Patreon CEO Jack Conte Wants You to Get Off of Your Phone

Before we really get too far we always start with a little rap fire department, what warm. Jack, what is the most active text thread you are?

I'm not on any active text thread. I try to do that as little as possible.

Ok we may come back later. What does the algorithm know about you?

Way too much.

Oh yeah I know the feeling.

It knows I recently received a new dog.

What kind of dog?

She is a mutt. She is a little of a golden retriever, a little chihuahua, somewhat pit bull. She is the most beautiful creature in the world.

I also have a pit bull mutt. Do you get a Delefood ads now?

Yes.

I get it. What is a piece of tech that changed your life?

Daws, digital audio's digital workstations. The transition to have a half-million dollars of recording to make an album to create an album on your laptop is the most beautiful thing in the world.

What is your favorite way to spend a Saturday in the Bay area? I have to ask, you are here, and of course we are here.

Sorry to bring up the dog twice but they just learned they can run right in the ocean. And it's so great. I love it. And so I throws sticks for them in the ocean. They bolts in the ocean, swim fully, seek, look for it. Best thing in the world.

What music app do you use the most?

Spotify.

Let's give our audience a little bit of your backstory, just in case they do not have it. So you were born and born here in San Francisco, and music has always been in your life. You have studied music at Stanford, you found pattern with your old College room in 2013, and that was in response to a personal experience?