ABOUT THIS EPISODELi Jin – The Software That Empowers Community Leaders (Atelier)Li Jin is the founder of Atelier, an early-stage firm investing in the passion economy. She also writes a newsletter about passion economy platforms and consumer startups on Substack. Prior to Atelier, Li was an investing partner at Andreessen Horowitz. In this podcast, Li… Continue reading Caffeine Conversations : Li Jin – The Software That Empowers Community Leaders (Atelier)
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Means of Creation : #13 — Dan Teran, founder & former CEO of Managed by Q, on how to use Good Jobs to create great companies
ABOUT THIS EPISODELi Jin and Nathan Baschez interview Dan Teran, founder and former CEO of Managed by Q. Managed by Q is an office management platform founded in 2014 that provides all sorts of services to corporations, including IT support, supply inventory management, cleaning and equipment repair. They were purchased by WeWork for $220 million… Continue reading Means of Creation : #13 — Dan Teran, founder & former CEO of Managed by Q, on how to use Good Jobs to create great companies
Means of Creation : #12 — Ankur Nagpal, founder & CEO of Teachable, on empowering everyone to build the internet
ABOUT THIS EPISODELi Jin and Nathan Baschez interview Ankur Nagpal. Ankur is the founder and CEO of Teachable – an online platform that enables anyone to sell courses online. Ankur started building Teachable in 2013 shortly after graduating US Berkeley. He had been instructing a course that he was publishing on another platform when he… Continue reading Means of Creation : #12 — Ankur Nagpal, founder & CEO of Teachable, on empowering everyone to build the internet
Means of Creation : #4 — Erik Berlin and Leah Culver, co-founders of Breaker
ABOUT THIS EPISODELi Jin and Nathan Baschez interview Erik Berlin and Leah Culver, the co-founders of Breaker, a social podcasting app. Breaker was founded in 2017 and is the only podcast app on the market built around social discovery. They’ve also expanded to enable podcasters to host and monetize their content. We cover topics including:… Continue reading Means of Creation : #4 — Erik Berlin and Leah Culver, co-founders of Breaker
Means of Creation : #5 — Nathan Barry, founder of ConvertKit
ABOUT THIS EPISODELi Jin and Nathan Baschez interview Nathan Barry–creator, author, speaker, designer, and the founder of ConvertKit. He founded ConvertKit in 2013 as an email marketing company for creators, with the goal of helping more people make money online. The company has been bootstrapped to $23.5M in ARR and has over 31K customers. Nathan… Continue reading Means of Creation : #5 — Nathan Barry, founder of ConvertKit
Means of Creation : #6 — Adam Davidson, co-founder Planet Money, journalist
ABOUT THIS EPISODEAdam Davidson and Li Jin are two thought leaders in the Passion Economy: a new economy where people are able to leverage their passions and creativity in order to make a living. Adam Davidson is the creator of NPR’s Planet Money podcast and New Yorker staff writer who wrote “The Passion Economy,” a… Continue reading Means of Creation : #6 — Adam Davidson, co-founder Planet Money, journalist
Means of Creation : #7 — Adam Davidson (Part 2), co-founder Planet Money, journalist
ABOUT THIS EPISODEAdam Davidson and Li Jin are two thought leaders in the Passion Economy: a new economy where people are able to leverage their passions and creativity in order to make a living. In this session, they answer Q&A about the Passion Economy. Adam Davidson is the creator of NPR’s Planet Money podcast and… Continue reading Means of Creation : #7 — Adam Davidson (Part 2), co-founder Planet Money, journalist
Means of Creation : #9 — Polina Marinova on The Profile, being an independent writer, and changes in the media industry
ABOUT THIS EPISODEPolina Marinova offers the perfect upgrade to your reading diet. She writes The Profile: a newsletter of the world’s greatest people and companies in business, entertainment, tech, sports, and more. Previously, she was an editor at Fortune Magazine, writing Term Sheet, their daily newsletter covering deals and dealmakers. She reads literally millions of… Continue reading Means of Creation : #9 — Polina Marinova on The Profile, being an independent writer, and changes in the media industry
Means of Creation : #10 — Blake Robbins on the future of media, Twitch, OnlyFans, and creator monetization
ABOUT THIS EPISODELi Jin and Nathan Baschez chat with Blake Robbins, Partner at Ludlow Ventures. Blake is one of the most trusted voices in eSports, the creator economy, and anything that touches new media. He knows more about the rise of YouTube stars and how content creation is changing on these new platforms than almost… Continue reading Means of Creation : #10 — Blake Robbins on the future of media, Twitch, OnlyFans, and creator monetization
Means of Creation : #11 — Joseph Cohen, founder & CEO of Universe on empowering everyone to build the internet
ABOUT THIS EPISODELi Jin and Nathan Baschez interview Joseph Cohen. Joseph is the founder and CEO of Universe — a new kind of website creation tool. It’s a mobile-only, no-code website builder that allows anyone to create a website through a grid-like drag-and-drop interface and it powers over 500,000 websites around the globe. Universe was… Continue reading Means of Creation : #11 — Joseph Cohen, founder & CEO of Universe on empowering everyone to build the internet