Q&A with Patreon CEO Jack Conte on social media algorithms, studying music at Stanford, streaming, paying out $10B, creators, TikTok, influencers, AI, and more
The man who cofounded Patreon is tired of influencers making content to get clicks. He'd rather creators earn lifelong fans—and he has a plan for that. Bluesky: @vortexegg.com and @wired.com Bluesky:...
Why there has never been a better time for online creators: it might be harder than ever to earn $1M per year but it has never been easier to make $50,000
I judge the health of the creator economy by one single controversial factor: ease of access and probability of survival for its participants. Threads: @carmona . Mastodon: @carnage4life@mas.to . X: @...
Patreon lays off 80 employees, or about 17% of its staff, and closes its offices in Dublin and Berlin; the company raised $155M in April 2021 at a $4B valuation
The creator subscription company Patreon is the latest company to be affected by a long line of tech layoffs.
Q&A with Patreon CEO Jack Conte on its relationship with Apple and exception from App Store's 30% cut, supporting creators across platforms, and more
Profile of Substack, whose founders insist it is a platform, not a media company, and say there is less need for moderation as readers opt in to newsletters
Did a newsletter company create a more equitable media system—or replicate the flaws of the old one? Tweets: @benthompson , @cliomiso , @asymmetricinfo , @can , @bdomenech , @maxwellstrachan , @dandre...
A look at the “hustle economy”, where unemployed teachers, cooks, and dancers are turning to Patreon, Twitch, and OnlyFans to monetize their digital offerings
Unemployed teachers, cooks, dancers are turning to Patreon, Twitch, and OnlyFans — e have nothing to sell besides physical touch. Tweets: @wmmna , @ubi_works , @ibogost , @ozm , @30_helens , @bijans...
Patreon says it laid off 30 employees, 13% of its workforce, partly due to current economic uncertainty, despite seeing a surge in new creators last month
Creative platform Patreon has laid off 30 employees, which is 13% of its workforce, TechCrunch has learned.
Patreon CEO Jack Conte says the company is considering providing HR support, capital funding, health insurance, and other services to creators
Patreon, the subscription-based fan platform, is eyeing a range of new services to support creators — including potentially providing loans at some point, CEO Jack Conte said.
Webcomics creators, including artists behind XKCD and Dinosaur Comics, talk about their early days, and how social media and Patreon have shifted the economics
Featuring the artists behind XKCD, Questionable Content, Dinosaur Comics, and more — Illustrations by Alex Castro / The Verge Tweets: @gpfjeff , @adamgurri , @hayesbrown , @drmrfrancis , @projection...
Q&A with Patreon CEO Jack Conte and Memberful CEO Drew Strojny on Patreon's acquisition of Memberful, building an SaaS startup, and the history of the companies
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