Jack Conte
Jack Conte is an American musician and entrepreneur who serves as the co-founder and CEO of Patreon, a creator-focused subscription and membership platform he launched in 2013 with Sam Yam. He is also known as one half of the musical duo Pomplamoose, formed in 2008 with his wife Nataly Dawn, and as a co-leader of the funk band Scary Pockets. He studied music and composition at Stanford University, graduating in 2006, before building a significant presence on YouTube through his musical output. He is best known for founding Patreon to help creators monetize their work on a recurring basis, a concept he developed from his own experience producing high volumes of music videos independently.
“"I think selling out is doing something other than making art. Like if you get paid for your art, that's the opposite of selling out. That's making sure that you're setting up your future so that you can make more art."”
Source→“"On Saturday, do a session with Scary Pockets, which is my funk band, record four songs in a day."”
Source→“"Pomplamoose is making 50 music videos a year. Scary Pockets is making 50 music videos a year at the same time. So I was outputting 100 music videos per year."”
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