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Side Hustle or Job Replacement? What Platforms Like Poshmark Are Really Providing

News Roundup #13: lottery meets YouTuber, Reddit’s Dubsmash acquisition, and a database with 20,000+ newsletters

by Li Jin and Nathan Baschez

🔒 December 16, 2020

Welcome to Issue #13 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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Happy holidays everyone! We are taking a couple weeks off from the news roundup after this one. We’ll see you all in the New Year!

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