Ep. 75: Investing $60m in creators (what to look for) ft. Billy Parks
The Creator Spotlight Podcast by Creator Spotlight
Sep 9, 2025
52:29
Episode notes
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.
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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