About the Guest:
👉🏼 Jay Clouse is a creator and entrepreneur, producing the popular newsletter, Creator Science, and the podcast Creative Elements (1M+ downloads!), exploring all the ways you can make a living with your art and creativity. He has sold two companies he has co-founded and has led the Community Experience team for Pat Flynn and Smart Passive Income, designing their paid membership community and cohort-based course programs.

👉🏼 About the Host:

Sharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He is also a serial maker who built and shipped 15+ projects using no-code tools. His SaaS product Shoutout generates $30k ARR which was sold to a UK-based product studio. Prev, Sharath worked for world-changing startups like Product Hunt and On Deck, where he helped build and nurture communities. He also grew his audience on Twitter from 200 to 20,000 using give-first principles and creating high-value content. Currently, he is the Head of Community at Threado and runs a newsletter called Sharath's CliffNotes alongside hosting this podcast.

Timestamps:

• 0:44 | Intro to Jay Clouse
• 2:18 | What is a creator?
• 3:32 | Creators vs Artists: What is the difference?
• 6:26 | Is creating a science or an art?
• 8:07 | How Jay treats Creator Science and data
• 9:49 | What inspired Jay to start looking at data for creators?
• 12:46 | Can looking at data be too tiring for creators?
• 17:47 | How does Jay format his experiments?
• 22:37 | How does Jay balance experimentation, iteration, and creation?
• 26:24 | What are the best KPIs to measure as a creator?
• 29:38 | What YouTube trends are popular in the industry?
• 33:30 | Expert tips for beginner podcasters!
• 36:17 | Building an affiliate program as a content creator
• 39:06 | What are the qualities of a successful creator?
• 40:47 | How does competition emerge between creators?
• 44:04 | Jay's tips for balancing full-time work and creating
• 46:19 | Jay's Rapid Fire 5: From the best YouTube channels to his perspective on standing out from the crowd
• 50:46 | Jay's shoutout to someone awesome!
• 52:05 | Conclusion and where to find Jay

👉🏼 Resources mentioned in the pod:

• Shoutout.so
• Hayden Hillier-Smith
• The Pat McAfee Show
• The Tim Ferriss Show
• The Rich Roll Podcast

👉🏼 Shoutouts to awesome people:

• Chris McAlister of SightShift 

👉🏼 Where to find Jay Clouse:

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/jayclouse
• Website: https://jayclouse.com/
• Creator Science: https://creatorscience.com/
• Podcast: https://www.creativeelements.fm/

👉🏼 Where to find Sharath:

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/5harath
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@5harath
• Website: https://5harath.com/
• Newsletter: https://5harath.substack.com/