--- title: "Best Jack Conte Sayings" description: "Jack Conte is an American musician and businessman, co‑founder and CEO of Patreon, and part of the duo Pomplamoose with his wife." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b002/author-jack-conte-5709.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Jack Conte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b002/author-jack-conte-5709.jpg) # Jack Conte (1984) Singer-songwriter **100** quotes in **338** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Jack Conte is a singer-songwriter. ## Quick Facts About Jack Conte Born July 12, 1984 Profession Singer-songwriter ## About Jack Conte Jack Conte is an American musician and businessman, co‑founder and CEO of Patreon, and part of the duo Pomplamoose with his wife. He also co‑leads the band Scary Pockets and founded the band Magaziine. ## Quotes by Jack Conte · Page 3 > [There's no reason to abuse the people who give you your monthly pay check.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-conte/there-s-no-reason-to-abuse-the-people-who-give-you-your-monthly-pay/) [Jack Conte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-conte/) [Abuse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/abuse/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/18d/jack-conte-5709_abuse_there-s-no-reason-to-abuse-the-people-wh_3038854.jpg) > [I love the idea of creators owning their audience data instead of platforms.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-conte/i-love-the-idea-of-creators-owning-their-audience-data-instead-of/) [Jack Conte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-conte/) [Audience](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/audience/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd1/jack-conte-5709_audience_i-love-the-idea-of-creators-owning-their_2865735.jpg) > [Patreon is a website that helps artists make money. It's crowdfunding on an ongoing basis for a creator.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-conte/patreon-is-a-website-that-helps-artists-make-money-it-s-crowdfunding/) [Jack Conte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-conte/) [Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/217/jack-conte-5709_art_patreon-is-a-website-that-helps-artists_819435.jpg) > [I fail most of the time. As a creator, and as CEO of Patreon, things can't go well all of the time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-conte/i-fail-most-of-the-time-as-a-creator-and-as-ceo-of-patreon-things-can/) [Jack Conte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-conte/) [Creator](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/creator/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/098/jack-conte-5709_creator_i-fail-most-of-the-time-as-a-creator-and_1738963.jpg) > [I want creators quitting their part-time jobs and being creative for a living.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-conte/i-want-creators-quitting-their-part-time-jobs-and-being-creative-for/) [Jack Conte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-conte/) [Being](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/being/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/000/jack-conte-5709_being_i-want-creators-quitting-their-part-time_1413918.jpg) > [In a perfect world, art and commerce, I think, could be in vacuums and coexist in full purity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-conte/in-a-perfect-world-art-and-commerce-i-think-could-be-in-vacuums-and/) [Jack Conte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-conte/) [Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/573/jack-conte-5709_art_in-a-perfect-world-art-and-commerce-i-th_2839475.jpg) > [Unless you've given up your business to a record label, there's no such thing as just being a musician anymore.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-conte/unless-you-ve-given-up-your-business-to-a-record-label-there-s-no/) [Jack Conte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-conte/) [Being](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/being/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc4/jack-conte-5709_being_unless-you-ve-given-up-your-business-to_144226.jpg) > [I think my ear is pretty good, but I don't have formal training so my ear isn't that good. I know when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-conte/i-think-my-ear-is-pretty-good-but-i-don-t-have-formal-training-so-my/) [Jack Conte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-conte/) [Fitness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fitness/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5dc/jack-conte-5709_fitness_i-think-my-ear-is-pretty-good-but-i-don_2431055.jpg) > [People like my videos, some of which can cost me thousands to make. So I just ask, 'How about giving me $1…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-conte/people-like-my-videos-some-of-which-can-cost-me-thousands-to-make-so/) [Jack Conte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-conte/) [Giving](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/giving/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/03f/jack-conte-5709_giving_people-like-my-videos-some-of-which-can_301187.jpg) > [Patronage is a very old phenomenon that's occurred in people and in society for thousands of years. It stems from an emotional…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-conte/patronage-is-a-very-old-phenomenon-that-s-occurred-in-people-and-in/) [Jack Conte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-conte/) [Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df7/jack-conte-5709_art_patronage-is-a-very-old-phenomenon-that_1278532.jpg) > [The reality is Patreon needs to build new businesses and new services and new revenue lines in order to build a sustainable…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-conte/the-reality-is-patreon-needs-to-build-new-businesses-and-new-services/) [Jack Conte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-conte/) [Business](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/business/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eed/jack-conte-5709_business_the-reality-is-patreon-needs-to-build-ne_2900252.jpg) > [Art is one of those few legal monopolies. If you want to listen to Prince, Mick Jagger doesn't do. Nothing else in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-conte/art-is-one-of-those-few-legal-monopolies-if-you-want-to-listen-to/) [Jack Conte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-conte/) [Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b7/jack-conte-5709_art_art-is-one-of-those-few-legal-monopolies_1203460.jpg) > [The only reason why a company like Patreon works is because of transparency, being open with people and telling them what's going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-conte/the-only-reason-why-a-company-like-patreon-works-is-because-of/) [Jack Conte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-conte/) [Business](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/business/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e23/jack-conte-5709_business_the-only-reason-why-a-company-like-patre_669795.jpg) > [A lot of people hear the Pomplamoose story and think the moral of the story is to post your stuff on YouTube.