Abbas: Frictionless discovery tools are the biggest prize in the creator economy
Roshan Abbas · Power of Storytelling ft. Roshan Abbas, Investor | Entrepreneur | Actor | Director | Producer · Aug 9, 2021 · at 43:25
Angel investor Roshan Abbas outlines his investment thesis and framework on creator monetization and discovery infrastructure.
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“You know, the gig economy will continue, but so will the creator economy. And my real big belief is that if you create enough tools, people who can build themselves, people will build themselves, you know, audiences, which can be a thousand or a million, and they can monetize off both. So build frictionless ways for people to consume and discover, and you will really reap rich rewards for this.”
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