Jack Conte Quotes

Jack Conte

Profession : Musician

Birth : July 12, 1984

You can't just say anything you want in the world and we don't want to build that platform.

Jack Conte

Know your goals - it will help guide your decisions.

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Successful musicians are entrepreneurs - they work hard, way beyond 9 to 5.

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Unless you've given up your business to a record label, there's no such thing as just being a musician anymore.

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Building habits is important. One of mine is a weird, small thing, but it's very helpful: I stop eating just before I'm full. I feel so much better throughout the course of the day if I don't pack myself. It's a good way to get more energy.

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I've started thinking of all my inbox trays almost like a social media feed. I'm not going to get to everything, but if it's really important, I will.

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Medium is like the Instagram of the corporate world. It's the layer that we want everybody to see, but not actually how it is. It feels like content marketing.

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I don't get a work-life balance.

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In YouTube's early days, my band Pomplamoose was making a living by releasing videos on it, which drove iTunes sales. And because YouTube was small enough, our videos would bubble to the top and new fans could discover us.

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Artists deserve more than a check cut in half eight times by publishers.

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When I created my Patreon page, I knew the fans of my music would support me. I've met them on tour and I've seen their comments on Twitter and Facebook. I'm out there making relationships, so I should benefit the most, right?

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People are not machines. And we have to respect that.

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We're not trying to get 2 billion people on Patreon to compete with YouTube.

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I spent three months working on music videos, working eighteen-hour days, put it out, got half-a-million views... and got a check in the mail for a couple hundred bucks.

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The only reason why a company like Patreon works is because of transparency, being open with people and telling them what's going on, and having them support you.

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I can't see any possible future where there isn't a media site that isn't paired with crowdfunding.

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How can you have a site where there are millions of people enjoying content from millions of creators and there's no direct monetary interaction between those people? That future does not exist. It's impossible.

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There's no reason to abuse the people who give you your monthly pay check.

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Art is one of those few legal monopolies. If you want to listen to Prince, Mick Jagger doesn't do. Nothing else in the world can satisfy that urge. It's not replaceable, it's not hot swappable. It's not a commodity.

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We built Patreon to be an open, flexible platform. It's a tool. Why shouldn't we open it up to people who find utility in it?

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