Spotify wanted exclusivity so they wouldn't allow bonus episodes outside of their platform. But they also wouldn't need Patreon since Spotify was willing to hook them up with sponsors and split the revenue with them.I think if he took the spotify deal, that wouldn't have been possible.
Probably some clause.
I don't think any of the spotify exclusive podcasts have patreons.
Joe said they would have been getting about $20k each a month through ad revenue with Spotify but turned it down because he felt like ads would fukk up the flow of the show.
That's $30 million up front with atleast $80k a month, and Joe thought that was a disrespectful offer.
Talk about snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.