Artist corporation (A Corp)

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Artist corporation (A Corp) has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including TED Radio Hour. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.

What people said

Yancey StricklerCo-founder and former CEO of Kickstarter, writer and musician

  • Strickler said that A Corps could issue shares to labels or commercial entities instead of selling their intellectual property rights.

    “rather than just selling the rights to their intellectual property, which has been customary until now, as an artist corporation, they can issue shares”

    TED Radio Hour: The price of creativity (Aug 14, 2026) · Listen from 23:58

  • Strickler explained that an A Corp must produce creative output and be at least 51% owned and controlled by artists.

    “The project must be at least 51% owned and controlled by artists and creators, not outside investors”

    TED Radio Hour: The price of creativity (Aug 14, 2026) · Listen from 22:34

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Podcasts

Episodes

  • The price of creativity

    TED Radio Hour · Aug 14, 2026 · 50 min

    Manoush Zomorodi talks with Kickstarter co-founder Yancey Strickler about the history of creativity, the creator economy, and his proposed artist corporation (A Corp).