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-conte/a-lot-of-people-hear-the-pomplamoose-story-and-think-the-moral-of-the/) [Jack Conte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-conte/) [Go](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/go/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/984/jack-conte-5709_go_a-lot-of-people-hear-the-pomplamoose-sto_2225239.jpg) > [When I graduated college, I didn't get a job. I started making YouTube videos. I used to spend my days making art,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-conte/when-i-graduated-college-i-didn-t-get-a-job-i-started-making-youtube/) [Jack Conte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-conte/) [Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ef/jack-conte-5709_art_when-i-graduated-college-i-didn-t-get-a_2674686.jpg) > [When I created my Patreon page, I knew the fans of my music would support me. I've met them on tour and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-conte/when-i-created-my-patreon-page-i-knew-the-fans-of-my-music-would/) [Jack Conte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-conte/) [Fans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fans/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/936/jack-conte-5709_fans_when-i-created-my-patreon-page-i-knew-th_1381633.jpg) > [There are literally tens of thousands of people who create regular content on the web and have millions of followers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-conte/there-are-literally-tens-of-thousands-of-people-who-create-regular/) [Jack Conte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-conte/) [Create](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/create/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dfa/jack-conte-5709_create_there-are-literally-tens-of-thousands-of_635266.jpg) > [Having the opportunity to play music as a career is a dream come true.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-conte/having-the-opportunity-to-play-music-as-a-career-is-a-dream-come-true/) [Jack Conte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-conte/) [Career](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/career/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/900/jack-conte-5709_career_having-the-opportunity-to-play-music-as_2434166.jpg) > [If you want to attract executives who value diversity, then build a system that leads to diverse interviewing teams without 'tokenizing' people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-conte/if-you-want-to-attract-executives-who-value-diversity-then-build-a/) [Jack Conte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-conte/) [Diversity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/diversity/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/285/jack-conte-5709_diversity_if-you-want-to-attract-executives-who-va_1764683.jpg) > [We're hyper-focused on providing the business infrastructure to allow creators to be successful in growing and running their businesses.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-conte/we-re-hyper-focused-on-providing-the-business-infrastructure-to-allow/) [Jack Conte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-conte/) [Allow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/allow/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c7a/jack-conte-5709_allow_we-re-hyper-focused-on-providing-the-bus_675169.jpg) ## Jack Conte by topic [People (15)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/jack-conte/) [Music (15)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/music/jack-conte/) [Art (15)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/jack-conte/) [Business (13)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/business/jack-conte/) [Love (10)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/love/jack-conte/) [Artist (10)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/artist/jack-conte/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-conte/#itemlist", "name": "Jack Conte Quotes", "numberOfItems": 20, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There's no reason to abuse the people who give you your monthly pay check.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jack Conte" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-conte/there-s-no-reason-to-abuse-the-people-who-give-you-your-monthly-pay/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/18d/jack-conte-5709_abuse_there-s-no-reason-to-abuse-the-people-wh_3038854.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/18d/jack-conte-5709_abuse_there-s-no-reason-to-abuse-the-people-wh_3038854.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/18d/jack-conte-5709_abuse_there-s-no-reason-to-abuse-the-people-wh_3038854.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“There's no reason to abuse the people who give you your monthly pay check.” — Jack Conte", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I love the idea of creators owning their audience data instead of platforms.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jack Conte" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-conte/i-love-the-idea-of-creators-owning-their-audience-data-instead-of/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd1/jack-conte-5709_audience_i-love-the-idea-of-creators-owning-their_2865735.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd1/jack-conte-5709_audience_i-love-the-idea-of-creators-owning-their_2865735.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd1/jack-conte-5709_audience_i-love-the-idea-of-creators-owning-their_2865735.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I love the idea of creators owning their audience data instead of platforms.” — Jack Conte", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Patreon is a website that helps artists make money. 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