What if your fans could support you without ever losing money? In this episode, brothers Justin and Michael Blau break down how they're rethinking creator monetization with Bond, a platform where fans bond money to creators, get instant refunds anytime, and creators earn interest on that support. Justin has generated 6 billion streams and sold over 1 million tickets as a musician, yet he doesn't own any data on his fans. Michael spent years at A16Z Crypto seeing every creator economy experiment fail due to extraction and speculation. Together, they're building something different.

https://www.instagram.com/justinblau/?hl=en
linkedin.com/in/3lau
https://x.com/blauyourmind
https://www.instagram.com/michael.blau/?hl=en

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Naomi Metzger of Afrochicks, a former Adidas-sponsored triple jump athlete, shares how she transitioned from athletics to crypto content creation after losing her sponsorship. Naomi discusses how she used NFTs to fund her career and how decentralized platforms like Farcaster and Zora enable creators to earn from day one. She also explains her AfroChicks coin and how it allows fans to invest in her growth.

Where to Find Naomi:

https://zora.co/@afrochicks

https://www.linkedin.com/in/naomi-metzger-147b5012a/

https://x.com/AfroChicksNFT

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Tibo discusses how he sold his startups for $8M, emphasizing his approach of shipping one product per week, avoiding VC funding, and focusing on validation. He reflects on his journey with Tweet Hunter and Taplio, and shares his current challenge of growing five apps to $100K in monthly revenue. He stresses that distribution is more important than building in today’s competitive market.

Where to Find Tibo

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tibo-the-maker/

https://x.com/tibo_maker?lang=en

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