#31 - Alex Zaccaria, Co-founder & CEO of Linktree

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#31 - Alex Zaccaria, Co-founder & CEO of Linktree

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Apr 17, 2021

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Work is changing. The old structures that dominated the 20th century are gradually being replaced by platforms and cultures that have grown up on the internet that aim to help people do what they love for a living. Li and Nathan unpack this new passion economy in a weekly conversation with guests at the forefront of this change.

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#1 — Sahil Lavingia, founder of Gumroad: This episode features Sahil Lavingia, the founder of Gumroad, an online platform that enables creators to sell products directly to customers. by Means of Creation
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#15 — Taylor Lorenz on the creator economy, online entrepreneurship, the changing media landscape, & more: Li 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 by Means of Creation
53 min listen
#9 — Polina Marinova on The Profile, being an independent writer, and changes in the media industry: Polina 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. by Means of Creation
54 min listen
#7 — Adam Davidson (Part 2), co-founder Planet Money, journalist: Adam 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. by Means of Creation
55 min listen
#2 — Greg Isenberg, founder of Islands and Late Checkout: Greg is the founder of a new studio/fund called Late Checkout that builds and invests in internet communities. Nathan and Li chat with him about the unbundling of Reddit into vertical communities, how new social apps get traction, and the lessons Greg lea by Means of Creation
55 min listen
#14 — Casey Newton, founder of Platformer, on launching Platformer, on the future of journalism and diversity in paid newsletters: Li Jin and Nathan Baschez interview Casey Newton, founder and writer of Platformer News. Casey has been a leading voice in Silicon Valley for over a decade, most recently with The Verge. He recently left to start Platformer, a publication at the intersect by Means of Creation
50 min listen
#12 — Ankur Nagpal, founder & CEO of Teachable, on empowering everyone to build the internet: Li 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. by Means of Creation
54 min listen
#8 — Visakan Veerasamy on how to make friends on the internet: Li Jin and Nathan Baschez interview Visakan Veerasamy -- writer, thinker, creator who is using the internet to inspire "friendly ambitious nerds." He uses Twitter as a sort of second brain, organizing his ideas in an ever-expanding corpus of interlinked t by Means of Creation
62 min listen
#5 — Nathan Barry, founder of ConvertKit: Li 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 comp by Means of Creation
56 min listen
#10 — Blake Robbins on the future of media, Twitch, OnlyFans, and creator monetization: Li 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. by Means of Creation
46 min listen
#27 - Allen Lau: This week we welcome Allen Lau, the co-founder and CEO of Wattpad—a self-publishing platform and entertainment company with 90 million users and 5 million writers. It was recently acquired by South Korean tech conglomerate Naver for $600 million. Allen by Means of Creation
42 min listen
#20 — Eugene Wei on all things technology, film and media: Li and Nathan talk to Eugene Wei, a former product executive who is one of the best technology bloggers online today, about the impact of technology on modern film & television, the domains that could be "the next TikTok," and why he started writing. by Means of Creation
52 min listen
#4 — Erik Berlin and Leah Culver, co-founders of Breaker: Li 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 podc by Means of Creation
53 min listen
#6 — Adam Davidson, co-founder Planet Money, journalist: Adam 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. by Means of Creation
55 min listen
#18 — Li and Nathan on the future of online education and "Universal Creator Income": In this special Q&A episode, Li and Nathan talk through the week's passion economy news, and take live questions from the MOC community. by Means of Creation
52 min listen
#16 — Joseph Albanese, CEO and co-founder of Stir, on building business tools for creators and collab culture: Joe 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 by Means of Creation
50 min listen
#13 — Dan Teran, founder & former CEO of Managed by Q, on how to use Good Jobs to create great companies: Li Jin and Nathan Baschez interview Dan Teran, founder and former CEO of Managed by Q. Dan’s original inspiration for Managed by Q was, in part, the “Good Jobs” framework, which argues that any job — including those typically thought of as low-paying, bad by Means of Creation
