“There’s a massive appetite for content that goes beyond 280“ - Head of Longform Content Nick Sallon
Read to the end for publicly listed TikTok Creator Mansion
A mind-expanding conversation with Kat Tenbarge
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?
The Consumer Social innovator on how audiences become communities — and how you should monetize them
News Roundup #16: Andrew Yang bringing hype houses to NYC, Apple launching a paid podcasts, the power law on OnlyFans, and more
Recent news from TikTok, ConvertKit, and Ditto reveal an emerging new funnel for music creators to directly acquire, engage, and monetize fans.
Also: Spotify’s answer to Clubhouse, Cameo’s $1 billion valuation, Substack’s $650 million valuation, and more
Read to the end for a 9-year-old YouTube star who launched a Roblox world
And what content creators can learn from open-source developers
Plus, find new Substacks, a16z on the Passion Economy, and how to grow your podcast
Coordinape co-founder Tracheopteryx on how DAOs function, and what they entail for the future of work
“As a player, you actually earn 2-3x more than an entry-level job” - Gabby Dizon, co-founder of Yield Guild Games
“We want people to live off their art” - Chief R&D Officer Gustav Söderström
And how the best of OnlyFans can be applied to other platforms
And what it means to be a journalist in 2020
Read to the end to learn how a business model changed a company culture
And the product dynamics that drive social platforms
And how software relates to the Passion Economy
News Roundup #14: Twitter acquires Breaker, Clubhouse announces a Creator Pilot Program, Substack’s SEO issues and more
News Roundup #15: Solutions for creator burnout, Substack announces new features, Cameo reveals 2020 stats, and more
And the future of worker classification
Plus, using Twitch for journalism, Bella Poarch, and the implications of Penske’s control over Hollywood publications
