Rex Woodbury (@rex_woodbury) of Index Ventures joins Erik on this episode to discuss:

- Where he’s looking to invest in the creator economy.

- Why authenticity and vulnerability are replacing performative and status-driven social media.

- The shift away from an ad-based model on the web.

- Why we won’t see mega-celebrities like Oprah ever again.

- What the financialization of culture means and how NFTs and staking fits into it.

- His learnings as a student of meme culture.

- The future of work and education as work gets disaggregated.

- Why gaming is underrated.

- His requests for startups.

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