Why Creators Matter, with Jack Conte of Patreon

At his core, Jack is a creator. While his musical group Pomplamoose
had taken off on YouTube, he realized that the mechanism for
turning his fans' attention into dollars was broken. So, he built
Patreon, a membership platform that makes it easy for creators to
earn salaries directly from their biggest fans. Since its launch in
2013, Patreon has paid out more than $1 billion to creators on its
platform. Jack shares why the myth of the starving artist is over,
why he's willing to work harder than the competition, and how all
creators should think about engaging their fans.