Yancey Strickler on artist power, interdependent networks, and a zip file worth thousands.
What happens when creative people stop looking for a seat at the table and build a table of their own? For generations society has treated an artist's life as an economic sideline, a romanticized piecemeal struggle. Today, we are witnessing a structural revolution. With Colorado recently passing the nation's first Artist Corporation legislation (the Colorado Artist Company Act) in June 2026, we are reissuing our definitive conversation with the architect of that very movement, Yancey Strickler.
As the co-founder of Kickstarter, Metalabel, and the Artist Corporations Foundation, Yancey has…
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