“ Pro tip: Patreon has no meaningful competitors, and also it sucks, so there's a huge opportunity for somebody to kick sand in its face and take

“ Pro tip: Patreon has no meaningful competitors, and also it sucks, so there's a huge opportunity for somebody to kick sand in its face and take its lunch money. But to do that you would have to understand what actually Patreon does that is worth it to creators to allow Patreon to take 5% of their proceeds (and then pass on to them a second 5% in payment processing fees). […] 1) Pseudonym support. […] 2) By-works funding model support. […] 3) Non quid pro quo patronage […] 4) An audience relationship management system, ideally one with an API one can build against. ” All four are a lot more than they say on the tin, worth the read.