<description>Andrew is the CEO of CALA a fashion house technology that makes it easy for creators to design, produce, and deliver their own fully-custom apparel. CALA offers creators the customized elegance of couture fashion with the manufacturing capabilities of the largest mass-market players. After realizing the opportunity to disrupt the fashion industry, Andrew took inspiration from Kanye West to create CALA. His journey to this point has been a rollercoaster at one point he had to liquidate all of his assets including his retirement savings to make sure the business stayed afloat.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The future of the fashion industry 

Andrew is the CEO of CALA a fashion house technology that makes it easy for creators to design, produce, and deliver their own fully-custom apparel. CALA offers creators the customized elegance of couture fashion with the manufacturing capabilities of the largest mass-market players. After realizing the opportunity to disrupt the fashion industry, Andrew took inspiration from Kanye West to create CALA. His journey to this point has been a rollercoaster at one point he had to liquidate all of his assets including his retirement savings to make sure the business stayed afloat. <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Episode 6: How Kanye West changed fashion with Cala CEO Andrew Wyatt

<description>&lt;p&gt;Joe is the founder and CEO of Stir, a financial platform made specifically for creators. We talked about the need for new creator tools, company culture, and his approach to employee workload.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Heads up: Everyone here is &lt;em&gt;extremely&lt;/em&gt; passionate about the creator economy, which means you may hear some strong language from time to time.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;After dropping out of school twice, Joe Albanese created an app that was heavily praised by Apple. The app would ultimately fold over internal disputes, but it opened the door for Joe to work as a developer at Facebook. A few years later, he found himself wanting to start something new.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Through an entrepreneurial accelerator, Joe met his soon-to-be co-founder, Kushal. The two immediately hit it off and started running with an idea to give creators a tool that made the financial side of their business easier and more organized. The platform would support existing behaviors in the creator economy by allowing creators to collaborate, split revenue, and organize funds all in one place. Stir proved to be an enticing concept and gained backing from high-profile investors, including Casey Neistat, Li Jin, and YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The future of payments infrastructure for creators

Joe is the founder and CEO of Stir, a financial platform made specifically for creators. We talked about the need for new creator tools, company culture, and his approach to employee workload. Heads up: Everyone here is extremely passionate about the creator economy, which means you may hear some strong language from time to time. After dropping out of school twice, Joe Albanese created an app that was heavily praised by Apple. The app would ultimately fold over internal disputes, but it opened the door for Joe to work as a developer at Facebook. A few years later, he found himself wanting to start something new. Through an entrepreneurial accelerator, Joe met his soon-to-be co-founder, Kushal. The two immediately hit it off and started running with an idea to give creators a tool that made the financial side of their business easier and more organized. The platform would support existing behaviors in the creator economy by allowing creators to collaborate, split revenue, and organize funds all in one place. Stir proved to be an enticing concept and gained backing from high-profile investors, including Casey Neistat, Li Jin, and YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley.&nbsp; <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Episode 5: Joe Albanese, CEO of Stir, Building the infrastructure of the creator economy

<description>&lt;p&gt;As CEO of digital experience platform Moment House, Arjun knows a thing or two about bringing art to life virtually. I caught up with him to talk about what it takes to attract the likes of Justin Beiber or Tame Impala, and what the future of at-home experiences could mean for creators.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Heads up: Everyone here is &lt;em&gt;extremely&lt;/em&gt; passionate about the creator economy, which means you may hear some strong language from time to time.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Arjun Mehta was among the first batch of students at the Jimmy Iovine &amp;amp; Dr. Dre Academy for the Arts, Technology and the Business of Innovation at USC. After graduating, he found there was no obvious online destination for artists to have high-quality, live experiences. Arjun quickly coded the first prototype of what he envisioned, tested it with dozens of artists, and put together a founding team.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Moment House officially launched in October 2020 backed by music powerhouses like Scooter Braun, Jared Leto, and Kygo. In its incredibly short existence, the company has processed 1 million tickets and hosted over 700 moments. These moments include concerts from Justin Beiber, St. Vincent, Kygo, and KSI — events that were streamed in 168 different countries. Arjun hopes the virtual success of Moment House will make the company a key player in the metaverse, leading the way for future interactivity.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Moment House CEO reveals how Jimmy Iovine and Dr Dre helped him on his pathway to curating live performances

