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Outside money is Plan Z
David Heinemeier Hansson • Rework
Just as the rise of influencers and fall of corporate legitimacy left individuals to become the primary distribution for brands and eventually to form their own (Tyler, Rihanna, even George Clooney), a few individual devs can take the place of entire corporations in building decentralized financial rails.
David Phelps • People are the New Platforms
But Finkelstein is keen to point out that while Shopify made a billion dollars in revenue last year, Shopify app developers made almost $7 billion as a community.
Yiren Lu • Can Shopify Compete With Amazon Without Becoming Amazon? (Published 2020)
Shlomo Silber, who ran a coworking space called Bond Collective—
Reeves Wiedeman • Billion Dollar Loser: The Epic Rise and Spectacular Fall of Adam Neumann and WeWork
Donnelly, like many of the creators who make their living on platforms like YouTube, Instagram, and Twitch, has long felt shunned by institutions that don’t understand that his lifestyle is also his business. That makes him the target market for Karat, a new startup offering financial services to the influencer set.
Arielle Pardes • A New Card Ties Your Credit to Your Social Media Stats
Power members/top advocates
Li Jin • Community leaders deserve better: An open letter about community software
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