The creative craft ft. AI, humor & product | Peter Yang, Founder of Creator Economy (FULL EPISODE)

00:00 Intro to Peter Yang and Creator Economy
01:21 The Intersection of Product and Creative Tracks
05:14 Finding Your Zone of Genius
12:34 How to Use Humor in Communication
18:30 Defining Success in the Creator Economy
22:04 Crafting Creative Journeys
22:34 Learning from Fellow Creators
23:56 Avoiding Analysis Paralysis
24:22 Packaging Value in Your Work
25:16 Discovering Your Unique Path
26:36 The Importance of Energy in Your Work
27:04 Maximizing Content Creation Efforts
29:49 The Pressure to Become the Next Best Someone
32:50 Building Your Personal Brand
38:42 Exploring AI Experiments with Custom GPTs
42:42 Wrap-up

If you are a deep thinker, you naturally enjoy the intersection of creating something and seeing it come alive just as you build. The journey of a product builder and creator cross paths—because it’s all about finding an audience and shipping projects that resonate with both you and them. So how do you set foot to build a business around something that you’re proud of creating? How to look at creation as a craft and channelize it with the way the tech world evolves?

Peter Yang has spent more than a decade leading product teams at Meta, Amazon, Reddit, and Roblox. He runs a newsletter community called Creator Economy with over 70k+ folks supporting his work. Peter enjoys sharing tips and humor about how to level up your product and creator skills.

Peter shares insights from his journey, exploring how creators can leverage their unique skills and interests to carve out niches in the creator economy. From blending humor in content to the transformative impact of AI on personal productivity and the significance of building with a customer-focused mindset—there’s valuable takeaways for anyone looking to make their mark in the creative and product spaces.

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Website - https://www.thefoundersfoyer.com/
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thefoundersfoyer
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7xov9chTGQ5F9rP5N0J78v
Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-founders-foyer-with-aishwarya-ashok/id1628603555
Newsletter - https://aishwarya.substack.com/

Follow Peter on:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/petergyang
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/petergyang
Newsletter: https://creatoreconomy.so/