Means of Creation
Work is changing. The old structures that dominated the 20th century are gradually being replaced by platforms and cultures that have grown up on the internet that aim to help people do what they love for a living. Li and Nathan unpack this new passion economy in a weekly conversation with guests at the forefront of this change.Podcasts
Documenting the Creator Economy with Avi Gandhi
Published: June 30, 2023, 2 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes
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AI music with Holly Herndon, Mat Dryhurst, and Jesse Walden
Published: May 31, 2023, 2 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 12 minutes 50 seconds
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Social tokens, NFTs, and lessons from Uber ft. Matt Alston
Published: May 7, 2023, 1 p.m.Duration: 59 minutes 29 seconds
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TikToks Creator Strategy ft. Paul Marvucic, Head of Product Marketing
Published: April 3, 2023, 3 p.m.Duration: 50 minutes 23 seconds
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DAOs Explained ft. Tracheopteryx
Published: March 22, 2022, 5:42 p.m.Duration: 54 minutes 29 seconds
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The Rise of Fashion NFTs ft. Dani Loftus
Published: March 15, 2022, 6:24 p.m.Duration: 51 minutes 6 seconds
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Ethereum Explained ft. Preethi Kasireddy
Published: March 2, 2022, 5:50 p.m.Duration: 48 minutes 47 seconds
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Is Crypto *Actually* Destroying the Planet?
Published: Feb. 15, 2022, 8:14 p.m.Duration: 39 minutes 25 seconds
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DeFi Explained ft. Nat Eliason
Published: Jan. 25, 2022, 8:36 p.m.Duration: 52 minutes 40 seconds
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A Look Inside Pinterests Creator Strategy
Published: Jan. 11, 2022, 6:49 p.m.Duration: 47 minutes 4 seconds
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Braintrusts Founders on How to Run a Decentralised Marketplace
Published: Dec. 14, 2021, 7:48 p.m.Duration: 56 minutes 24 seconds
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Should Creators Own Their Means of Creation?
Published: Dec. 7, 2021, 8:03 p.m.Duration: 59 minutes 33 seconds
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Li Jin on the journey behind Variants new $110M fund to back the ownership economy
Published: Nov. 30, 2021, 11:39 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 25 minutes 26 seconds
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Packy McCormick on Web3 (how he got sucked in)
Published: Sept. 28, 2021, 9:06 p.m.Duration: 51 minutes 54 seconds
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How Crypto Projects Like Loot are Rewriting the Playbook for Building Communities
Published: Sept. 14, 2021, 7:13 p.m.Duration: 55 minutes 39 seconds
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Understanding The Culture and Commerce Driving NFTs, with Kyle Chayka
Published: Aug. 31, 2021, 9:56 p.m.Duration: 56 minutes 3 seconds
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Building a Driver-Owned Alternative to Uber and Lyft
Published: Aug. 17, 2021, 8:41 p.m.Duration: 49 minutes 57 seconds
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Playing Games to Earn a Living in the Metaverse
Published: July 26, 2021, 4:20 p.m.Duration: 51 minutes 9 seconds
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Inside the Longform Content Game at Twitter
Published: July 20, 2021, 6:21 p.m.Duration: 49 minutes 18 seconds
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Jarrod Dicker Is Thinking A Lot About Web 2.5
Published: July 8, 2021, 6:38 p.m.Duration: 56 minutes 24 seconds
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Inside Spotify's Vision for Audio Creators
Published: June 29, 2021, 5:57 p.m.Duration: 57 minutes 23 seconds
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#33 - Alex Kantrowitz on going solo as the creator economy goes mainstream
Published: June 7, 2021, 4:29 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 4 minutes 57 seconds
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#32 - Kat Tenbarge on Why Influencers Need Watchdog Journalism
Published: May 2, 2021, 6:56 p.m.Duration: 48 minutes 37 seconds
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#31 - Alex Zaccaria, Co-founder & CEO of Linktree
Published: April 17, 2021, 10:40 a.m.Duration: 47 minutes 17 seconds
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#30 - Turner Novak on Substack Pro, Twitter Spaces, and what makes Clubhouse engaging
Published: March 23, 2021, 9:41 a.m.Duration: 46 minutes 49 seconds
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#29 - James Young, founder of Collab.Land, on buying Li's first NFT for 13.37 ETH and investing as a form of activism
Published: March 22, 2021, 11:08 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 29 minutes 51 seconds
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#28 - Sam Lessin
Published: Feb. 24, 2021, 9:54 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 45 seconds
