Ep 91 - Jonathan Hillis - The Creator Economy
Episode description
Jonathan is the founder of Creator Cabins and a partner at capital.community - which provides early-stage funding and resources for creators to help them succeed. His mission is to increase the GDP of the creator economy. He is a former director of product at Instacart, but after working there for over 5 years, he decided to leave and focus on growing the Creator Cabin community in Texas - full-time.
Jonathan and I discussed:
- What his new venture Creator Cabins is all about
- His thoughts on the emerging audio phenomenon, Clubhouse
- What the 6 levels of the creator economy are?
- Could we see more independent creator communities in the future?
- His time at Instacart
- Why Austin and Miami are so popular right now
- Why his time in Thailand was life-changing
And much, much more...
My Take: We are seeing a surge of tools to help creators become more independent. Perhaps in the future, we will all be freelancers working on our time, where we want, and how we want - without the constraints of an actual office or regular hours. The future is unknown, but one thing is for sure, - we are moving away from traditional media, and in an age where everyone can leverage their best assets and traits, the future is looking bright for independent creators.