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Passion Economy
Doug Clinton
The Absurdity of the Attention Game
The following post was originally written for Doug’s blog, The Contrarian Mindset. The blog explores contrarian ideas across investing, tech, and beyond. Earning the attention of other people is a timeless game. Winners of the attention game get a person’s…
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News
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Passion Economy
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Philosophy
Doug Clinton, Will Thompson
The Monetization Gap and the Real Opportunity for Creators
In an effort to quantify the opportunity for creators participating in the passion economy, we attempted to measure the apparent imbalance of value that flows to creators relative to the amount of time we spend consuming their content. After a…
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Passion Economy
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Venture Capital
Doug Clinton, Will Thompson
An Introduction to the Passion Economy
High barriers to content production and distribution (think recording studios, television networks, newspaper presses, broadcasting companies) made the world boring. Upfront costs must be recouped and exceeded for content to be worth the investment, which incentivized optimizing for “hits.” Hits…
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Future of Work
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Passion Economy
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