Institutions of One · Sources
Jack Conte
From RN Collins, selected work
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- Contemporaneous account of Patreon’s launch, Conte’s creator problem, and Sam Yam’s co-founder role (WIRED) wired.com
- Long-form profile of Conte, Patreon, creator income, and platform limits (WIRED) wired.com
- Trade report of Patreon’s $155 million Series F and $4 billion valuation, citing the Wall Street Journal (Tubefilter) tubefilter.com
- Long-form interview on Patreon’s scale, mission, platform thesis, and Conte’s continued leadership (WIRED) wired.com
- Independent report on Patreon’s reversal of the 2017 fee change (Axios) axios.com
- Independent analysis of the fee change’s effect on small creators and patrons (The Outline) theoutline.com
- Independent report on the 2022 workforce reduction and office closures (The Verge) theverge.com
- Independent report on Patreon security-team cuts and resulting concerns (CyberScoop) cyberscoop.com
- Patreon documentation of Apple’s in-app purchase fee and creator pricing choices (Patreon) support.patreon.com
- Independent report on Apple’s billing mandate and Patreon’s dependency (The Verge) theverge.com
- Independent report on Patreon’s 2026 restructuring and workforce reduction (The Verge) theverge.com
- Independent report and reproduced chief-executive memo on the 2026 restructuring (Business Insider) businessinsider.com
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