Passion Economy News #5: The Prop 22 Debate, Substack’s Mentorship Program, OnZoom’s Event Discovery Push, Business Insider’s potential Morning Brew Acquisition, and More

Welcome to Issue #5 of the Means of Creation weekly news roundup where we break down the latest news on the passion economy, including the happenings related to platforms, creators, startups, and trends.

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Included in this issue:

• A paid Substack publication that moved up 8 spots in the Substack Ranking in less than a month
• "Chickenization” in the labor economy and how it affects Prop 22
• Zoom’s push into events and why it’s going to struggle to succeed
• A Substack mentorship program
• Content burnout and how creators are dealing with it
• What podcasters need to know about Spotify x Anchor
• And more

What Readers Are Saying

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