Podcast

Does Meta's new age verification work? Is Instagram really banning meme accounts?Lauren is joined by ICYMI's Lia Haberman to discuss her takeaways from the Scalable Summit, Meta's new AI teen surveillance, and the truth about the meme account crackdown.Plus, Josh sits down with Sophia Kianni, founder of Climate Cardinals and Phia, to talk about leveraging AI, scaling businesses as a Gen Z founder, and her podcast, The Burnouts.What you’ll learn:– Inside TikTok's 100M view micro-drama collaboration with Issa Rae. — What Instagram's "unoriginal content" update actually means for creators.– How Sophia Kianni raised $40M and built her AI tech stack.– The top creator economy conferences to attend this year.00:00 Intro & Meet Lia Haberman01:31 Scalable Summit Takeaways03:52 TikTok's 100M View Micro-Drama07:45 The Korean Vegan's Productivity09:53 Meta's Teen Age Verification16:22 Instagram's Meme Account Crackdown19:31 Interview with Sophia Kianni24:04 The Power of AI for Founders26:16 Why Sophia Started "The Burnouts"28:07 A Young Founder's Tech Stack35:54 The Best Creator Conferences41:09 Google Photos' Clueless Closet Update44:15 YouTube's AI Music Generator47:23 Outro & Where to Find LiaCreator Upload is your creator economy podcast, hosted by Lauren Schnipper and Joshua Cohen.Follow Lauren: https://www.linkedin.com/in/schnipper/Follow Josh: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuajcohen/Original music by London Bridge: https://www.instagram.com/londonbridgemusic/Edited and produced by Adam Conner: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamonbrand