In the evolving economy of digital creation, RSS.com has introduced a service called Max that quietly dismantles one of the more stubborn barriers facing video podcasters: the long wait before earning begins. By allowing creators to upload a single video file that simultaneously reaches Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and audio-only listeners — with ad revenue flowing from the very first episode — the company is asking whether the gatekeeping logic of platform minimums was ever truly necessary. It is a small but meaningful shift in who gets to participate in the creator economy from the start.