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Forget hustle culture. Behold the Artist Corporation | Yancey Strickler

June 16, 2025 11:33 2.79 MB ( 8.4 MB less) Downloads: 0

Kickstarter cofounder Yancey Strickler unveils the "Artist Corporation," a radical new economic model that could transform how creative people build sustainable careers, amass collective wealth and escape the burnout of hustle culture. Hear his vision for how artists can pool resources, share profits and own their work in a new kind of economy, as he poses a tantalizing view of the future: What if the next Disney wasn't a corporate giant but an artist-owned collective?

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