News Roundup #13: lottery meets YouTuber, Reddit’s Dubsmash acquisition, and a database with 20,000+ newsletters
Mirror’s Patrick Rivera on the convergence of crypto and the creator economy
And how the best of OnlyFans can be applied to other platforms
Read to the end for an insightful OnlyFans creator AMA
Also: Patreon’s push towards creator equity, SMS platforms for creators, podcast advertising consolidation, and more
Read to the end for how women face unique challenges in the passion economy
European countries have built a robust social and economic safety net for creators. Why not the US?
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
The Consumer Social innovator on how audiences become communities — and how you should monetize them
Plus, find new Substacks, a16z on the Passion Economy, and how to grow your podcast
And what the next phase looks like for Teachable
A mind-expanding conversation with Kat Tenbarge
Dani Loftus on disrupting the trillion dollar global fashion industry
The founder of Universe joins us to discuss how to democratize website creation
Read to the end for publicly listed TikTok Creator Mansion
Full transcript of our conversation with Allen
And the future of worker classification
What happens when a product company tries to run a platform?
“Quantify the impact, reduce it as much as possible, and offset the rest” says Joseph Pallant - founder of the Blockchain for Climate Foundation
And understanding how psychology affects consumer behavior
Read to the end for a 9-year-old YouTube star who launched a Roblox world
“As a player, you actually earn 2-3x more than an entry-level job” - Gabby Dizon, co-founder of Yield Guild Games
Also: Spotify’s answer to Clubhouse, Cameo’s $1 billion valuation, Substack’s $650 million valuation, and more