As CEO of digital experience platform Moment House, Arjun knows a thing or two about bringing art to life virtually. I caught up with him to talk about what it takes to attract the likes of Justin Beiber or Tame Impala, and what the future of at-home experiences could mean for creators. Heads up: Everyone here is extremely passionate about the creator economy, which means you may hear some strong language from time to time. Arjun Mehta was among the first batch of students at the Jimmy Iovine &amp; Dr. Dre Academy for the Arts, Technology and the Business of Innovation at USC. After graduating, he found there was no obvious online destination for artists to have high-quality, live experiences. Arjun quickly coded the first prototype of what he envisioned, tested it with dozens of artists, and put together a founding team. Moment House officially launched in October 2020 backed by music powerhouses like Scooter Braun, Jared Leto, and Kygo. In its incredibly short existence, the company has processed 1 million tickets and hosted over 700 moments. These moments include concerts from Justin Beiber, St. Vincent, Kygo, and KSI — events that were streamed in 168 different countries. Arjun hopes the virtual success of Moment House will make the company a key player in the metaverse, leading the way for future interactivity. <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Episode 4: Arjun Mehta - The future of live streaming

<description>&lt;p&gt;From TechCrunch Editor-At-Large to Head of Content at VC Fund SignalFire, Josh is a creator economy virtuoso. Check out what he had to say about the almighty metaverse and why shrinking your audience might be the way forward.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;When Josh was studying at Stanford, he became keenly interested in technology’s influence on human interaction. How do privacy controls affect children? What’s a meme’s lifecycle? He ended up taking that intrigue and designing his own Master’s degree: Cybersociology.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Out of school, Josh began writing for Inside Facebook, a blog where he published over 2,000 articles about the social platform. After a $14 million acquisition, Josh took his knack for journalism to TechCrunch, where he would become Editor-At-Large for 8.5 years. He was literally the most cited tech journalist in the world. But after reporting on tech for years, he’s fresh in the business of shaping it. Josh is currently Head of Content for VC firm SignalFire, which invests in early-stage tech startups.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Former editor of Tech Crunch turned VC talks with Patreon CEO Jack Conte about the future for creators

From TechCrunch Editor-At-Large to Head of Content at VC Fund SignalFire, Josh is a creator economy virtuoso. Check out what he had to say about the almighty metaverse and why shrinking your audience might be the way forward. When Josh was studying at Stanford, he became keenly interested in technology’s influence on human interaction. How do privacy controls affect children? What’s a meme’s lifecycle? He ended up taking that intrigue and designing his own Master’s degree: Cybersociology. Out of school, Josh began writing for Inside Facebook, a blog where he published over 2,000 articles about the social platform. After a $14 million acquisition, Josh took his knack for journalism to TechCrunch, where he would become Editor-At-Large for 8.5 years. He was literally the most cited tech journalist in the world. But after reporting on tech for years, he’s fresh in the business of shaping it. Josh is currently Head of Content for VC firm SignalFire, which invests in early-stage tech startups. <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Episode 3: Josh Constine to the metaverse and beyond

<description>Li Jin has been thinking and writing about the creator economy for years.&amp;nbsp;She even coined the term, passion economy, to describe people who make a living from doing what they love. She was dubbed the “It Girl in venture capital" by the New York Times and her newest fund is investing in new technologies like crypto and NFTs, which&amp;nbsp;will help creators take ownership of their work.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Patreon CEO Jack Conte sits down with investor Li Jin to discuss the future of the creator economy

Li Jin has been thinking and writing about the creator economy for years.&nbsp;She even coined the term, passion economy, to describe people who make a living from doing what they love. She was dubbed the “It Girl in venture capital" by the New York Times and her newest fund is investing in new technologies like crypto and NFTs, which&nbsp;will help creators take ownership of their work. <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Episode 2: Li Jin, Venture capital's "it girl"

There’s never been a better time in the history of humanity to be a creative person. The creator economy is booming and it's just the start. In this podcast, I sit down with some of the coolest CEOs and VCs in the industry who see the future for creators and discuss what that future will look like. Let’s jump in. Producer: Dave KingExecutive Producer: Joe Smith <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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