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#27 - Allen Lau
Published: Feb. 11, 2021, 2:10 a.m.Duration: 42 minutes 26 seconds
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#26 - Katia Ameri & Elijah Daniel
Published: Feb. 3, 2021, 2:53 p.m.Duration: 33 minutes 29 seconds
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#25 Joshua Cohen on the Professionalization of the Creator Economy
Published: Jan. 26, 2021, 3:24 p.m.Duration: 33 minutes 56 seconds
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#24 Evan Britton on creating a Wikipedia for a new generation and bootstrapping an ad-based business
Published: Jan. 19, 2021, 11:02 p.m.Duration: 54 minutes 31 seconds
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#23 Community Hangout with Li, Nathan, and Adam Keesling
Published: Jan. 12, 2021, 2:37 p.m.Duration: 47 minutes 15 seconds
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#22 Chris Messina on why the passion economy needs a more stable foundation to keep expanding
Published: Dec. 21, 2020, 6:38 p.m.Duration: 54 minutes 29 seconds
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#21 Nadia Eghbal on the parallels between open-source software development and online creators
Published: Dec. 15, 2020, 4:51 p.m.Duration: 52 minutes 16 seconds
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#20 Eugene Wei on all things technology, film and media
Published: Dec. 8, 2020, 2:11 a.m.Duration: 52 minutes 11 seconds
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#19 Indie Hackers founder Courtland Allen on how to build a profitable online business
Published: Nov. 23, 2020, 11:08 p.m.Duration: 53 minutes 49 seconds
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#18 Li and Nathan on the future of online education and "Universal Creator Income"
Published: Nov. 17, 2020, 3:54 a.m.Duration: 51 minutes 38 seconds
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#17 Aella on being a top 0.08% OnlyFans creator and opportunities for tech in the adult content world
Published: Nov. 9, 2020, 4:39 p.m.Duration: 48 minutes 20 seconds
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#16 Joseph Albanese, CEO and co-founder of Stir, on building business tools for creators and collab culture
Published: Nov. 2, 2020, 1 p.m.Duration: 50 minutes 1 second
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#15 Taylor Lorenz on the creator economy, online entrepreneurship, the changing media landscape, & more
Published: Oct. 26, 2020, noonDuration: 52 minutes 35 seconds
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#14 Casey Newton, founder of Platformer, on launching Platformer, on the future of journalism and diversity in paid newsletters
Published: Oct. 19, 2020, noonDuration: 49 minutes 52 seconds
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#13 Dan Teran, founder & former CEO of Managed by Q, on how to use Good Jobs to create great companies
Published: Oct. 12, 2020, noonDuration: 52 minutes 29 seconds
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#12 Ankur Nagpal, founder & CEO of Teachable, on empowering everyone to build the internet
Published: Oct. 5, 2020, noonDuration: 54 minutes
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#11 Joseph Cohen, founder & CEO of Universe on empowering everyone to build the internet
Published: Sept. 28, 2020, 2:46 p.m.Duration: 57 minutes 15 seconds
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#10 Blake Robbins on the future of media, Twitch, OnlyFans, and creator monetization
Published: Sept. 28, 2020, 2:26 p.m.Duration: 45 minutes 54 seconds
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#9 Polina Marinova on The Profile, being an independent writer, and changes in the media industry
Published: Sept. 28, 2020, 2:24 p.m.Duration: 53 minutes 48 seconds
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#8 Visakan Veerasamy on how to make friends on the internet
Published: Sept. 28, 2020, 2:16 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 33 seconds
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#7 Adam Davidson (Part 2), co-founder Planet Money, journalist
Published: Sept. 28, 2020, 2 p.m.Duration: 54 minutes 38 seconds
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#6 Adam Davidson, co-founder Planet Money, journalist
Published: Sept. 28, 2020, 2 p.m.Duration: 54 minutes 46 seconds
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#5 Nathan Barry, founder of ConvertKit
Published: Sept. 28, 2020, 2 p.m.Duration: 55 minutes 55 seconds
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#4 Erik Berlin and Leah Culver, co-founders of Breaker
Published: Sept. 28, 2020, 1:59 p.m.Duration: 53 minutes 8 seconds
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#3 Lenny Rachitsky, founder & writer of Lenny's Newsletter
Published: Sept. 28, 2020, 1:57 p.m.Duration: 55 minutes 26 seconds
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#2 Greg Isenberg, founder of Islands and Late Checkout
Published: Aug. 28, 2020, 1:39 a.m.Duration: 55 minutes 28 seconds
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#1 Sahil Lavingia, founder of Gumroad
Published: Aug. 12, 2020, 8:30 p.m.Duration: 55 minutes 28 seconds
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