{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5e3748a0ad7d509b3b01f0ce/5ff8de38e06bb4657e6df0ed?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ep. 016: Alexis Gay","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5e3748a0ad7d509b3b01f0ce/1610145279585-baa21a25ee9bff961c35c081d1312ad2.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This conversation between&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/yayalexisgay\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Alexis Gay</a>&nbsp;and myself was actually our second; it was equally fascinating. Gay and I talked everything&nbsp;<em>but</em>&nbsp;business just a few weeks back on her new creation:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://anchor.fm/non-technical\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Non-Technical Podcast</a>. The subject matter was slightly different for this one. The passion and creator economies are here and they’re scaling fast. A key player in this trajectory is Patreon, where our guest worked as a director of creator partnerships and business operations. The conversation moves to the dynamics of companies the likes of Patreon, Substack, Memberful, and their role in the growth and autonomy of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https://hunterwalk.medium.com/why-a-paid-newsletter-wont-be-enough-money-for-most-writers-and-that-s-fine-the-multi-sku-f41daa074cdb\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">multi-SKU creator</a>. She is one of the first to pursue the uncharted waters of building a comedic portfolio, during a pandemic, in a largely still-unrefined creative landscape.</p>","author_name":"Web Smith"}