Nat Eliason helps us understand Decentralized Finance from first principles
♥ 9 Jan 25, 2022 by Li Jin and Nathan Baschez
Read to the end to learn how a business model changed a company culture
♥ 9 Nov 17, 2020 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
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: 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
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: 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
And what it means to be a journalist in 2020
♥ 8 Oct 20, 2020 by Li Jin and Nathan Baschez
Why are they doing it? And will it work?
♥ 7 Apr 27, 2021 by Li Jin, Nathan Baschez, and Yash Bagal
What happens when a product company tries to run a platform?
♥ 7 May 10, 2021 by Li Jin, Nathan Baschez, and Yash Bagal
And understanding how psychology affects consumer behavior
♥ 6 Dec 3, 2020 by Li Jin and Nathan Baschez
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
A special episode with your Means of Creation hosts
♥ 6 Nov 12, 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
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
And how the best of OnlyFans can be applied to other platforms
♥ 5 Nov 5, 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
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
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
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
And why David Dobrik may have a bigger impact than David Letterman
♥ 4 Sep 16, 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
