From #6, if you're an introvert, act like an extrovert for a change. This rings so true with me. I was a super shy kid, but when the opportunity to change schools came around, I decided to try acting out and being the loud one for a change. It worked. I quickly realized it was a choice, and pretty soon, I wasn't even pretending, that was just who I was.

Now, I seize every chance to meet new people, I don't mind being speaking up, taking the lead, and being a social butterfly. Once in a while, the shy kid creeps back up for a minute and I remember the choice I made, and smile.

The title says it's for musicians, but the advice applies just as well to startups.

Exactly. I run 2 companies right now and I've started others before (all in web-based software). I'm now in the process of trying to slowly turn music into my next business (as a songwriter/performer) as well, and I'm finding a lot of cross-applicability in terms of marketing experiences, especially as the web takes a greater and greater role in the lives of musicians.

When I saw that there was only one comment, I knew it would say that...

Haha sorry - I didn't want to editorialize the title too much, but I also wanted to point out that there really was a reason I was posting it here.