[Original article via [Sonicbids Blog](
http://blog.sonicbids.com/5-practices-all-musicians-should-borrow-from-these-startup-founders
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You've all heard of startups, right? They're kind of everywhere right now; from
Uber to [PledgeMusic](
http://blog.sonicbids.com/9-proven-direct-to-fan-strategies-from-the-pledgemusic-team
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