Patreon: Jack Conte and Sam Yam

Today’s callers: Juliette in France wonders how to raise awareness of her “magical” cooling device—without a costly ad campaign. Then David in North Carolina looks to grow the wholesale channel of his engraved gifts business in light of thinning retail margins. And Kaitlin in Cal ...  Show more

Kim’s inspiration to launch a business came from an unlikely source: Her son’s Crocs. She thought the durable, washable material would make a great beach bag. So she designed one. But after investing her savings—inlcuding some of her kids’ college fund—Kim was crushed when her fi ...  Show more

As the cofounder and CEO of Patreon (and a creator himself), Jack Conte’s whole mission has been helping creators make a stable living. Patreon allows creators to charge monthly or annual subscription fees for access to their content. And since the company started nine years ago, ...  Show more

This week we chat with Jack Conte about his journey from musician to founder to a $4 billion dollar valuation with Patreon. This episode is sponsored by Cometeer Coffee, check out the future of Coffee here: http://cometeer.com/colinandsamir Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ...  Show more

It's clear from the growth of Patreon, Substack, TikTok, Clubhouse and many more that the power of the Creator Economy continues to build. These platforms share one thing in common: They all enable independent creators to m ...

Graham and Jack just turned a party into a podcast! JustaMinx is a popular twitch streamers with over 2 million followers, Nate O'Brien is a minimalist entrepreneur who breaks down the logistics of running several million dollar business's all from his laptop in a van. You defini ...  Show more