Read to the end for why Warner Music Group paid $85m for a meme-making company
Ian Borthwick’s secrets of influencer marketing
Also: Top Clubhouse creators ‘unionise’, Soundcloud’s new fan-powered monetisation model, the creator economy’s LA exodus, and more
Also: Patreon’s push towards creator equity, SMS platforms for creators, podcast advertising consolidation, and more
The TCG partner on the most interesting investment opportunities in crypto right now
And the future of worker classification
Plus, find new Substacks, a16z on the Passion Economy, and how to grow your podcast
“As a player, you actually earn 2-3x more than an entry-level job” - Gabby Dizon, co-founder of Yield Guild Games
Also: Facebook’s take on short-form music creation, Charli D’Amelio’s distribution power, influencer marketing on Clubhouse, and more
Read to the end for an insightful OnlyFans creator AMA
Creators are businesses. Over time, they will start to act like it.
News Roundup #14: Twitter acquires Breaker, Clubhouse announces a Creator Pilot Program, Substack’s SEO issues and more
And the future of social media platforms
Welcome to Means of Creation!Every Friday, Li and Nathan interview a guest in the passion economy — founders, creators and operators who are
News Roundup #13: lottery meets YouTuber, Reddit’s Dubsmash acquisition, and a database with 20,000+ newsletters
Or, why friendly ambitious nerds will change the world
Journalist Alex Kantrowitz on Big Tech’s shifting attitude towards creators
For our guest this week on Means of Creation we welcomed Joseph Albanese, co-founder and CEO of Stir!As we’ve discussed on the show before,
Read to the end for how women face unique challenges in the passion economy
She distills the secrets of the world's most successful people & companies
Read to the end for live streaming insights for music creators
"I like the idea of culture being more valuable and more people being able to profit from their taste" - Kyle Chayka
And what it means to be a journalist in 2020
Erik Forman on how to counteract the precarious realities of today’s platform economy
