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Derek Yang

@dereklyang

I lead content products at Roblox. Follow me for thonks about tech and creator economy.

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Joined June 2015
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Every year, fans spend BILLIONS directly supporting their favorite creators / artists. Why do people really spend their hard earned money this way? 🧵
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what's the difference between e/acc and techno-optimist?
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source: Emmett
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very well placed, smart source says
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Emmett Shear (Twitch co-founder) is in as CEO of OpenAI. The same day, fellow Twitch co-founder Kyle Vogt resigns as CEO of Cruise. 🤔
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do you hear that? it's the sound of 1000 startups pivoting.
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Random useless YouTube trick #19: Hold left-click down on the video player for 2X playback speed.
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multiple JJK terms trending on twitter...? 👀 time to catch up
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hustle shaming is worse than hustle porn.
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SOON™...
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No WAY 🤯
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chatgpt would fail every interview ever, because it doesn't ask clarifying questions.
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This thing dead?
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On the radio: Host: "What US state has the nickname the garden state?" Caller: "Canada"
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👀 blog.twitch.tv/en/2023/06/15… so now creators CAN get 70/30 on @twitch they need to have 350 [edit: RECURRING] subs for 3 consecutive months, which will get them 70/30 split for the next 12 months, even if they dip below threshold after the 3 months
Introducing the Partner Plus Program

Introducing the Partner Plus Program

The Partner Plus program is a new program for streamers to build toward as they continue to grow their businesses.

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this new @googlechrome update is ass
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Succession series finale 🤯
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With that in mind, take a look at this tweet below from @TheYard, a successful creator podcast from Ludwig and friends that makes >$200K a month directly from fans. Do you see the combination of motivations they appeal to?
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