Channels with Peter Kafka

Patreon will help fans pay artists more than $140 million this year (Jack Conte, CEO, Patreon)

Patreon CEO Jack Conte talks with Recode’s Peter Kafka about why the current version of the web, where content is mostly free and supported by ads, is not necessarily the “best version.” Conte’s site makes it possible for subscribers — or "patrons" — to pay creators for what they make and get bonus content or other perks in return, and it's on track to…