In some places, this has worked fairly well; Uniswap is worth $11bn, for example. But does it extend to the rest of the economy? Will we reach a point where we can do business mostly or entirely with companies that we're simultaneously investing in, so the next Zuckerberg won't be able to create nearly a trillion dollars in market value from our ca... See more

This makes me sad: the part of the Internet that fills me with the most optimism are platforms like Shopify and Stripe and Substack that make it possible for individual entrepreneurs to try and build their own businesses with world-class tools at their disposal; making it hard to utilize those tools primarily benefits established companies and apps... See more

Creators are questioning the terms that govern their relationship with the platforms they frequent—and the right of the platforms to set those terms in the first place. How the ecosystem responds—what alternatives are proposed, who builds them, and how—will shape the next phase of the Creator Economy.