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đź—ž Blockchain + Tiktok + Patreon + Insta = ?
Someone could build whitelabel livestream social app in a box that all of these other companies can build their products on. That of course should be crypto native - collectibles and points? Def crypto.
Union Square Ventures (USV) • Consumer Crypto Product Ideas — dani the blog
I wonder if there are two angles to use crypto in “financing” for creators and communities. One is the traditional financing angle: people need money to create things. The second is that it’s actually all about distribution. Creators or communities often don’t need the money. For example, how much does it cost for Charli D’Amelio, the most popular ... See more
Jesse Walden • Creators, Communities, and Crypto — Fred Ehrsam
Essentially, creators have to balance the distribution potential of certain platforms with the risk of becoming dependent on them, and monetize by either earning a little off of each fan from mainstream content for a big audience or earning a lot off of deeper connections to a smaller set of fans through niche content.
SignalFire • SignalFire’s Creator Economy Market Map
After a decade of inaction, web2 platforms have finally woken up to the need to help their creators make money. This was instigated by TikTok’s $2B Creator Fund, but has resulted in dozens of similar funds and new features across Snap, Instagram, YouTube, Pinterest, and even LinkedIn.
Meanwhile, web3 platforms are pioneering a new form of monetizat... See more
Justine Moore • Who will own the creator economy? A web2 vs. web3 showdown
“Everyone’s already a creator,” said Li Jin, a general partner at Variant Fund and an ex-partner at Andreessen Horowitz. “We’re all creating content on the internet. I think this binary divide between who’s a creator versus who’s a consumer – it doesn’t really exist. Everyone is creating something of value on the internet.”
Coindesk • Money for Everything: A Future Where Every Inch of Culture Is Monetized
Numerous startups are attempting to help creators set up their standalone, owned properties online; earn more from fewer, truer fans; and lessen their dependence on social media platforms. But unless we radically change the foundation of the creator economy—how creators find and connect to a community in the first place—these solutions are incremen... See more
Li Jin • The Creator Economy Is in Crisis. Now Let’s Fix it.
Today, content creators monetize their social presence through advertising or sponsorships, but these limited methods are often unstainable. That’s why creators are turning to solutions like Superpeer, Patreon, and Gumroad to monetize their audiences. While these solutions help monetize creator time and content, they don’t always allow creators or ... See more