ABOUT THIS EPISODEThis week on Means of Creation, we talked to Nadia Eghbal! Nadia’s work has focused on the reputation-based economies that drive creator and open-source developer communities. She currently is the Head of Writer Experience at Substack and previously helped build open-source developer experiences (independently and at GitHub). Nadia also published a book earlier… Continue reading Means of Creation : #21 — Nadia Eghbal on the parallels between open-source software development and online creators
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Means of Creation : #20 — Eugene Wei on all things technology, film and media
ABOUT THIS EPISODESince 2001, Eugene Wei has been publishing a blog and newsletter called Remains of the Day, where he writes about technology and media. The blog distills complicated consumer tech trends not just from a product design standpoint, but also from a user psychology perspective. His essays on Status as a Service (StaaS) and… Continue reading Means of Creation : #20 — Eugene Wei on all things technology, film and media
Means of Creation : #19 — Indie Hackers founder Courtland Allen on how to build a profitable online business
ABOUT THIS EPISODEIndie Hackers is an online community that focuses on entrepreneurs who build profitable internet businesses. They describe themselves as individuals seeking financial independence, creative freedom, and the ability to work on their own schedule. Entrepreneurs in the community have built B2B SaaS applications, paid newsletters, and everything in between. Courtland started Indie Hackers… Continue reading Means of Creation : #19 — Indie Hackers founder Courtland Allen on how to build a profitable online business
Means of Creation : #18 — Li and Nathan on the future of online education and “Universal Creator Income”
ABOUT THIS EPISODEIn this special Q&A episode, Li and Nathan talk through the week’s passion economy news, and take live questions from the MOC community. In this episode, we talk about: Wes Kao and Gagan Biyani’s new Cohort-Based Education startup How platforms can enable larger swaths of their user bases to be more successful, as… Continue reading Means of Creation : #18 — Li and Nathan on the future of online education and “Universal Creator Income”
Means of Creation : #17 — Aella on being a top 0.08% OnlyFans creator and opportunities for tech in the adult content world
ABOUT THIS EPISODEAella is an OnlyFans creator who is in the top 0.08% of all creators on the platform. Founded in 2016, OnlyFans is a platform that is revolutionizing sex work, allowing creators to sell subscriptions for premium content, as well as earn tips from their fans and charge for pay-per-view messages. The website is… Continue reading Means of Creation : #17 — Aella on being a top 0.08% OnlyFans creator and opportunities for tech in the adult content world
Influencer Business: A podcast by Trove : Investor Li Jin on the Passion Economy and how the creator industry is evolving
ABOUT THIS EPISODELi Jin is an investor who focuses on the Passion Economy, a term that she coined herself that means this new economy where individuals monetize their skills. Li has been interested in and an active participant in the Passion Economy for years now. She embraced early blogging platforms and has recently launched a… Continue reading Influencer Business: A podcast by Trove : Investor Li Jin on the Passion Economy and how the creator industry is evolving
Means of Creation : #16 — Joseph Albanese, CEO and co-founder of Stir, on building business tools for creators and collab culture
ABOUT THIS EPISODEJoe Albanese is the cofounder and CEO of Stir, a startup that’s building tools to help creators run their businesses. In the new era in which power and influence are shifting from institutions to individuals, Stir is addressing the needs creators have in running their businesses and optimizing their finances. Last week, Stir… Continue reading Means of Creation : #16 — Joseph Albanese, CEO and co-founder of Stir, on building business tools for creators and collab culture
Means of Creation : #15 — Taylor Lorenz on the creator economy, online entrepreneurship, the changing media landscape, & more
ABOUT THIS EPISODELi Jin and Nathan Baschez interview Taylor Lorenz, a technology reporter for the New York Times covering internet culture. Her reporting is consumed avidly by venture capitalists, founders, and anyone curious about how the internet is shaping culture and how humans express themselves. She has written about topics like TikTok cults, a Discord… Continue reading Means of Creation : #15 — Taylor Lorenz on the creator economy, online entrepreneurship, the changing media landscape, & more
The Pomp Podcast : #411: Li Jin on the Passion Economy
ABOUT THIS EPISODELi Jin is the Founding Partner at Atelier Ventures. She previously worked at Andreessen Horowitz and is well known for coining the term “Passion Economy.” In this conversation, we discuss an overview of the passion economy, how platforms have evolved to empower this transition, the new small businesses of America, rebuilding the middle… Continue reading The Pomp Podcast : #411: Li Jin on the Passion Economy
Means of Creation : #14 — Casey Newton, founder of Platformer, on launching Platformer, on the future of journalism and diversity in paid newsletters
ABOUT THIS EPISODELi Jin and Nathan Baschez interview Casey Newton, founder and writer of Platformer News. Casey has been a leading journalistic voices in Silicon Valley for over a decade, most recently writing a daily newsletter for The Verge. Casey covers topics around government intervention in Big Tech, content moderation, and the impacts of social… Continue reading Means of Creation : #14 — Casey Newton, founder of Platformer, on launching Platformer, on the future of journalism and diversity in paid newsletters