Also: Spotify’s answer to Clubhouse, Cameo’s $1 billion valuation, Substack’s $650 million valuation, and more
A special episode with your Means of Creation hosts
And how software relates to the Passion Economy
And the product dynamics that drive social platforms
Read to the end for influencer political marketing
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
Also: Mark Cuban’s plan to take on Clubhouse, Influencer unions, Triller’s latest content strategy, TikTok’s recipe-saving feature, and more
Get your questions answered by your Means of Creation hosts
The TCG partner on the most interesting investment opportunities in crypto right now
Also: Dispo’s $200 million valuation, MrBeast sells 1 million burgers, Spotify’s latest announcements, and more
Also: Clubhouse’s accelerator program, Twitter’s new monetization tools for Spaces, a platform that lets fans control creators’ lives, and more
News Roundup #16: Andrew Yang bringing hype houses to NYC, Apple launching a paid podcasts, the power law on OnlyFans, and more
Plus, using Twitch for journalism, Bella Poarch, and the implications of Penske’s control over Hollywood publications
Why are they doing it? And will it work?
Erik Forman on how to counteract the precarious realities of today’s platform economy
And what it means to be a journalist in 2020
Read to the end to learn how a business model changed a company culture
News Roundup #15: Solutions for creator burnout, Substack announces new features, Cameo reveals 2020 stats, and more
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,
Also: Top Clubhouse creators ‘unionise’, Soundcloud’s new fan-powered monetisation model, the creator economy’s LA exodus, and more
Also: Facebook’s take on short-form music creation, Charli D’Amelio’s distribution power, influencer marketing on Clubhouse, and more
And the future of social media platforms
Journalist Alex Kantrowitz on Big Tech’s shifting attitude towards creators