Giffon: Creator Audiences Are Still Underpriced Relative to Equity Value
Jeremy Giffon · Data Backed Businesses Guaranteed To Make +$1M From Day 1 · Apr 17, 2024 · at 5:01
Jeremy Giffon argues that partnering with podcasters and creators by trading minority equity for organic distribution is an underutilized, high-ROI business model.
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“And because the broad thesis is that these audiences are still super underpriced, basically. That the equity you're giving up is you'll be more than compensated for. And I think that'll last for quite a long time.”
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