Tag: Entrepreneurship

ABOUT THIS EPISODESince 2001, Eugene Wei has been publishing a blog and newsletter called Remains of the Day, where he writes about technology and media. The blog distills complicated consumer tech trends not just from a product design standpoint, but also from a user psychology perspective. His essays on Status as a Service (StaaS) and… Continue reading Means of Creation : #20 — Eugene Wei on all things technology, film and media

ABOUT THIS EPISODEIndie Hackers is an online community that focuses on entrepreneurs who build profitable internet businesses. They describe themselves as individuals seeking financial independence, creative freedom, and the ability to work on their own schedule. Entrepreneurs in the community have built B2B SaaS applications, paid newsletters, and everything in between. Courtland started Indie Hackers… Continue reading Means of Creation : #19 — Indie Hackers founder Courtland Allen on how to build a profitable online business

ABOUT THIS EPISODEIn this special Q&A episode, Li and Nathan talk through the week’s passion economy news, and take live questions from the MOC community. In this episode, we talk about: Wes Kao and Gagan Biyani’s new Cohort-Based Education startup How platforms can enable larger swaths of their user bases to be more successful, as… Continue reading Means of Creation : #18 — Li and Nathan on the future of online education and “Universal Creator Income”

ABOUT THIS EPISODEAella is an OnlyFans creator who is in the top 0.08% of all creators on the platform. Founded in 2016, OnlyFans is a platform that is revolutionizing sex work, allowing creators to sell subscriptions for premium content, as well as earn tips from their fans and charge for pay-per-view messages. The website is… Continue reading Means of Creation : #17 — Aella on being a top 0.08% OnlyFans creator and opportunities for tech in the adult content world

ABOUT THIS EPISODEJoe Albanese is the cofounder and CEO of Stir, a startup that’s building tools to help creators run their businesses. In the new era in which power and influence are shifting from institutions to individuals, Stir is addressing the needs creators have in running their businesses and optimizing their finances. Last week, Stir… Continue reading Means of Creation : #16 — Joseph Albanese, CEO and co-founder of Stir, on building business tools for creators and collab culture

ABOUT THIS EPISODELi Jin and Nathan Baschez interview Taylor Lorenz, a technology reporter for the New York Times covering internet culture. Her reporting is consumed avidly by venture capitalists, founders, and anyone curious about how the internet is shaping culture and how humans express themselves. She has written about topics like TikTok cults, a Discord… Continue reading Means of Creation : #15 — Taylor Lorenz on the creator economy, online entrepreneurship, the changing media landscape, & more

ABOUT THIS EPISODELi Jin and Nathan Baschez interview Casey Newton, founder and writer of Platformer News. Casey has been a leading journalistic voices in Silicon Valley for over a decade, most recently writing a daily newsletter for The Verge. Casey covers topics around government intervention in Big Tech, content moderation, and the impacts of social… Continue reading Means of Creation : #14 — Casey Newton, founder of Platformer, on launching Platformer, on the future of journalism and diversity in paid newsletters