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EPISODE · Sep 9, 2025 · 52 MIN

Investing $60m in creators (what to look for) ft. Billy Parks

from The Creator Spotlight Podcast · host Creator Spotlight

This week on Creator Spotlight we talk to Billy Parks, Partner at Slow Ventures and co-lead of the $65M Slow Creator Fund. Billy invests directly in creators, backing entrepreneurial creators who turn their expertise and communities into scalable businesses. Read the newsletter __ Billy LinkedIn Slow Ventures Jonathan Katz-Moses __ Follow Francis LinkedIn Twitter/X __ Timestamps 00:00 Introducing Billy Parks and Slow Ventures 01:30 What makes an investable creator? 05:35 The two types of creator businesses 13:44 Creators are just founders 17:24 Which creators need investment the most? 23:30 The difficulties of valuing a creator business 32:13 It's all marketing 34:29 The biggest risk in creator investments 38:12 Business is the future of the creator economy 42:54 How to be niche in the creator economy

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