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Li Jin

Investing and creating

#3009985@ljin18li.substack.com

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Joined on November 23rd, 2020

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Hi everyone! 👋 I’m Li, the founder and General Partner at Atelier Ventures. Why am I launching this fund on Product Hunt? For a very long time, investors always expected startups to be highly differentiated and to excel versus their competition, but didn’t hold themselves to the same bar. I believe VC firms are also products (that are always work-in-progress), and that investors likewise have to differentiate themselves, just as startups do. In a world with more capital available than ever, founders get to vote on the products they like with their cap tables. I think of Atelier as a product that I’ve been incubating for a long time, and I’m so excited to finally unveil it to the world. The initial spark occurred long ago, weaving through an immigrant childhood of art and writing, and efforts to reconcile my creative side with the pragmatism required for existence in the world. This firm is more than just a VC fund: it’s a network of projects; content properties; and a community of founders, creators, and more who can help startups grow. These projects include Side Hustle Stack (https://sidehustlestack.co), a newsletter (https://li.substack.com), a podcast (Means of Creation), a creator database (http://bit.ly/tiktokcreators), and a Slack group of more than 400 founders. The core of Atelier is expressed in an essay I recently wrote about the creator middle class, wherein I made a call to action for platforms to promote more opportunities for a wider swath of the population to succeed in monetizing individuality. Atelier is investing in this future, backing early-stage companies that are broadening access to new forms of work; lowering the barriers to entrepreneurship; democratizing the means of production and distribution; and empowering community. Companies I’ve already invested include Stir, Geneva, Patreon, Substack, Dumpling & more. I look forward to a future in which the value of unique skills and knowledge can be unlocked, augmented, and surfaced to consumers. If you’re a founder who is building in this space, please reach out to me at li@atelierventures.co! If you have any questions, leave a note in the comments.

on Atelier Ventures

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on Side Hustle Stack

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Hi everyone! 👋 Side Hustle Stack is a resource for finding platform-based work. Unlike traditional job boards, Side Hustle Stack promotes work opportunities that have lower barriers to entry, ranging from gig work and side hustles to platforms that help people start small businesses. While there's been an explosion of platforms that help people earn income, all of the options can feel overwhelming, opaque, and hard to navigate. What's the average earnings? How many people are actually making money? We've compiled all that info! And in true future-of-work fashion, we built it entirely (as our side project) on no-code tools including Notion, Airtable, and Super. With this product, we hope to support the rise of micro-entrepreneurship and help people connect to more meaningful work opportunities. Platform-based work is no longer just a temporary side gig, done temporarily to make ends meet. As prominent journalists move to Substack and record numbers of creators sign up for platforms like Patreon and Cameo, we want to contribute to a world in which people can earn money doing whatever they love. Many of the platforms featured on Side Hustle Stack are intended to help emerging creators, whether that's by fostering communities or creating new income streams. Please let us know what you think! If you have any questions, leave us a note in the comments.

on Side Hustle Stack

3mo ago