@Luan Krasniqi i just watched this video. This sounds good. I had noticed there were some bots/scammers seeping in. Got DMd a few times. Glad to see a paywall go up to keep those out. Am I a premium member? I hope you’ve kept that subscription going. What is the VIP tier? I didn’t see where that was discussed/defined. Cheers!

@Luan Krasniqi oh no! Good luck and stay safe.

@Luan Krasniqi i don’t have anything to request feedback on this week. Thanks again for all your thoughts on both my song and the roadmap. I always appreciate how you go deep into the feedback. Some very helpful reflections and advice on both. Im nearly done with my next song. Cleaning up the lyrics. If all goes well next weekend I’ll have time to get it over the finish line. My goal is to share for next week’s session. Have a good week!

@Luan Krasniqi fantastic! Will respond more later.

@Luan Krasniqi Some additional thoughts on my part. First: very helpful. Thank you for taking all this time to review my roadmap and provide all this feedback. I loved the focus on what I'm really selling. That's a good framing. I'm not just selling my songs, but ultimately how my own story helps people connect with them - or with me. Very Gary Vaynerchuk. "You are the brand." The life review for stories is a great exercise. I hadn't heard of that one before. Will definitely do that. Will take the time over these coming months to explore this more fully. That was a good call out on what I mean by "sustainable." Here it is in a nutshell: This path is sustainable if I can build repeatable regional live audience reach in a way that fits into my life as a working father; money may follow. Concretely, I’m using this as a guide: repeat ticketed shows across ~10 cities in the NL/BE/DE region on a 1–2 year cycle, with rooms growing into the 150–300 range (with an occasional stretch toward 500), while keeping the time commitment around 8–10 hours per week. That wouldn’t replace my full-time income, but it might generate meaningful supplemental income over time—and even without that, I’d likely want to keep going if the audience connection and life balance were there. And, finally, as you know with me, you weren't wasting your time. This was not a AI exercise. I wrote this over several months. With refinement after refinement after refinement. Though, and I highly recommend this to everyone, I used ChatGPT quite heavily as a deep thinking partner. Like a late-night college study partner where you share ideas, explore forks in the roads, backup and refine. Lastly—on a completely separate note—you’re looking great! Congrats on the weight loss; that’s a big win in 2025. I’m down about 30 pounds myself, with a bit more to go in 2026. Thanks again!

@Ivo B thanks Ivo!

@Tony Wirth welcome to the community here! Those are good goals. This community will help you keep to your goals. Cheers! Brad