52 min listen
#3 — Lenny Rachitsky, founder & writer of Lenny's Newsletter: Lenny Rachitsky is a writer, creator, angel investor, and who recently spent 7 years at Airbnb, where he led supply growth. He now writes a popular business/tech newsletter, covering product, growth, people management, and other business/tech topics. In t by Means of Creation
55 min listen
#19 — Indie Hackers founder Courtland Allen on how to build a profitable online business: In this episode, Li & Nathan chat with Courtland Allen, founder of Indie Hackers. Indie Hackers is an online community that focuses on entrepreneurs who build profitable internet businesses. They describe themselves as individuals seeking financial indepe by Means of Creation
54 min listen
#11 — Joseph Cohen, founder & CEO of Universe on empowering everyone to build the internet: Li 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 interf by Means of Creation
57 min listen
#21 — Nadia Eghbal on the parallels between open-source software development and online creators: This week on Means of Creation, we talked to Nadia Eghbal! Nadia’s work has focused on the reputation-based economies that drive creator and open-source developer communities. She currently is the Head of Writer Experience at Substack and previously he by Means of Creation
52 min listen
#17 — Aella on being a top 0.08% OnlyFans creator and opportunities for tech in the adult content world: Aella 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 fa by Means of Creation
48 min listen
#29 - James Young, founder of Collab.Land, on buying Li's first NFT for 13.37 ETH and investing as a form of activism: Li and Nathan are joined by James Young, the cofounder of Collab.Land, a tokenized community management system. He previously spent time working in social gaming at Zynga. He’s also an esteemed patron of the arts: James purchased Li's first ever NFT recen by Means of Creation
90 min listen
#22 — Chris Messina on why the passion economy needs a more stable foundation to keep expanding: This week on Means of Creation, we spoke with Chris Messina! Chris is best known for inventing the now ubiquitous hashtag, but his work over the last 15 years spans social technology, product design, synthetic media, founder culture and mental fitness. Cu by Means of Creation
54 min listen
#30 - Turner Novak on Substack Pro, Twitter Spaces, and what makes Clubhouse engaging: Li and Nathan spoke to Turner Novak, a former GP at Gelt VC and an omnipresent memelord on Twitter and TikTok. He is currently just vibing while he works on launching something new. He’s deeply insightful about the creator economy, and this conversation r by Means of Creation
47 min listen
#26 - Katia Ameri & Elijah Daniel: Katie Ameri and Elijah Daniel are co-founders of Rocketship House, a villa in the Hollywood Hills that serves as their platform for content and venture creation. You might know Katia from her starring role in Zoom Bachelorette, or from her work as the fou by Means of Creation
33 min listen
Li Jin on the journey behind Variant’s new $110M fund to back the ownership economy: Nathan interviewed Li in this special episode of Means of Creation, where she talks about the $110M fund she recently raised with Jesse Walden and Spencer Noon of Variant. If you’re an avid fan of the show, you may have noticed how the podcast’s focus by Means of Creation
85 min listen
#23 — Community Hangout with Li, Nathan, and Adam Keesling: In another special hangout episode, Li, Nathan and MoC producer Adam Keesling talk through the week's passion economy news and take live questions from the MOC community. In this episode, we talk about: - The intersection between Nathan and Li's recen by Means of Creation
47 min listen
#25 —Joshua Cohen on the Professionalization of the Creator Economy: Joshua Cohen is the cofounder of Tubefilter, the go-to source for creator economy news and insight. He also co-founded the Streamy Awards — an annual event considered to be the Grammys for online video creators. Founded in 2009, Tubefilter and the Stre by Means of Creation
34 min listen
#24 — Evan Britton on creating a Wikipedia for a new generation and bootstrapping an ad-based business: Evan Britton is the founder of Famous Birthdays, the de facto celebrity wikipedia offering 200,000 biographies with a focus on Gen Z social media stars and creators. Evan founded Famous Birthdays in 2012 and has profitably bootstrapped operations throug by Means of Creation
55 min listen

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#31 - Alex Zaccaria, Co-founder & CEO of Linktree

#31 - Alex Zaccaria, Co-founder & CEO of Linktree

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