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John Borthwick
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Kelly McBride, “Jill Abramson Startup to Advance Writers up to $100k for Longform Work,” Poynter Media Wire, November 2, 2014, http://www.poynter.org/news/mediawire/278851/jill-abramson-startup-to-advance-writers-up-to-100k-for-longform-work/.
Leslie F. Stebbins • Finding Reliable Information Online: Adventures of an Information Sleuth
We know it can work, because it already does. Creator-focused companies such as Teachable (courses and coaching), Clubhouse (live audio), and Substack are subverting the attention economy by putting people, not platforms, in charge. These companies are all young, but they already account for millions of daily active users and hundreds of millions o... See more
Substack • Breaking off the engagement
For platforms, the idea is simple: use company revenue to fund a Universal Creative Income program for emerging creators on the platform. For instance, companies like Facebook or YouTube could carve out a fund to support creators on the platform and send them a monthly check to cover basic living expenses, regardless of skill, training, or backgrou... See more
Li Jin • The Case for Universal Creative Income
Karat unlocks a digital entrepreneur’s most persistent and critical need – access to capital.
Andy Weissman • Karat | Union Square Ventures
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