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Creators are businesses. Over time, they will start to act like it.
Also: Facebook’s take on short-form music creation, Charli D’Amelio’s distribution power, influencer marketing on Clubhouse, and more
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Plus, find new Substacks, a16z on the Passion Economy, and how to grow your podcast
“As a player, you actually earn 2-3x more than an entry-level job” - Gabby Dizon, co-founder of Yield Guild Games
And the future of worker classification
News Roundup #13: lottery meets YouTuber, Reddit’s Dubsmash acquisition, and a database with 20,000+ newsletters
Welcome to Means of Creation!Every Friday, Li and Nathan interview a guest in the passion economy — founders, creators and operators who are
News Roundup #14: Twitter acquires Breaker, Clubhouse announces a Creator Pilot Program, Substack’s SEO issues and more
And the future of social media platforms
Or, why friendly ambitious nerds will change the world
And what it means to be a journalist in 2020
Journalist Alex Kantrowitz on Big Tech’s shifting attitude towards creators
"I like the idea of culture being more valuable and more people being able to profit from their taste" - Kyle Chayka
Erik Forman on how to counteract the precarious realities of today’s platform economy
Read to the end for how women face unique challenges in the passion economy
She distills the secrets of the world's most successful people & companies
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For our guest this week on Means of Creation we welcomed Joseph Albanese, co-founder and CEO of Stir!As we’ve discussed on the show before,
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Plus, using Twitch for journalism, Bella Poarch, and the implications of Penske’s control over Hollywood publications
And understanding how psychology affects consumer behavior
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