names…just did it. 😂
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