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Podcast: Making a Scene Presents
Episode: Crowdfunding is Begging Not a Business Plan
Description: The Van, the Laptop, and the Lie We Tell Ourselves
The van smells like reheated coffee, gaffer tape, and the kind of optimism that only survives because musicians are stubborn. The band is parked outside a rehearsal space they pay for by the hour, and instead of loading in, they’re huddled around a laptop like it’s a campfire. The screen is a crowdfunding draft page with reward tiers, shipping promises, and a stretch goal that reads like a prayer you’re trying to pass off as strategy.
Nobody says “begging,” but everybody feels it. They k...