Jack Conte

Kid A' is my favorite record.

— Jack Conte

Art is the meaning of my life.

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Hard work works.

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We do love playing live.

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I'm not an entrepreneur.

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I love the idea of creators having leverage and control.

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People are not machines. And we have to respect that.

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The whole idea behind YouTube is accessibility and openness.

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Artists don't have to starve any more.

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Know your goals - it will help guide your decisions.

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No one talks about the epic failures that we all have.

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I don't get a work-life balance.

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Everybody wants to be able to enjoy beautiful things.

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There's a difference between what people will consume and what they will pay for.

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I love well-produced stuff. The craft and the art of production is something I really, really love.

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Releasing two, fully produced music videos per month is way more than a full time job.

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We built Patreon to be an open, flexible platform. It's a tool. Why shouldn't we open it up to people who find…

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The epic failures make up the journey along the way to getting the wins.

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You can say something, make something, and be rewarded for it by the people you're speaking to.

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There are literally tens of thousands of people who create regular content on the web and have millions of followers.

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Having the opportunity to play music as a career is a dream come true.

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Patronage is a very old phenomenon that's occurred in people and in society for thousands of years. It stems from an emotional…

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The reality is Patreon needs to build new businesses and new services and new revenue lines in order to build a sustainable…

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The only reason why a company like Patreon works is because of transparency, being open with people and telling them what's going…

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Art is one of those few legal monopolies. If you want to listen to Prince, Mick Jagger doesn't do. Nothing else in…

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I spent three months working on music videos, working eighteen-hour days, put it out, got half-a-million views... and got a check in…

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People like my videos, some of which can cost me thousands to make. So I just ask, 'How about giving me $1…

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In truth, a label is nothing more than a corporation, and it funds artists. Why couldn't another corporation fund an artist? And…

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I've started thinking of all my inbox trays almost like a social media feed. I'm not going to get to everything, but…

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Basically all the art we know in history books, the business model for that art was not unit sales. It was patronage.…

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We want Patreon to be safe, and we have no tolerance for hate speech. That's something I think other platforms have been…

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I wanted a button on my personal website, on jackconte.com, that said please give me money whenever I make a video if…

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Within two months of Patreon's launch I starting making $6,000 a month for my work with the support of my 'patrons.' The…

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I guess I kind of don't like how there's such a pedestal for music culture and especially for band culture. It just…

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On the Internet, it's not just content that's king. It's regular content. But models like Kickstarter don't work for regular content. And…

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There's a tendency for young musicians - I certainly was guilty of this - of wanting to know what they sound like,…

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We, the creative class, are finding ways to make a living making music, drawing webcomics, writing articles, coding games, recording podcasts. Most…

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I got to compose for a full symphony orchestra.

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I've dealt with a record label in the past.

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I've always felt like I'm on the outside of the music industry.

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