Audio · 20 Aug 2026
Ep 11: The Creator Economy
A talent manager, a platform executive and a creator with two million followers on who actually gets paid.
The gap
The creator economy is a phrase that describes a very large number of people making a very small amount of money and a very small number of people making a great deal. This episode is about the gap.
Three cures
Our three guests agree on the diagnosis and disagree on the cure. The manager wants better deals, the executive wants better tools, and the creator wants to be left alone to make things and paid properly when they land.
What to do at ten thousand followers
The most useful ten minutes are about what to do at ten thousand followers, which is where most people are and where almost no advice is aimed.
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