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
And what it means to be a journalist in 2020
♥ 8 Oct 20, 2020 by Li Jin and 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
Nat Eliason helps us understand Decentralized Finance from first principles
♥ 8 Jan 25, 2022 by Li Jin and 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: 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
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
What happens when a product company tries to run a platform?
♥ 7 🔒 May 10, 2021 by Li Jin, Nathan Baschez, and Yash Bagal
Why are they doing it? And will it work?
♥ 7 Apr 27, 2021 by Li Jin, Nathan Baschez, and Yash Bagal
Plus, using Twitch for journalism, Bella Poarch, and the implications of Penske’s control over Hollywood publications
♥ 6 Sep 29, 2020 by Li Jin and Nathan Baschez
Welcome to Means of Creation!Every Friday, Li and Nathan interview a guest in the passion economy — founders, creators and operators who are
♥ 6 Aug 20, 2020 by Li Jin and Nathan Baschez
And understanding how psychology affects consumer behavior
♥ 6 Dec 3, 2020 by Li Jin and Nathan Baschez
A special episode with your Means of Creation hosts
♥ 6 Nov 12, 2020 by Li Jin and Nathan Baschez
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
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
“Quantify the impact, reduce it as much as possible, and offset the rest” says Joseph Pallant - founder of the Blockchain for Climate Foundation
♥ 5 Feb 15, 2022 by Li Jin and Nathan Baschez
Read to the end for live streaming insights for music creators
♥ 5 🔒 Nov 10, 2020 by Li Jin and Nathan Baschez
And how the best of OnlyFans can be applied to other platforms
♥ 5 Nov 5, 2020 by Li Jin and Nathan Baschez
European countries have built a robust social and economic safety net for creators. Why not the US?
♥ 5 🔒 May 22, 2021 by Li Jin, Nathan Baschez, and Yash Bagal
The Consumer Social innovator on how audiences become communities — and how you should monetize them
♥ 4 🔒 Aug 27, 2020 by Li Jin and Nathan Baschez
Coordinape co-founder Tracheopteryx on how DAOs function, and what they entail for the future of work
♥ 4 Mar 22, 2022 by Li Jin and Nathan Baschez
Welcome to Issue #11 of the Means of Creation weekly news roundup where we break down the latest news on the passion economy, including the
♥ 4 🔒 Dec 1, 2020 by Li Jin and Nathan Baschez
Packy McCormick, author of Not Boring, one of the most widely-read analysts in tech. His newsletter now has more than 75k subscribers and he
♥ 4 Sep 28, 2021 by Li Jin and Nathan Baschez
And why David Dobrik may have a bigger impact than David Letterman
♥ 4 Sep 16, 2020 by Li Jin and Nathan Baschez
Dani Loftus on disrupting the trillion dollar global fashion industry
♥ 3 Mar 15, 2022 by Li Jin and Nathan Baschez
