Colin and Samir | An Unfiltered Conversation with The Try Guys @ColinandSamir | Uploaded May 2023 | Updated October 2024, 6 hours ago.
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00:00 Who are the Try Guys?
01:07 Thanks to Spotter
02:12 The Magic of the Try Guys
09:27 The Scandal
17:32 How they make money
21:27 The Impact of the scandal
25:00 Candid Thoughts on the SNL Sketch
30:37 The Parasocial Paradox
35:57 How the Try Guys responded to scandal
39:30 How the Try Guys Came to Be at Buzzfeed
43:40 Buzzfeed's Equation for Virality
51:44 Trouble at Buzzfeed
55:57 What make a Try Guys video go viral (also hi Ryan Trahan)
1:06:15 The Real Reason the Try Guys Left Buzzfeed
1:13:17 How Patreon Saved The Try Guys
1:17:25 Zach's psychological struggle with The Try Guys
1:28:00 How business impacts art
1:35:40 Navigating personal vs the business
1:42:30 Making content vs making art
1:45:25 Who is the YouTuber in the group? and what about Eugene?
1:56:28 Risk and the future of the Try Guys
Subscribe to @tryguys
We hope you enjoy our conversation with Zach Kornfeld and Keith Habersberger of The Try Guys. Originally 4 members the group now is down to 3 after the very public removal of their co-founder Ned Fulmer for having an affair with an employee at the company.
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00:00 Who are the Try Guys?
01:07 Thanks to Spotter
02:12 The Magic of the Try Guys
09:27 The Scandal
17:32 How they make money
21:27 The Impact of the scandal
25:00 Candid Thoughts on the SNL Sketch
30:37 The Parasocial Paradox
35:57 How the Try Guys responded to scandal
39:30 How the Try Guys Came to Be at Buzzfeed
43:40 Buzzfeed's Equation for Virality
51:44 Trouble at Buzzfeed
55:57 What make a Try Guys video go viral (also hi Ryan Trahan)
1:06:15 The Real Reason the Try Guys Left Buzzfeed
1:13:17 How Patreon Saved The Try Guys
1:17:25 Zach's psychological struggle with The Try Guys
1:28:00 How business impacts art
1:35:40 Navigating personal vs the business
1:42:30 Making content vs making art
1:45:25 Who is the YouTuber in the group? and what about Eugene?
1:56:28 Risk and the future of the Try Guys
Subscribe to @tryguys
We hope you enjoy our conversation with Zach Kornfeld and Keith Habersberger of The Try Guys. Originally 4 members the group now is down to 3 after the very public removal of their co-founder Ned Fulmer for having an affair with an employee at the company.
COLIN AND SAMIRโS NEWSLETTER
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iTunes: apple.co/2K1pYhu
Spotify: spoti.fi/2OnTmBC
GET IN TOUCH
๐ Our website: colinandsamir.com
๐ Work with us: ColinandSamirTeam@unitedtalent.com
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๐ธ Instagram: instagram.com/colinandsamir
๐ฆ Twitter: twitter.com/ColinandSamir
๐ต TikTok: tiktok.com/@colinandsamir
๐ฌ Clips Channel: bit.ly/3b4mfk9
ABOUT US
Weโre Colin and Samir, creators based out of Los Angeles California. We make videos about the creator economy, and the lessons weโve learned over 10 years of being on YouTube. We also interview creators and try to get to the bottom of whatโs working on YouTube and where the creator economy is headed.