In YouTube's early days, my band Pomplamoose was making a living by releasing videos on it, which drove iTunes sales. And because YouTube was small enough, our videos would bubble to the top and new fans could discover us. — Jack Conte Copy Share Image
Medium is like the Instagram of the corporate world. It's the layer that we want everybody to see, but not actually how it is.… — Jack Conte Copy Share
Patreon, is, has been and will continue to be a creator-centric organization. — Jack Conte Copy Share
There's a tendency for young musicians - I certainly was guilty of this - of wanting to know what they sound like, before making… — Jack Conte Copy Share
Unless you've given up your business to a record label, there's no such thing as just being a musician anymore. — Jack Conte Copy Share
I love the idea of shifting power away from institutions and toward individual creative people. — Jack Conte Copy Share
I couldn't possibly be any more open or public about my role as CEO at Patreon. — Jack Conte Copy Share
People like my videos, some of which can cost me thousands to make. So I just ask, 'How about giving me $1 to help… — Jack Conte Copy Share
One lesson I learned with Pomplamoose is that there will always be haters. Part of achieving some level of success is learning to tune… — Jack Conte Copy Share
We want Patreon to be safe, and we have no tolerance for hate speech. That's something I think other platforms have been behind on.… — Jack Conte Copy Share
When I was 6 my dad taught me the blues scale, and I started writing songs and improvising. — Jack Conte Copy Share
If your company is mostly men, make sure to have women on the interview team. While you don't want to 'tokenize' someone for their… — Jack Conte Copy Share
