Operator

also referred to as: operators

5 statements across 5 episodes · 2 bullish · 2 bearish · 5 people on the record · first statement Dec 29, 2022 by Emily Herrera · said 13 times in 5 episodes since 2022 · across every show →

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Dec 29, 2022 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Herrera: 2023 will see multi-creator co-founding teams anchored by dedicated operators
“That's something that you're definitely going to see coming up in the next year is, is creators themselves creating kind of like their co-founder relationships and then finding an operator to be a third co-founder.”
Emily Herrera Dec 29, 2022 ▶ 11:17 Building Big Businesses with Creators with Emily Herrera
May 4, 2023
Insight
Taba: Venture studio projects fail to ship without a dedicated operator
“You have to hire an operator, i.e. If you're serious about it, you need someone to kind of lead. If there's no owner, nothing will get shipped.”
Theo Tabah May 4, 2023 ▶ 9:02 The Ultimate Guide to Building Million Dollar Agencies
Feb 21, 2024 bearish
Opinion
Pogrob: Creator agencies are overrated for creators but underrated for operators
“It's probably as a whole super overrated for creators, but I think it's okay. I think it's underrated for like operators. I think it's a cool opportunity for like the operator to like start something cool.”
Zach Pogrob Feb 21, 2024 ▶ 19:34 I Met The Most Obsessed Man On The Internet
Oct 7, 2024 negative
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Chaudry: A lack of qualified operators is the creator economy's biggest bottleneck
“The biggest problem in the creator economy is like operators. It will continue to be the biggest problem. Like, people are growing and getting more opportunities than they can handle.”
Samir Chaudry Oct 7, 2024 ▶ 54:23 How Creators Can Thrive in the AI + AR Era (Samir from Colin and Samir)
Jan 30, 2025 bullish
Prediction Held up
Isenberg: OpenAI Operator will eventually integrate native voice capabilities
“Yeah, I think I mean, it's only a matter of time, by the way, before operator adds voice anyways. They won't have to stitch it together with other voice agents.”
Greg Isenberg Jan 30, 2025 ▶ 14:29 ChatGPT Operator Built a $500/Day Business in 30 Minutes (tutorial)
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