Everyone should have the opportunity to build a business and make money on the internet. Internet entrepreneurship however, has always carried a stigma — people assume that if you’re selling something online, it’s probably a scam. The reality is, when you’re just starting out, it’s hard to know what makes a “high-quality” product. You’re learning as you go, collecting feedback from customers, and iterating on your offerings. Whop started with people selling homemade desktop software, and it’s grown into markets we never could have predicted. The magic of Whop is that it’s a user-generated business platform. Our responsibility is to build the foundation for the next wave of businesses — creator led, community driven, and internet-native. My co-founders and I have been at this for a long time — meeting each other on Facebook when we were 13 years old, finding customers on Skype, setting up Wordpress sites, emailing people software we made, going from business to business in hopes to make something people found useful. While the types of businesses have evolved dramatically and trends now change almost everyday, the fundamentals stayed constant: People need a way to get paid, keep their customers engaged, and drive next level distribution to find more customers. That’s what we’re focused on. Our responsibility is not to dictate what people should sell or what others should buy. Yes, scams exist. But from day one, we’ve prioritized real customer support, a resolution center that facilitates discourse between buyers and sellers, and tools that hold sellers accountable. Whop doesn’t allow any porn, nudity, illegal content, or anything else not permitted by general social media platforms. Nonetheless, people still have a habit of projecting their own tastes onto why something should or shouldn’t be sold. Judging what someone chooses to buy or sell is like insisting they read a certain book or watch a certain movie. In the short term, this pisses some people off. In the long run, it creates a healthier market — one where people express themselves in ways no one could’ve predicted, unlocking the most creative economy the world has ever seen. Our policies will continue to evolve as we scale and we appreciate all of your feedback. 🚀