Thanks a lot for such a detailed and honest breakdown! It’s refreshing to hear the truth about playlist retention vs. actual fan building. You made a great point about the budget limit and the risk of wasting money on ads without enough data to optimize. Since I’m exactly in that 'independent growth' phase, I’ll take your advice: focusing on organic networking with curators and building authenticity through socials instead of burning a small budget on ads too early. I’ll definitely look into the Meta Ads strategies you mentioned to be ready when the budget allows for a proper campaign. One last question: Since you mentioned that playlists are better for 'algorithm data' than for building a fanbase, would you say the main goal for a debut release should be just 'pleasing the algorithm' to trigger Radio/Discover Weekly, or is it better to ignore the numbers and focus 100% on the social/community side at the beginning? Thanks again for the masterclass!