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News Roundup #13: lottery meets YouTuber, Reddit’s Dubsmash acquisition, and a database with 20,000+ newsletters
Read to the end for a 9-year-old YouTube star who launched a Roblox world
Reacting to the news of Slack’s purchase by Salesforce, Nathan gets into the different opportunities in hardware vs. software and Dan goes d
Li Jin, who co-hosts Means of Creation with Nathan, comes on the show to discuss the economics of her partnership with Every. How did you
Also: Patreon’s push towards creator equity, SMS platforms for creators, podcast advertising consolidation, and more
And does it matter?
My recent interview with Jesse Beyroutey solidified a hunch that I’ve been nursing for awhile: Incentive alignment is one of the most import
Read to the end for how women face unique challenges in the passion economy
Also: Mark Cuban’s plan to take on Clubhouse, Influencer unions, Triller’s latest content strategy, TikTok’s recipe-saving feature, and more
Plus, find new Substacks, a16z on the Passion Economy, and how to grow your podcast
It’s weird, but in some ways, side projects require better strategy than regular businesses. They’re so easy to quit. Even if you love it, y
Read to the end for publicly listed TikTok Creator Mansion
"I like the idea of culture being more valuable and more people being able to profit from their taste" - Kyle Chayka
European countries have built a robust social and economic safety net for creators. Why not the US?
A Book Review of “Mastering the Market Cycle”
“There’s a massive appetite for content that goes beyond 280“ - Head of Longform Content Nick Sallon
“As a player, you actually earn 2-3x more than an entry-level job” - Gabby Dizon, co-founder of Yield Guild Games
After reading Dan’s Superorganizers profile on people person Peter Boyce, Nathan wonders why his hands-on approach to social and business ca
And what content creators can learn from open-source developers
Nathan and Dan discuss how they test for what kind of content resonates. P.S. — Here’s the essay on Oatly’s marketing by Nat Eliason just p
And how the best of OnlyFans can be applied to other platforms
Also: Spotify’s answer to Clubhouse, Cameo’s $1 billion valuation, Substack’s $650 million valuation, and more
Recent news from TikTok, ConvertKit, and Ditto reveal an emerging new funnel for music creators to directly acquire, engage, and monetize fans.
(Spoilers, as usual!) In the this episode of Ted Lasso, Higgins decides to take Coach Beard aside and ask him whether he really thinks it's
