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In 2008, Keven Kelly wrote a classic blog post, “1,000 True Fans,” pointing out that that the Internet had opened up a new career path for creative people. Before the Internet, a creative career typically required the support of a large institution—a record label, magazine or newspaper publisher, movie studio, etc.—to underwrite and distribute your work…

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