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The conflict is real. “Jean-Michel [Basquiat] called, ” Mr. Warhol wrote in his diary on Sept. 5, 1983. “He’s afraid he’s just going to be a flash in the pan. And I told him not to worry, that he wouldn’t be. But then I got scared because ... # [View Online](17322953/150530305/189088a70c8c653883c57b9df8d70882) --------------------------------------------------------------- [] [The landlord and the creative coach]( The conflict is real. “Jean-Michel [Basquiat] called,” Mr. Warhol wrote in his diary on Sept. 5, 1983. “He’s afraid he’s just going to be a flash in the pan. And I told him not to worry, that he wouldn’t be. But then I got scared because he’s rented our building on Great Jones and what if he is a flash in the pan and doesn’t have the money to pay his rent?” Every publisher, promoter, impresario, and family member worries about this, at least a bit. The good ones acknowledge the conflict and dance with it. Conflict of interest is real. And as Fred Wilson says, if there is no conflict, there is no interest. [Add to Any]( [Digg This]( [Add to FaceBook]( [Add to LinkedIn]( [Pin it!]() [Post to X.com]( [Subscribe by email]( [Subscribe by RSS](  • [Email to a friend]( landlord and the creative coach;17322953) • You're getting this note because you subscribed to Seth Godin's blog. Don't want to get this email anymore? Click the link below to unsubscribe. [Safely Unsubscribe]( • [Archives](subscriberid=150530305&validate=6d3c0645f60c73f7130adcdf8dd69e3b&portal=1081591) • [Preferences]( • [Contact]( • [Subscribe]( • [Privacy]( Email subscriptions powered by [FeedBlitz®]() • [650 E. Palisade Avenue Ste 2, PO Box 173 • Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632](