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Author profile picture Osana Presents SOLID now ⏳
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Recipient profile picture Richard Branson
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24 January
Dear Richard Branson,
What were other career options available to you in your youth? I am curious to know what you believed was your core competency when you started your first successful business - Virgin Records. What was your social life like, did you have a network in the industry? If so, was that the reason you felt comfortable working in the record business? I want to know the (70's) when there was great music but you couldn't just distribute with the click of a button like is today. https://fancradle.bandcamp.com/releases Lastly, What do you think of the description of music today, as a commodity?

Osana Presents SOLID now ⏳

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