TEM150: How to 10x your progress and moving on quickly from your bad ideas - A conversation with Modacity's Marc Gelfo

Marc Gelfo is the CEO and co-founder of Modacity,

 

I can't believe we made it to 150 episodes together! Thank you to each and every one of you for listening and for giving TEM your attention. I wouldn't have made it past the 10th episode without you!

Next stop: 200!

 

What You'll Learn:

• How Marc used his experiences with cognitive science to approach practicing his horn more efficiently
• The need for an embouchure change after Marc was already making a living as a professional horn player that inspired him to create software to help himself and others practice more efficiently
• How different his first idea in this space was compared to what Modacity is today
• The startup accelerator he joined in Silicon Valley that really forced him to question whether his ideas were viable business ideas
• Why you need to kill your bad ideas as fast as you possibly can (and how to go about starting that process if you're not good at it)
• The difference between visionaries and integrators and why those two types of people work so well together (and why partnering with someone is frequently a better idea than trying to change your type)
• How any musician can up their progress up to 10x
• The two different kinds of expectations and the four reactions we can have to them (really good stuff!)
• How Marc discovered the importance of team as he developed Modacity
• Why bringing on advisers as teammates can compliment your weaknesses (and how to pitch them)
• How he achieves balance in his life (this was a different answer than I’ve ever heard to this question)
• Where Marc sees software for musicians going in the future

 Links:

• Modacity app
• marcgelfo.com
• Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
• Rocket Fuel by Gino Wickman and Mark Winters
• Marc's Interval Meditation Video

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Produced by Andrew Hitz

Show notes for all episodes of TEM including topics discussed, links to all books and websites referenced can be found at:

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