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The controllable founder: what changed in v1.2.0
From v1.1.0 (2026-10-16, ebc03336e) to v1.2.0 (2026-10-18, de821285d), paragraph by paragraph.
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The clearestOne way I know to say this is with a Wardley map. On the evolution axis, from genesis to commodity, where does the person sit? Record labels behave like investors: someone with capital chooses which artist to put it behind. And some of the most successful pop acts were not the best musicians, singers or performers. What I used to tell musician friends is: look at who is actually the talent. Often it was not the performer. It was the production, the access to venues and radio, and above all the songs.
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