How a Company Becomes a Thought Leader The co-founder of Musicbed shares how his company became more than just a place for music licensing.

By Jason Feifer

Musicbed

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When Daniel McCarthy cofounded the music-licensing company Musicbed, he had a big idea: "I don't want customers to just think about Musicbed when they think about music licensing. I want them to think about Musicbed when they're trying to get inspired." Accomplishing that would require a lot of experimentation, spending money with no sure ROI, and launching (and closing) a magazine.

In this episode, we map how Musicbed became more than just the sum of its product.

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Jason Feifer

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Editor in Chief

Jason Feifer is the editor in chief of BIZ Experiences magazine and host of the podcast Problem Solvers. Outside of BIZ Experiences, he writes the newsletter One Thing Better, which each week gives you one better way to build a career or company you love. He is also a startup advisor, keynote speaker, book author, and nonstop optimism machine.

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