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Dave Wiskus

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2022-05-17

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1. “Show to enough people. It's a small but growing platform that seems much more sustainable than the usual creator economy startup ideas that get pitched. But its growth means that Dave now manages 80 people between the two companies, including app engineers, salespeople, production people like motion graphic designers and composers, and more. And at the end of the day, it's all mostly owned by the creators themselves. So even if it all gets sold, those creators will get some of the profits. What really stood out to me in this conversation is that Dave's in the business of making things. This conversation was really grounded in the reality of the creator business as it exists today and how that real business can support real people. You'll hear it when we talk about Web3 and NFTs and all that stuff. Dave thinks it's bullshit and he says so because it's not a business that he can depend on now. That's an important dynamic to think about and one for more platforms to take seriously.”

   2022-05-17 · Decoder with Nilay Patel · The videos that don’t work on YouTube and the future of the creator business, with Nebula CEO Dave Wiskus · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT

2. “YouTubers have to contend with a big platform that has a lot of power over their business. They often don't have the leverage to push back. So today I'm talking to Dave Wiskas, the CEO of two really interesting companies. One is called Standard, which is a management company for YouTubers, and the other is Nebula, an alternative paid streaming platform where YouTubers can post videos, take a direct cut of the revenue, and generally make work that might otherwise get lost on YouTube. Standard represents 160 creators. The company helps book sponsorship, it provides production support, they do merch deals, and most importantly, Dave can negotiate directly with YouTube on behalf of all 160 people. If there are ever any problems. On the other side, those same creators can post their videos to Nebula, which as a paid service has very different economics than YouTube. It allows them to make videos for their subscribers that YouTube either wouldn't monetize or”

   2022-05-17 · Decoder with Nilay Patel · The videos that don’t work on YouTube and the future of the creator business, with Nebula CEO Dave Wiskus · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT

3. “Of $45 for three months, $90 for six months, or $180 for 12 month plan required, $15 per month equivalent taxes and fees extra. Initial plan term only greater than 50 GB is busy. C terms.”

   2022-05-17 · Decoder with Nilay Patel · The videos that don’t work on YouTube and the future of the creator business, with Nebula CEO Dave Wiskus · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT