Clara Nafria

A detailed primer on investigating and resolving resistance

An essential guide for artists of all levels on how to live and work as a creative, from a popular artist and TED speaker.

You need to be unhappy with the status quo, have an exciting vision for the future, and determine practical and concrete first steps. That’s what scores of people, myself included, identify when we want to change something. 

In the media world, the counterpart is:

1. Content-market fit, i.e. making something that people want


2. Community participation, i.e. fostering engagement and participation by an audience


3. Community ownership, i.e. ceding ownership and control to a community

When we’re faced with difficult and complex decisions, we typically experience difficult and complex emotions. Many of us don’t want to sit with these uncomfortable feelings, so we try to get the decision making over with. But this often leads to poor decisions. We may not truly solve the problem at hand, and we often end up feeling worse. It’s an

At first, I’d say yes to everything — meetings are really valuable when you’re starting off. But I reached a point where I was letting myself get scheduled on six to eight hours of phone calls a day. And when I looked at them, I couldn’t identify what the positive outcomes were — and more importantly, I didn’t enjoy doing it.

Our second annual Antler ESG and Impact Report shares learnings on how VCs can focus on creating sustainable value from the outset, and celebrates our portfolio companies’ work in this space.