A distribution platform is one that’s core capability is pushing out user-generated work to an audience- this can be anything from TikTok to Substack. The distribution platform gains a crucial view into the creator’s potential core earnings. This is most advantageous in OTT/streaming services because creators historically don’t have deep visibility... See more
There’s a lot of speculation and rhetoric these days about whether AI democratizes creativity or advances it. However, it is abundantly clear to me that both are true.
On the one hand, humanity’s creative confidence for humanity has gone up as people of all ages are able to prompt whatever is in their mind’s eye and express themselves visually. We’... See more
Substack has the potential to serve as the tool that captures and monetizes professional journalism in ways that were unforeseen before the advent of publications like Stratechery. But if Substack chooses to become more than a Shopify-like solution for the re-platforming of local news, they may find that the real long-term value of their platform l... See more