Creative Entrepreneurship
What Family Guy Can Teach You About the
Business of Creativity
Family Guy. It’s crude, rude, and, according to its detractors… badly drawn. But the show has a rabid fan base…
10 Creative Lessons from Bowie in Berlin
David Bowie is most famous for his glam rock creation Ziggy Stardust, but his best and most interesting work centres…
How Do YOU Define Success?
When you think of success, what comes to mind? One might say success is bringing home lots of money. Another…
Why You Don’t Need to Be a Genius to Achieve Creative Success
Photo by Sebastian Bergmann On a cold winter's day shortly before his death, the artist Michelangelo Buonarroti gathered a large…
The Kurt Cobain Guide to Startup Success
There’s no doubt that rock stars can be creative entrepreneurs, just like entrepreneurs can be creative rock stars. But Kurt…
Do You Really Want to Make a Living from Your Creativity?
Serious question. This is the final post in a series that has looked at creative rock stars - the creative…
The Flip Side of Fame: Exploitation
It's a cliche for artists and creatives to say 'I love my work so much I'd do it free' -…
The Dark Side of Creativity: Burnout
Photo by computerhotline Who wouldn't want to be a creative rock star? After all, rock stars astound their audience, they…
The Difference Between the Stars and the Rest of Us
Contrary to appearances, stars are not superhuman. Although we (and they) love the image of the star, in lots of…
Creative Rock Stars Give Something Back
It is also part of Blog Action Day, which this year is about Poverty. Charity is one of the nicer…