President of Everything!
Recent news from TikTok, ConvertKit, and Ditto reveal an emerging new funnel for music creators to directly acquire, engage, and monetize fans.
♥ 8 Apr 17, 2021 by Li Jin, Nathan Baschez, and Yash Bagal
Also: Getty Images acquires Unsplash, LinkedIn’s new creator mode, the math behind MrBeast’s businesses, and more
♥ 24 Apr 10, 2021 by Li Jin, Nathan Baschez, and Yash Bagal
Also: Spotify’s answer to Clubhouse, Cameo’s $1 billion valuation, Substack’s $650 million valuation, and more
♥ 8 Apr 3, 2021 by Li Jin and Nathan Baschez
BitClout is a new service that allows anyone to create a publicly-tradable token. Will it work? What effect could it have?
♥ 13 Apr 1, 2021 by Nathan Baschez
Also: OnlyFans is launching a creative fund for musicians, #BookTok is leading to a resurgence in book sales, and more
♥ 18 Mar 27, 2021 by Li Jin and Nathan Baschez
Introducing our newest publication, Glassy! (A weekly study of technology through the lens of gender.)
♥ 17 Mar 24, 2021 by Nathan Baschez and Taylor Majewski
Also: Clubhouse’s accelerator program, Twitter’s new monetization tools for Spaces, a platform that lets fans control creators’ lives, and more
♥ 5 Mar 18, 2021 by Li Jin, Nathan Baschez, and Turner Novak
Also: Facebook’s take on short-form music creation, Charli D’Amelio’s distribution power, influencer marketing on Clubhouse, and more
♥ 5 Mar 6, 2021 by Nathan Baschez and Li Jin
Ian Borthwick’s secrets of influencer marketing
♥ 11 Mar 4, 2021 by Nathan Baschez and Bryant Jefferson
Also: Dispo’s $200 million valuation, MrBeast sells 1 million burgers, Spotify’s latest announcements, and more
♥ 8 Feb 25, 2021 by Li Jin and Nathan Baschez
David Dobrik’s new photo-sharing app just might be a winner.
♥ 24 Feb 20, 2021 by Nathan Baschez
Also: Mark Cuban’s plan to take on Clubhouse, Influencer unions, Triller’s latest content strategy, TikTok’s recipe-saving feature, and more
♥ 8 Feb 18, 2021 by Li Jin and Nathan Baschez
Full transcript of our conversation with Allen
♥ 1 Feb 18, 2021 by Li Jin and Nathan Baschez
Also: Patreon’s push towards creator equity, SMS platforms for creators, podcast advertising consolidation, and more
♥ 10 Feb 11, 2021 by Li Jin and Nathan Baschez
Three reasons why RSS still dominates in audio, but not text.
♥ 40 Feb 5, 2021 by Nathan Baschez
YouTube revealed $30B in creator payouts and is incentivizing creators to use “Shorts”, an OnlyFans-like platform connecting foodies with chefs, and more
♥ 8 Feb 4, 2021 by Li Jin and Nathan Baschez
Also in this week’s roundup: Clubhouse’s $1b valuation, a16z’s new media property, Forbes’s new deal for writers, and Instagram’s plan to keep up with TikTok.
♥ 15 Jan 27, 2021 by Li Jin and Nathan Baschez
News Roundup #16: Andrew Yang bringing hype houses to NYC, Apple launching a paid podcasts, the power law on OnlyFans, and more
♥ 3 Jan 19, 2021 by Li Jin and Nathan Baschez
News Roundup #15: Solutions for creator burnout, Substack announces new features, Cameo reveals 2020 stats, and more
♥ 0 Jan 12, 2021 by Li Jin and Nathan Baschez
Get your questions answered by your Means of Creation hosts
♥ 3 Jan 7, 2021 by Li Jin and Nathan Baschez
News Roundup #14: Twitter acquires Breaker, Clubhouse announces a Creator Pilot Program, Substack’s SEO issues and more
♥ 10 Jan 6, 2021 by Li Jin and Nathan Baschez
Your questions and critiques, answered!
♥ 9 Jan 5, 2021 by Nathan Baschez
Hey Talk Therapy listeners! We hope your holidays were restful, and that you’re having a productive start to this year. We’re pausing Talk
♥ 4 Jan 4, 2021 by Dan Shipper and Nathan Baschez
Dan and Nathan welcome Andre Plaut, creator of The Prediction Game—a competition to predict the events of the coming year for a tantalizing
♥ 4 Dec 24, 2020 by Dan Shipper and Nathan Baschez
Nathan takes Dan behind his latest Divinations essay, “Why Content is King,” from the writing process—which included drafting the piece in l
♥ 6 Dec 19, 2020 by Dan Shipper and Nathan Baschez