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European countries have built a robust social and economic safety net for creators. Why not the US?
Read to the end for how women face unique challenges in the passion economy
A mind-expanding conversation with Kat Tenbarge
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And what content creators can learn from open-source developers
The Consumer Social innovator on how audiences become communities — and how you should monetize them
Also: Spotify’s answer to Clubhouse, Cameo’s $1 billion valuation, Substack’s $650 million valuation, and more
Recent news from TikTok, ConvertKit, and Ditto reveal an emerging new funnel for music creators to directly acquire, engage, and monetize fans.
Coordinape co-founder Tracheopteryx on how DAOs function, and what they entail for the future of work
“We want people to live off their art” - Chief R&D Officer Gustav Söderström
And what it means to be a journalist in 2020
“As a player, you actually earn 2-3x more than an entry-level job” - Gabby Dizon, co-founder of Yield Guild Games
And how the best of OnlyFans can be applied to other platforms
Read to the end to learn how a business model changed a company culture
And the product dynamics that drive social platforms
And how software relates to the Passion Economy
And the future of worker classification
News Roundup #15: Solutions for creator burnout, Substack announces new features, Cameo reveals 2020 stats, and more
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