I've been digging into this for a while now, and the more people I talk to, the clearer the pattern gets. Most funding systems (banks, loan products, even a lot of grant programs) were built around a specific picture of a business: stable monthly income, a registered company, predictable cash flow you can show on paper. Creative work rarely looks like that. Income from brand deals, commissions, sales, royalties - it moves in waves, not straight lines. A lot of creators aren't registered as a business at all, especially early on. And "I made $4k last month and $400 the month before" reads as a red flag to a loan officer, even if the yearly total is solid. So creators end up stuck in a weird gap: - Too "informal" for traditional bank products - Too early-stage for most investors - Often unaware that grants exist at all for what they do - Or aware, but lost in scattered, hard-to-navigate listings It's not that the money isn't out there. It's that the system wasn't built with this kind of income in mind, and finding the right option eats a ridiculous amount of time and energy that could go into actual work. I'm building something to help close that gap, but honestly, I'm more interested right now in just understanding the problem properly. If you've ever tried to get a loan, grant, or investment for creative work, I'd really like to hear what happened. What got in the way? What actually worked, if anything did?

Before I generate a single line of code or build the MVP, I need deep, real insights. I refuse to build something nobody wants. So, my personal deadline for this week is to gather 50–100 feedback responses from creators by June 30th (yes, in less than a week!). If you are a creator, artist, designer, solopreneur, or run an independent brand: I desperately need 3 minutes of your time. Help me crush Phase 1 of this challenge and build something that actually solves our financial headaches. 👉 Please fill out my quick feedback form here: https://forms.gle/tAFmtqZE4dHZEThY8 I’ll be documenting my journey here and sharing whether I make it to the million-dollar cup or crash and burn trying. Let’s go! What is your biggest challenge when it comes to managing money as a creator? Drop it in the comments! 👇

Hey everyone! I’ve decided to push my limits and throw myself into an intense, borderline impossible challenge. The deadline to apply for a major Startup competition (with a $1,000,000 grand prize) is August 31st. To qualify, I need a fully working, live startup. That leaves me with exactly 67 days starting today. I am a solo, non-tech founder building YediG - an AI-powered fintech ecosystem designed to empower global creators and independent brands with alternative funding and financial tools.

Hey everyone! Welcome to The Creative Economy Hub 👋 Since 2023, I’ve been shedding light on a critical issue: traditional banks are fundamentally afraid of the creative business. They don't understand our asset models, assuming that creative minds lack financial discipline. Having twice completed the Oxford Creative Industries program and being a creator myself, I see how deeply rooted this problem remains. Incredible talents and independent brands are left stranded without funding or knowing who to turn to. This is exactly why I am building Yedigaya — an AI-powered fintech ecosystem designed to provide tailored alternative funding options and growth tools for creators worldwide. Our vision was recently backed by USAID, winning "Best Innovative Project" at a startup accelerator! 🏆 I am building this project completely in public, right here. But to make the voice of the creative economy heard, I need your voice too. 👇 Let's connect! Comment below: 1. What do you create/what is your brand? 2. What is the biggest challenge you face when it comes to business and finance? Let's build this together! 🚀