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I'm bullish on creators investing in businesses
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What It Means

Creators should use their audience and capital to buy into existing businesses rather than seeking investment for their own creator businesses

Why It Matters

Represents fundamental shift in creator economy from being investment recipients to being business investors

When It's True

When creators have built sustainable audiences and cash flow they can leverage for business acceleration

When It's Risky

When creators lack business evaluation skills or choose businesses that don't align with their audience

How to Apply

1

Identify businesses your audience would benefit from

2

Offer distribution and audience access in exchange for equity

3

Focus on businesses you can genuinely accelerate

Example Scenario

Business creator with entrepreneur audience invests in productivity SaaS tool, provides user feedback and distribution to their audience in exchange for revenue share and equity