In the fourth episode, Nico is joined by Yancey Strickler, a writer and entrepreneur.

He is the Co-Founder and Director at Metalabel, which is establishing new ways for creative people to create value together. He is also Co-Founder and former CEO of Kickstarter, which pioneered crowdfunding and helped creators raise more than $8 billion for their projects, and Co-Founder of The Creative Independent, a resource of emotional and practical guidance for artists.

As a music critic he has written for the likes of Pitchfork, Spin and The Village Voice and authored the book This Could Be Our Future: A Manifesto for a More Generous World in 2019.

They cover:

The birth of Kickstarter and it’s impact on artists

Creativity and the human experience

The Bentoism framework

The complicated case of digital algorithms

Metalabel and how it helps creatives

The future of the creative economy

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