Creator Principles

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Creator Principles is for thought leaders in gaming, social media, music, the internet, culture and more. We'll have guests on to talk about topics from rise of streaming to data privacy. The podcast is sponsored by ARCatar, a utility company in the gaming space, and hosted by ARCatar's CEO, Matt Harris.

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February 8, 2025Episode 232 min

Devil's Advocate Round 2 with Preston Troutt and Brian Freeman

Today on Creator Principles we have Preston Trout, founder of Crowdsurf, and Brian Freeman, founder of Twisty.ai. Both are thought leaders in emerging media with lots of great experiences and stories to share. On the podcast we discuss this report by Chamath Palihapitiya at Social Capital and specifically two key questions:Has Apple's removal of the cookie really mattered to the digital advertising market?Can the creator economy really breakout given that most creators are much smaller than creators like Mr. Beast, Logan Paul, and Dude Perfect?Enjoy the show! If you are having trouble with the link to the report either reach out on LinkedIn for a copy or google "Chamath Palihapitiya Deep Dive: Creator Economy - The Next Phase of Media".

February 4, 2025Episode 131 min

Devil's Advocate Round 1 with Lucas Parry & Michael Powers

Today on Creator Principles we have Lucas Parry, founder of Glow, and Michael Powers, founder of Twisty.ai. Both are thought leaders in emerging media with lots of great experiences and stories to share. On the podcast we discuss this report by Chamath Palihapitiya at Social Capital and specifically two key questions:The report suggest companies like Google and Facebook are somehow doing badly, which is clearly untrue. What gives?Why won't the $60bn of ad spend on TV (which no one is watching anymore) simply go to Netflix or Amazon Prime rather than to influencers?Enjoy the show! If you are having trouble with the link to the report either reach out on LinkedIn for a copy or google "Chamath Palihapitiya Deep Dive: Creator Economy - The Next Phase of Media".

June 25, 202444 min

Admiration to Trust with C.R. Celona

Today we have an awesome podcast with C.R. Celona, known by those who love him as Celona. Or by those who respect his Italian heritage as “Chelona” with lots of big hand gestures. Celona is one of the founders of the influencer space through his work as an early hire at Vimeo and his help founding companies like Speakr/twtmob, and Cluster social impact. He’s spent the last 25 years at the intersection of creators, brands, and social media, and is considered by pretty much everyone to be an OG in the business of the creator economy. On the podcast we talk about what the creator economy was like in the beginning during web 1 and how its evolved into what it is today and how ownership, or web3, is changing not only creator communities but the very nature and mechanics of our relationships in the digital world and the physical world. Don’t forget to go over to arcatar.com to sign up for Early Access, which is happening as we speak, and to follow ARCatar at arcatarcreators on X twitter to keep up with all the awesome stuff we are doing.

April 1, 202440 min

Regulation and Cross-platform in Gaming with IDG CEO, Yoshio Osaki

Today we have a really educational podcast with Yoshio Osaki. Yoshio is the President and CEO of IDG Consulting. IDG is the leading market research and strategic consulting firm for the video game space - they work with all kinds of clients like huge companies considering big transmedia plays all the way to small venture firms wanting a research partner for cutting edge trends in interactive media. On the podcast we focus on two major themes: the regulatory environment for gaming, mainly TikTok and the DMA, and the trends in cross platform gaming. There is probably not a better person in the world to talk to about these issues than Yoshio - I learned a lot and I hope you do too.Before we go over to the podcast with Yoshio, if you are a streamer, gamer, or gamer developer, don’t forget to go over to arcatar.com to sign up for Early Access, which is happening as we speak, and to follow ARCatar at arcatarcreators on X twitter to keep up with all the awesome stuff we are doing.

March 17, 202431 min

The Quest of Gameopedia with Frode Krisner

On this episode we have Frode Krisner. Frode is the CEO and founder of a Norwegian company called Gameopedia that is the global leader in gaming-metadata-as-a-service and one of the strongest brands in the gaming space. We spend the first few minutes of the podcast talking about Gameopedia’s super interesting founding story and then spend the rest of our time together talking about where Gamepedia is taking game discovery, user journeys, game development, and gaming relationships. Don't forget to go to ARCatar.com to sign up for our live Early Access and please follow us at @arcatarcreators on X Twitter to follow along as we head towards global launch in late May 2024.

February 26, 202439 min

The World of Gamer Identity with Adam Starcaster

In this episode we have a great chat with Adam Starcaster. Adam is in the middle of an impressive 32-year career in game development. Over the past two decades, he has been at the helm of a covert co-development company across Japan, China, Korea, and Southeast Asia, where is a major contributor to the expansion of Shanghai's gaming sector as the founding member of its IGDA chapter. Adam is also a big player in planning and organizing major trade shows and conferences in the gaming space, such as GDC China, China Joy, and Tokyo Sandbox. Adam is well known in the gaming and creator space for his acumen in brand development, operations, and strategic business planning, and he gives a lot of his time to be a mentor for the Founder Institute, aiding in the gamification of companies worldwide since 2013. Currently, Adam is championing creator rights on a global scale, leveraging his extensive experience to influence and inspire the next generation of developers and creators.Don't forget to sign up for ARCatar to you can Own Your Algorithms. Follow up on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, Mastodon, and Threads at @arcatarcreators.

January 3, 2024Episode 839 min

Gamers Lead the Way with Dave Prout

On this episode we have Dave Prout. Dave is a 25 year video game industry veteran with experience as Lead Artist & Head of Product/ops at several large gaming brands, game publishers, and indie gaming studios. Dave was a major player in the production of games like Call of Duty, Halo, Doom, Civilization, and more. One of Dave's claims to fame is that he has published a video game on every major platform. On the podcast Dave walks us through the past, present, and future of physical people in digital world with a focus on the social internet and video games. If you are a gamer, streamer, or game developer head on over to www.arcatar.com to sign up for the wait list for early access and follow us @arcatarcreators on X twitter to keep tabs on what we are up to. Links referenced during podcast:Trends in the Financial Value of Scams

December 16, 2023Episode 741 min

Building Community with Ash Leavenworth

Ash Leavenworth joins Creator Principles today. Ash is the co-founder of Stumpt Gamers, which is a group of gamers focused on creating co-op content primarily on Youtube and Twitch. We spend most of the podcast talking about how Stumpt Gamers has built such a tight knit community over the last ten years and how Stumpt keeps their community close even though it now has well over half a million members. If you are a gamer, streamers, or game developer head on over to arcatar.com to sign up for early access and follow us @arcatarcreators on X Twitter. 2024 is going to be a big year for ARCatar - come on the ride with us!

December 2, 2023Episode 636 min

The Tale of IGDB with founder, Christian Frithiof

This podcast is with Christian Frithiof, founder of IGDB. IGDB is a B2B data company in the gaming space that was sold to Twitch in 2019. On the pod Christian tells the tale of IGDB, his biggest lessons learned, and what he sees as the biggest trends in gaming.If you are a gamer, streamer, or game developer please go to arcatar.com to sign up for early access. This is going to be big - you don't want to miss it and we really want your feedback!Please follow arcatar on X twitter at @arcatarcreators! We'll be releasing snippets of the product soon.

November 21, 2023Episode 539 min

Living the Streamer Life with Viev

In this episode we chat with Viev, a professional video game streamer and Twitch partner, about the nuances of life as a streamer. You can find her on twitch.tv by searching Viev. If you are a gamer, a streamer, or video game developer don't forget to go to arcatar.com to sign up for early access starting in just a few weeks. You don't want to miss it!