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Koji is built entirely on the open web. “We don’t believe that we will ever need to create a native app,” he told me earlier this year. Koji gives creators dozens of ways to collect money from their audiences through subscriptions and one-off purchases, and its mobile-friendly design is perfect for the in-app web browsers used by Facebook, Instagra... See more

“Melissa has tapped into the zeitgeist of bored teens in quarantine and given them purpose.” Mueller tells me. Craving community, the app let them “gather and have conversations with each other rather than exclusively interacting with the broadcasts on TikTok.”

When Patrick O’Shaughnessy was asked about his most important career advice, he said to “learn in public, fanatically.” I agree. Because in addition to learning, you pre-sell the world on whatever ambitious project you dream up next.