https://padlet.com/owencb0803/xmhgen734p45l5gj Made with a dash of wit en-us 2021-02-22 15:19:39 UTC 2021-02-25 14:59:51 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4b8.png owencb0803 https://padlet.com/owencb0803/xmhgen734p45l5gj/wish/1227012839 Jack Conte was a singer-songwriter on YouTube, he was one of the first to make amateur music covers in his bedroom.  However there was one massive problem he found himself facing...]]> 2021-02-22 15:32:47 UTC https://padlet.com/owencb0803/xmhgen734p45l5gj/wish/1227012839 owencb0803 https://padlet.com/owencb0803/xmhgen734p45l5gj/wish/1227038026 Jack found huge success on YouTube, with one video going viral with over a million views, and back then on YouTube, that was huge.  Yet, even though he bagged a million views on a video that took him months to make, he got about $100.]]> 2021-02-22 15:37:03 UTC https://padlet.com/owencb0803/xmhgen734p45l5gj/wish/1227038026 owencb0803 https://padlet.com/owencb0803/xmhgen734p45l5gj/wish/1241261278 Jack was torn, as he needed more then $100 to support himself and wife; yet the options were limited. It was either the $100 he got from YouTube, or he could sign up for Kickstarter.  Kickstarter was used to fund massive products one, this gave Jack an idea.  If there was a service that allow fans to fund there favorite artists, it would allow creators to be able to support themselves on just their art.]]> 2021-02-25 14:37:52 UTC https://padlet.com/owencb0803/xmhgen734p45l5gj/wish/1241261278 owencb0803 https://padlet.com/owencb0803/xmhgen734p45l5gj/wish/1241281271 The foundations for were set and Jack loved his new idea.  Right away he called his best friend Sam and asked him to meet him in person, as he thought his idea was so good, he didn’t want the phone to steal it.  After he told Sam his idea, Sam signed on.  And the team got to work developing their new company Patreon.]]> 2021-02-25 14:41:03 UTC https://padlet.com/owencb0803/xmhgen734p45l5gj/wish/1241281271 owencb0803 https://padlet.com/owencb0803/xmhgen734p45l5gj/wish/1241306855 Jack and Sam found early success with the company.  Not many creators were on it but Jack, Sam and a couple of off shoots.  Yet the success they had was huge.  Jack went from making $100 per video to over $100,000 a month from fan support of his website.  This massive success lead to a greater number of content creators joining the site.]]> 2021-02-25 14:45:31 UTC https://padlet.com/owencb0803/xmhgen734p45l5gj/wish/1241306855 owencb0803 https://padlet.com/owencb0803/xmhgen734p45l5gj/wish/1241333857 The company had smooth sailing with quick growth and development in the early months.  However when a new site by the name of “8-Chan” tried to be funded on the site, Jack knew something had to be done.  8-Chan is known for its controversial content.  The site is an open-anonymous form that lets anyone post anything.  Anything wrong or illegal you can think of, it was on 8-Chan.]]> 2021-02-25 14:50:18 UTC https://padlet.com/owencb0803/xmhgen734p45l5gj/wish/1241333857 owencb0803 https://padlet.com/owencb0803/xmhgen734p45l5gj/wish/1241365551 Dealing with 8-Chan split Sam and Jack. Jack wished for an all out ban on the website, while Sam worked to negotiate with them.  After some squabbling they decided on removing 8-Chan from the site.  This did not come without controversy however as many claimed it was censorship and violated free speech.  Yet these claims were limited in scope.
Yet Jack and Sam continued to crack down on creators on their platform.  Anyone who’s YouTube channel talk about guns or weapons were removed, and anyone with a controversial opinion followed.  Jack and Sam faced huge backlash, something that still follows them today.]]> 2021-02-25 14:55:46 UTC https://padlet.com/owencb0803/xmhgen734p45l5gj/wish/1241365551 owencb0803 https://padlet.com/owencb0803/xmhgen734p45l5gj/wish/1241389167 Patreon today is a giant, funding thousands of creators from all over the internet.  It allows people to live out there dreams.  Jack ended up abandoning his dream of becoming an artist to run the company as it full time CEO.  Today Patreon is worth $1.2 billion.]]> 2021-02-25 14:59:51 UTC https://padlet.com/owencb0803/xmhgen734p45l5gj/wish/1241389167