The Arc of Change
I think we will gain the most learnings about the future of business and identity not from top-down corporate models of community management, but from friends, squads, and content creators starting groups and supporting the legitimate participation of community members in their ongoing development, finance, and governance.
Toby Shorin • Come for the Network, Pay for the Tool
The rapid development of platforms and services that empower individuals to build a business around themselves is a major one. Top talent wants more control and ownership over their work, having options to transcend their reputation and financial success from a parent brand.
Brian Flynn • A New Media Structure: The Ownership Economy
And for the first time in your career, you feel anti-fragile. You’re no longer vulnerable to a publisher’s budget cuts, pivot to video, staff redundancy after a merger, or ‘new editorial direction’. No one can say that what you believe isn’t fit to print. You can experiment with new formats or revenue streams like exclusive chat rooms, paid podcast... See more
Josh Constine • The power shift from publishers to personalities
One of the driving insights that led me to leave my job in 2021 at Reddit, because of my interest in the crypto industry, because of my fascination with decentralization, and because of my, you know, belief that the ability to own and control and create and have access to all of the data that we as individuals create online. I didn't believe that I
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