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Course Materials:

Workshop	Recording	PDF of Slides
Workshop 1: Overview of the Creator Economy	https://youtu.be/TSlMNmcnsRc	Slides - Workshop 1
Workshop 2: Creator Monetization	https://youtu.be/lDKuzEAS1zo	Slides - Workshop 2
Workshop 3: Day in the Life of a Creator	https://youtu.be/20riLelpPgI
Workshop 4: Growing the Creator Economy with Conrad Wadowski	https://youtu.be/loFlktShPwM
Workshop 5: The Investor Perspective with Blake Robbins	https://youtu.be/hyoW8ah7FCI	Slides - Workshop 5
Workshop 6: Future of the Creator Economy	https://youtu.be/UzUN_IA9zIM	Slides - Workshop 6
Bonus Workshop: Jesse Walden on the Web3 Creator Economy	https://youtu.be/wsFol-1keH4
Bonus Workshop: Nathan Barry on Building for the Creator Economy	https://youtu.be/IIwxtVHMr5Q

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🗞️ Supplemental blog posts

The Web3 Renaissance: A Golden Age for Content

In January 1996, Bill Gates published what would go on to become one of the classic essays of the early internet. In it, he describes the very characteristics of the internet that would lay the foundation for the Creator Economy.

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The Web3 Renaissance: A Golden Age for Content

Legitimacy Lost

I regularly publish (another) newsletter called Means of Creation with the smart folks at Every. Below, I'm sharing our most recent essay on the legitimacy crisis in the creator economy. You can subscribe at Every.to.

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A Labor Movement for the Platform Economy

Hi readers, This essay was published today in Harvard Business Review. Hope you enjoy it, and let me know your thoughts in the comments below! -Li] On September 1, 2021, many Twitch streamers participated in a coordinated protest - taking the day off streaming in response to the platform's perceived inaction against harassment of marginalized creators.

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A Labor Movement for the Platform Economy

The creator economy is in crisis. Now let's fix it.

Nearly two years ago, I published "The Passion Economy and the Future of Work," which laid out a vision for online work that was informed by and a reaction to the challenges of the gig economy.

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The creator economy is in crisis. Now let's fix it.

Apple is Holding Back the Creator Economy

Each week, I publish a newsletter called Means of Creation with the smart folks at Every, deep-diving into a topic in the passion economy. Below, I'm cross-posting our most recent essay on how Apple's policies hold back the growth of the creator economy. You can subscribe at Every.to.

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Apple is Holding Back the Creator Economy

The Case for Universal Creative Income

In the 1930s, the New Deal was a series of programs and projects instituted to aid the unemployed, support economic recovery, and reform the financial system in the midst of the Great Depression. Among the programs was Federal Project Number One, which devoted $27 million-roughly $522 million today-to provide employment for tens of thousands of artists across music, design, visual art, theater, writing, and more.

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🎬 Additional videos

101 - How To Own The Internet | Li Jin

Li Jin is a co-founder and general partner at Variant, a crypto fund investing in Web3 and what Li calls the Ownership Economy. Li is full of massive ideas a...

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Pomp Podcast #411: Li Jin on the Passion Economy

This is an episode of The Pomp Podcast with host Anthony "Pomp" Pompliano and guest, Li Jin, the Founding Partner at Atelier Ventures. In this conversation, ...

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Pomp Podcast #411: Li Jin on the Passion Economy

Li Jin discusses the origin of the passion economy thesis

Full episode - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gy09-y2nG-EAdam Davidson and Li Jin are two thought leaders in the Passion Economy: a new economy where people...

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Li Jin discusses the origin of the passion economy thesis

Li Jin on the Passion Economy

Li Jin has lived and worked in the Bay Area for the past 6 years. Currently, she is an investment partner at Andreessen Horowitz focusing on consumer startup...

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🎧 Podcasts

Li Jin on The Passion Economy & Its Hidden Currency | The NFX Podcast

The "Passion Economy" as coined by Li Jin makes it easier for people to monetize their individuality through unique, creative work. This comes with a host of benefits, not the least of which is the emergence of new markets, a feeling of autonomy, and intrinsic satisfaction.

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Li Jin on The Passion Economy & Its Hidden Currency | The NFX Podcast

S1 E5: Building the Ownership Economy Together (Li Jin)

In this episode of DAOn the Rabbit Hole, we're talking to Li Jin, Co-Founder and General Partner at Variant Fund as well as a podcaster, writer, and educator. Li's here to talk about DAOs and the creator economy.

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S1 E5: Building the Ownership Economy Together (Li Jin)

‎Indie Hackers en Apple Podcasts

Courtland Allen interviews the ambitious indie hackers who are turning their ideas and side projects into profitable online businesses. Explore the latest strategies and tools founders are using to capitalize on new opportunities, escape the 9-to-5 grind, and create their own personal revenue-genera...