A special episode with your Means of Creation hosts
And the future of worker classification
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Get your questions answered by your Means of Creation hosts
And how software relates to the Passion Economy
And understanding how psychology affects consumer behavior
Plus, using Twitch for journalism, Bella Poarch, and the implications of Penske’s control over Hollywood publications
And the product dynamics that drive social platforms
Also: Spotify’s answer to Clubhouse, Cameo’s $1 billion valuation, Substack’s $650 million valuation, and more
Also: Dispo’s $200 million valuation, MrBeast sells 1 million burgers, Spotify’s latest announcements, and more
For our guest this week on Means of Creation we welcomed Joseph Albanese, co-founder and CEO of Stir!As we’ve discussed on the show before,
Read to the end to learn how a business model changed a company culture
Also: Mark Cuban’s plan to take on Clubhouse, Influencer unions, Triller’s latest content strategy, TikTok’s recipe-saving feature, and more
News Roundup #14: Twitter acquires Breaker, Clubhouse announces a Creator Pilot Program, Substack’s SEO issues and more
And what it means to be a journalist in 2020
Erik Forman on how to counteract the precarious realities of today’s platform economy
Journalist Alex Kantrowitz on Big Tech’s shifting attitude towards creators
She distills the secrets of the world's most successful people & companies
And the future of social media platforms
Welcome to Means of Creation!Every Friday, Li and Nathan interview a guest in the passion economy — founders, creators and operators who are
Also: Top Clubhouse creators ‘unionise’, Soundcloud’s new fan-powered monetisation model, the creator economy’s LA exodus, and more
Also: Facebook’s take on short-form music creation, Charli D’Amelio’s distribution power, influencer marketing on Clubhouse, and more
YouTube revealed $30B in creator payouts and is incentivizing creators to use “Shorts”, an OnlyFans-like platform connecting foodies with chefs, and more
Read to the end for live streaming insights for music creators