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🔴 Why did OpenAI poach Patreon’s tech executives?

And sports media creators choosing to partner with gambling brands versus their peers who refuse to work with gambling sponsors.

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🔴 A creator's equity bet pays off

Jack Settleman started Snapback Sports as a highlights account while in college. Today, he has 15 employees and the business is profitable with seven-figure annual revenue. He does not take a salary.

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🔴 Inside NowThis's fastest-growing show ever

Editor-in-Chief Michael Vito Valentino tells us how they grew Standup Desk 264% in one quarter (and their process to greenlight any show).

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🔴 A six-figure newsletter business built over three years

How Fernando Caralt turned an American newsletter playbook into a 156,000-subscriber Mexican media company

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🔴 4 ways to get paid, based on your audience type

A working revenue curriculum drawn from a handful of creators we've profiled this year.

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🔴 Why did OpenAI poach Patreon’s tech executives?

And sports media creators choosing to partner with gambling brands versus their peers who refuse to work with gambling sponsors.

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🔴 Inside NowThis's fastest-growing show ever

Editor-in-Chief Michael Vito Valentino tells us how they grew Standup Desk 264% in one quarter (and their process to greenlight any show).

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🔴 4 ways to get paid, based on your audience type

A working revenue curriculum drawn from a handful of creators we've profiled this year.

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🔴 A creator's equity bet pays off

Jack Settleman started Snapback Sports as a highlights account while in college. Today, he has 15 employees and the business is profitable with seven-figure annual revenue. He does not take a salary.

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🔴 A six-figure newsletter business built over three years

How Fernando Caralt turned an American newsletter playbook into a 156,000-subscriber Mexican media company

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🔴 Launching live shows for creators

Taylor Craig, a former producer for CNBC and Cheddar, is the co-founder of Launch Live Now, where he's applying his television production skills to the creator economy.