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An inspiration engine for ideas
You hear that phrase a lot when it comes to new ideas: “it seemed like the thing to do.” If other people agree—as people did with the high five—it becomes A Thing. There’s no steering committee that gives the green light. There’s no stamp of approval. There’s not a grand design. It just happens. The truth is there is little order. The status quo pe
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Underpinning Collectives is a seamless payment splitting functionality. Launch a new YouTube channel with others and split the AdSense revenue. Share a portion of podcast CPMs with featured guests. Refer an audience to another creator’s newsletter and earn a percentage of the associated subscriptions.
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Substack has a business model that creates unique unit economics. Substack isn’t trying to build the next The Economist or The Athletic. It’s not branded; the consumer doesn’t need to know what Substack is. Instead, the growth will come from consumers resonating with individual creators.
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Sam Parr (The Hustle) and Alex Lieberman/Austin Rief (Morning Brew) just… | Nathan May
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The CEO of Patreon @jackconte recently pointed out that we're seeing the death of the follower. I took note of this because I remember @nateliason saying the same exact thing at a dinner months ago.
The algorithmic ranking concept that Facebook started in the early 2010s has recently been perfected by TikTok (and now all other platforms mimicking ... See more