Announcement time!
Today, I'm launching the Creator Science Syndicate ā a community of creators, investors, and subject matter experts investing in the best companies in the creator economy. š„
WHY A SYNDICATE
Over the last several years, not only have I built relationships with a ton of creators, but also the founders of creator economy companies.
It's given me the opportunity to personally invest in a handful of companies inside of the creator economy ā companies like
@MavenHQ and
@intros_ai.
The Creator Science universe has grown a lot:
⢠40K email subscribers
⢠15K YouTube subscribers
⢠2M podcast downloads
ā¢Ā 40K friends on Twitter
⢠30K friends on LinkedIn
And it's created a new opportunity: connecting the creators in my audience to these investment opportunities too.
OUR TEAM
For this syndicate, I've partnered with
@johnmgannon of Venture5 Media, one of the original creators focused on the VC space and an active angel investor.
He also cofounded GoingVC, a leading VC education program with 500 alumni around the globe. I read John's blog for years before he became both a member of The Lab and a personal friend.
I'm excited about working with John because of his experience in the venture world, and because he has global reach into hundreds of VC firms that our portfolio companies will be able to tap into as they grow.
THE BACKSTORY
I first became interested in the syndicate model when I met Peter Livingston (
@unpopularvc) in 2020 (this conversation is recorded as a podcast, by the way).
Peter showed me that, in a lot of ways, running a syndicate was much more like being a blogger than a venture capitalist.
I was studying investing at the time but becoming more interested in being a creator ā so this spoke to me.
Today, we've come full circle.
HOW TO JOIN
The creators of the creator economy are doing better than ever ā and so are some of the companies supporting them.
We wonāt just invest inĀ companies that we believe in, but companies whoseĀ products we personally use. We have investment experience as well as a unique perspective on creators, their needs, and which companies areĀ actuallyĀ addressing them.
If you're an accredited investor and are interested in investing in some of the best companies in the creator economy...this is for you.
I'll add a link to the syndicate in the tweet below and my DMs are open.
Our first deal will be shared next week.