We just crossed $500M made for Creators on Stan!!!! It’s crazy that I started this in my dorm room and now we’ve made over 500 MILLION $$$ for our customers!!!! Stan has also personally helped 51+ people become millionaires and created so many cool stories. Some of my favorites: - Sarah Perl became a millionaire by 23 selling her first digital product - Amanda Schonberg went from homeless to $500K coaching bakers - Milk Maid Farm turned her homestead life into a cookbook and sold 10,000 copies in a year And what’s cool is we’ll get to a billion dollars in no time because the growth curve keeps compounding ;) In a time where most folks are struggling. Where jobs are disappearing and AI is swallowing industries whole. We're building a tiny pocket of the world with Stan where things are actually working out. We are building the NEW AMERICAN DREAM. I’ve never been more driven towards our mission of giving everyone the tools to earn a living working for themselves. We're just getting started. See you at $1 billion very soon 🫡
Amanda's story stands out most homeless to $500K coaching bakers isn't the usual milestone flex, it's proof the platform works at the ground level, not just for people who already had an audience.
Money paid out to creators is a more honest number than most platform metrics, because it lands on someone else's bank statement. Congrats John. The stat I'd want next is the median, not the millionaires. That's the one that tells you whether the floor is rising or just the ceiling.
This is my favorite line: "We're building the NEW AMERICAN DREAM." I'm 17, building from India. No team. No funding. No mentor. Just a laptop, too many ideas, and the unreasonable belief that the internet lets anyone build something that matters. I'm building products, writing, cold-emailing founders, and figuring things out one embarrassing iteration at a time. Reading stories like Sarah's or Amanda's reminds me that the real product isn't software. It's permission. Permission for someone to think, "Maybe I can do this too." If I ever get the chance to contribute to Stan.Store, I'd love to help tell more of those stories, build creator-first experiments, and obsess over the tiny details that make creators feel like the product was built by one of them. Congratulations on the $500M milestone. Looking forward to watching the comma move again.
This is a monumental milestone, John. Generating $500 million for creators isn't just a win for the platform; it is proof of how viable and powerful the direct-to-consumer creator economy really is. Enabling creators to own their traffic and keep more of what they build is game-changing. Congratulations to you and the entire team on building something that genuinely moves the needle for builders.
This represents a significant achievement, John. Surpassing the $500 million mark unequivocally demonstrates the profound influence of the creator economy. Empowering creators and educators with the necessary resources to establish viable businesses is fundamentally transforming the future of employment. We now set our sights on reaching the $1 billion milestone.
HUGE congrats 👏🏻 Ownership creates leverage when expertise becomes income beyond traditional employment. I see this in job search too. Job seekers benefit when their skills create multiple paths forward. For anyone pursuing stronger career options as work evolves, my friends at applyall.co are worth checking out because they guarantee interviews and help create direct employer conversations. Keep building skills that expand your independence and opportunity.
That's impressive, John Hu! The creator economy is no longer just about attention—it’s becoming real economic infrastructure. Stan surpassing $500M earned by creators is another reminder that AI and software are lowering the barriers to building a business, not just an audience. The next generation of founders won’t simply create content. They’ll build products, communities, and AI-powered businesses around their expertise. That’s where I believe the biggest opportunities are. Follow The Algorithmic for insights on AI, startups, venture capital, and the builders shaping the future of technology.
An inspiring milestone. The greatest success isn’t measured by revenue alone, but by how many lives are empowered to create sustainable opportunities. Wishing Stan continued impact as it helps more people build independent futures. 👏 #CreatorEconomy #Entrepreneurship #Innovation #FutureOfWork #Leadership #DigitalEconomy
Amanda Schonberg going from homeless to $500K is the kind of outcome that doesn't get covered outside creator media. What's the most common mistake new creators make that delays their first $10K in sales?