I always thought it was awesome that a company to support creators was creator lead. I came across Jack Conte in 2010 before Patreon existed. He was a music creator on YouTube that made what he was calling Video Songs, songs with each instrument part video'd and mixed together, and selling his music collection through e-junkie at the time. He was one of the first creators I ever financially supported. Some of the videos are still up on YT: https://youtu.be/D2PwVkQBp5oDespite not knowing Jack personally pretty much everything I've seen from him over the years has reinforced my generally high opinion of him. In this case as well. As lay-offs go Patreon seems to be trying very hard to do right by their employees.
KerryJones|3 years ago
Don't mistake that for being a good CEO. He gives deep-felt apologies every time he does layoffs... which he does frequently. Often because he just doesn't like what people are doing. He also frequently communicates with the public in a more heart-felt manner than he does his own employees. He's great at putting out a great face.
- 5 days ago - Security Team - https://techcrunch.com/2022/09/09/patreon-security-layoffs/
- 2021 - https://www.protocol.com/bulletins/patreon-lays-off-36-emplo...
- 2020 - https://techcrunch.com/2020/04/21/patreon-lays-off-13-of-wor...
- 2019, September layoffs (can't find the links for these ones)
- 2019, June layoffs
- 2018, June layoffs
Also, to be clear. I was not one of the ones laid off. But I did see my entire team besides my manager vanish one day and then be told I'm expected to do the team's work for the next 6 months.
preston4tw|3 years ago
Patreon has a great mission though and I can see how it would attract creator-focused team members. There are some impressive Patreon alumni in their own right.
buzzy_hacker|3 years ago