Forbes Top Creators Show
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Why A Former OnlyFans CEO Is Building The 'HBO Of Social Media'
43 minutes Posted Jun 12, 2026 at 7:30 am.
The Business of Influence
From West Hollywood Cannabis Cafes to OnlyFans HQ
Joining Tech’s Biggest Disrupter During the Pandemic Boom
Stepping Up as CEO: Heavy-Duty Lessons in Platform Safety
Athleisure & Zoom Disguises: The Un-Glamorous Reality of a Tech CEO
Launching Vylit: The "HBO of Social Media" Explained
Vylit's 80/20 Creator Split & Human-Trained AI Tools
Capitalizing on the "Messy Middle" of 18+ Social Media
The Playbook for Raising $2.7M & Starting a New Network
Going Viral: The "Free the Nipple" F1 Miami Marketing Stunt
The Future of AI & Why Humans Will Always Win
The Cure for Imposter Syndrome: Channeling "Blind Confidence"
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From launching the first cannabis cafe in West Hollywood to running OnlyFans, Ami Gan is risking it all to build a brand-new 18+ social network!
Welcome back to the Forbes Top Creator Show! This week, host Steven Bertoni sits down with Ami Gan, the former CEO of OnlyFans and the visionary founder behind Vylit.
Ami shares her jaw-dropping professional evolution, detailing what it was really like taking the helm at OnlyFans, scaling a borderless empire to 4 million creators with staggering 50% profit margins, and managing it all from home.Her next disruptive venture, Vylit, has been dubbed the "HBO of social media." Ami breaks down how Vylit fills the massive white space between traditional, heavily censored apps and adult platforms, their strict content boundaries ("freeing the nipple, but not the rest"), their creator-first 80/20 revenue split, and how she raised $2.7 million to get it off the ground with a lean team of her closest friends.
Finally, Ami reveals how Vylit integrates human-trained generative AI tools to eliminate creator burnout without flooding the web with "artificial slop," tells the story behind their viral aerial banner stunt that caught the eye of Alix Earle during Miami's F1 weekend, and shares her ultimate advice for overcoming imposter syndrome by channeling "blind confidence."
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