Jack Conte, co-founder and CEO of Patreon, shares insights with early-stage founders like Zach Parsons of Honeymoon Coffee, who explores coffee subscription models, and Rowena Shara of Eat2Explore, seeking to broaden her cooking kits for all ages. They discuss the importance of community-building and authenticity in entrepreneurship. Conte emphasizes the need for innovative product ideas and effective market targeting, highlighting challenges and strategies for scaling businesses while engaging diverse audiences. It's a treasure trove of actionable advice!

Jack Conte, CEO and co-founder of Patreon, delves into the chaotic landscape of social media and its impact on creators. He discusses the decline of traditional follower models and the rise of algorithm-driven platforms like TikTok. Jack emphasizes how these changes create a more transactional relationship, complicating genuine connections. He shares strategies for creators to navigate this new reality, focusing on audience growth, income diversification, and the challenges of content moderation, especially regarding misinformation and evolving societal norms.

This week we chat with Jack Conte about his journey from musician to founder to a $4 billion dollar valuation with Patreon. This episode is sponsored by Cometeer Coffee, check out the future of Coffee here: http://cometeer.com/colinandsamir Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jack Conte, CEO and co-founder of Patreon and former YouTube star with Pomplamoose, shares his journey from struggling with low ad revenue to creating a platform that has enabled creators to earn over $3.5 billion. He dives into the emotional complexities of success, detailing how happiness often comes from internal fulfillment rather than external validation. Jack discusses the importance of transparency in communication with creators and reflects on the delicate balance of confidence and self-doubt faced by entrepreneurs, inspiring a deeper understanding of the creator economy.

The Minimalists podcast features Jack Conte, Founder of Patreon, discussing the death of the follower, earning a living from creative work, and balancing revenue demands with the joy of creating. They explore ethical promotion, dream careers, audience engagement, and the importance of authenticity in creative pursuits.

When is it time to double down on your instincts, and when is it time to open yourself up to feedback? Sometimes it comes down to a hard call… that you might get totally wrong. In Part Two of our episode with Patreon’s Jack Conte, you’ll hear how he was able to raise capital by telling his authentic story after a series of pitches that went disastrously wrong! And you’ll hear how his worst mistake as a founder helped him reconnect with Patreon’s mission and community, and build Patreon into a $4B company. How can being wrong accelerate your business? It takes running at the solution with insatiable curiosity. Read a transcript of this episode: https://mastersofscale.comSubscribe to the Masters of Scale weekly newsletter: https://mastersofscale.com/subscribeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Building a business means making mistakes. Lots of them. But how you’re wrong isn’t always obvious. Jack Conte has learned this lesson as a working musician — and while scaling Patreon into a company worth $4b. In Part One of a two-part series, you’ll hear how Jack wrote his own Wrongness Playbook, as he learned to answer questions like: If something isn’t working, is it time to trust your instincts? Or is there critical feedback you’ve been ignoring? Read a transcript of this episode: https://mastersofscale.comSubscribe to the Masters of Scale weekly newsletter: https://mastersofscale.com/subscribeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jack Conte, Patreon CEO, discusses rebuilding a sustainable Internet, misalignment of creators & YouTube, balancing art with business, and the downsides of being a CEO. He shares personal stories, reflections on AI, and the changing landscape of the Internet.

Nilay Patel talks with Jack Conte, co-founder and CEO of Patreon, the platform that allows people to pay their favorite creators directly with monthly subscriptions.Nilay and Jack talk about how Patreon’s model as “membership” works, what Patreon’s relationship is to Apple and the app store, and where the overall creator economy is going on the internet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As part of the band Pomplamoose, musician Jack Conte had a sizeable fan base in the late 2000s and was making thousands of dollars a month from iTunes sales. But when streaming services like Spotify took over the music scene, Jack's income dwindled. So he called up his college roommate Sam Yam, who had spent his post-college years launching startup after startup. Together, Sam and Jack created Patreon, a platform where artists' most passionate fans can sponsor them for just a few dollars a month. Following a Covid-era surge in new members, Patreon is now valued at over a billion dollars and supports over 200,000 musicians, artists, and content creators. Order the How I Built This book at: https://smarturl.it/HowIBuiltThisSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.