Yancey Strickler breaks down the future of creativity
The fourth episode of Mixcloud Presents: The Inside Track features a chat with Yancey Strickler, the Co-Founder of Kickstarter and Metalabel.
In the fourth episode of Mixcloud Presents: The Inside Track, Mixcloud Co-Founder and CEO Nico Perez is joined by writer and entrepreneur Yancey Strickler.
Based in New York, Yancey Strickler is the Co-Founder and Director at Metalabel, which is establishing new ways for creative people to create value together. He is also Co-Founder and former CEO of Kickstarter, which pioneered crowdfunding and helped creators raise more than $8 billion for their projects.
As a music critic he has written for the likes of Pitchfork, Spin and The Village Voice. He authored the book This Could Be Our Future: A Manifesto for a More Generous World in 2019.
Yancey talks about his latest venture Metalabel and what it’s doing to help creatives. He breaks down how Kickstarter came about and the profound impact it has had for artists.
Later, he discusses the connections between creativity and the human experience, digital algorithms and the increasing role of AI, the future of the creative economy and much more.
The fourth episode of The Inside Track follows appearances by Francois K, Charlie Bones and Whitney Wei. Stream now on Mixcloud, YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
Yemi is Mixcloud's Editorial Lead. He has written about music and culture for over a decade, spanning nightlife, business and more for The Guardian, VICE, The Face, Pitchfork, Dazed, i-D and more.