Full Stack Creator | Stephen Wise

Most platforms today are hoping to capture most of the value of “creators” as they professionalize. For example, substack captures you when you are already ready to write something - it presumes you have an idea and are already to execute on it. By capturing the top of the funnel, increasing the space for exploration and inspiration, platforms can ... See more

Why should every potential business need to build all 3 parts of this stack when their core innovation or value add comes primarily from one or two?

However, a Practical Creator doesn’t find comfort in that. Because when you’re starting out, by definition, you have no audience. Crowdsourcing only works if there’s a crowd that cares in the first place, which is a luxury that’s not afforded to you in the beginning. That’s why in the first stage of the arc, you need to focus on building wealth.