News Roundup #13: lottery meets YouTuber, Reddit’s Dubsmash acquisition, and a database with 20,000+ newsletters
And how the best of OnlyFans can be applied to other platforms
Read to the end for an insightful OnlyFans creator AMA
Dani Loftus on disrupting the trillion dollar global fashion industry
Also: Patreon’s push towards creator equity, SMS platforms for creators, podcast advertising consolidation, and more
Mirror’s Patrick Rivera on the convergence of crypto and the creator economy
Coordinape co-founder Tracheopteryx on how DAOs function, and what they entail for the future of work
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
Read to the end for how women face unique challenges in the passion economy
Plus, find new Substacks, a16z on the Passion Economy, and how to grow your podcast
“We want people to live off their art” - Chief R&D Officer Gustav Söderström
And what the next phase looks like for Teachable
The founder of Universe joins us to discuss how to democratize website creation
A mind-expanding conversation with Kat Tenbarge
Why are they doing it? And will it work?
“Quantify the impact, reduce it as much as possible, and offset the rest” says Joseph Pallant - founder of the Blockchain for Climate Foundation
Full transcript of our conversation with Allen
Read to the end for a 9-year-old YouTube star who launched a Roblox world
“As a player, you actually earn 2-3x more than an entry-level job” - Gabby Dizon, co-founder of Yield Guild Games
Read to the end for publicly listed TikTok Creator Mansion
What happens when a product company tries to run a platform?
Read to the end for influencer political marketing
And the future of worker classification
