Colin and Samir
The YouTuber Who Became a Billionaire
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We’re Colin and Samir, creators based out of Los Angeles California. We make videos about the creator economy, and the lessons we’ve learned over 10 years of being on YouTube. We also interview creators and try to get to the bottom of what’s working on YouTube and where the creator economy is headed.
00:00 Intro
02:08 YouTube becomes TV
06:42 AI takes over
15:31 Wearables, Trying Orion
21:59 Future of Titles, Thumbnails, Subscribers
24:02 Future of Monetization
25:51 Takeaways
28:58 Meeting Mark Zuckerberg
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00:00 Who is Kinigra Deon?
03:00 The only Kinigra in the world
03:50 The Tyler Perry comparison
05:07 How did Kinigra get to this point?
08:05 Her relationship with money
10:24 Moving to LA and acting in other YouTube videos
16:14 Pivoting to family-friendly content
22:45 Working full time while making YouTube videos
26:55 YouTube financial milestones
29:55 Challenges of being a woman in a male-dominated industry
32:58 Breaking stereotypes in the media
39:22 Growing up poor
43:00 Hiring a crew
51:52 Kinigra the streaming platform
52:43 What does her studio look like today?
55:56 Her actors
57:42 Is her future in Alabama or LA?
1:00:42 Which actors have the biggest following?
1:02:46 Has she had conversations with Netflix or any other streamers?
1:04:12 Her production schedule
1:08:16 What does it cost to make an episode?
1:10:15 Alabama as a hub
1:12:39 Where does her validation come from today?
1:14:07 Revenue breakdown and her deal with Spotter
1:22:48 How do brand deals work with scripted content?
1:27:55 Titles & thumbnails for scripted content & Spotter Studio
1:35:50 The concept of familiarity
1:40:43 Samir’s pitch to Kinigra
1:41:57 Fake guns
1:44:06 How she writes her hooks
1:47:48 Why aren’t there more female creators?
1:52:50 Winning an Emmy
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ABOUT US
We’re Colin and Samir, creators based out of Los Angeles California. We make videos about the creator economy, and the lessons we’ve learned over 10 years of being on YouTube. We also interview creators and try to get to the bottom of what’s working on YouTube and where the creator economy is headed.
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00:00 Who is Cleo Abram?
04:06 Achieving her YouTube dream so quickly
05:04 Launching a show, not a channel
12:22 How Cleo thinks of her video ideas
17:29 Cleo’s idea checklist
25:45 The case for simplicity
28:03 Watching Cleo’s video about CERN
33:35 EARTHQUAKE
34:50 Back to CERN
41:15 Cleo vs Huge If True
45:10 Cleo’s team
51:14 Shorts
1:08:35 Thumbnails
1:14:20 What set Cleo up for success?
1:16:42 What she wasn’t prepared for
1:18:03 How Cleo came up with the concept for Huge If True
1:21:45 Why not pitch the show to Vox?
1:27:43 Working at Vox
1:40:33 Advertising as a journalist
1:45:20 Journalism vs optimism
1:54:46 Would Cleo take a Netflix deal?
2:04:04 Cleo’s thoughts on AI and pessimism
2:06:45 When will Cleo stop making Huge If True?
2:10:08 Working with agents
2:14:22 Looking to the future
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We’re Colin and Samir, creators based out of Los Angeles California. We make videos about the creator economy, and the lessons we’ve learned over 10 years of being on YouTube. We also interview creators and try to get to the bottom of what’s working on YouTube and where the creator economy is headed.
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00:00 Intro
03:21 Why you should become a YouTuber in 2024
06:26 How Scott Galloway invests in storytelling
12:03 AI is Ozempic for corporations
15:10 How to say whatever you want
21:30 Scott Galloway's advice for YouTubers
26:20 The future of creator economy according to Scott Galloway
33:40 The attention economy explained
40:03 Where young people should look for jobs
47:10 Scott Galloway's advice for Colin and Samir
58:12 YouTube vs Netflix
1:04:00 The Algebra of Wealth
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ABOUT US
We’re Colin and Samir, creators based out of Los Angeles California. We make videos about the creator economy, and the lessons we’ve learned over 10 years of being on YouTube. We also interview creators and try to get to the bottom of what’s working on YouTube and where the creator economy is headed.
Courage and Nadeshot are two of the founding members of esports and lifestyle company 100 Thieves. We speak with them about the ups and downs of the esports industry.
00:00 Intro
01:40 Thanks to Shopify
03:11 How 100 Thieves Started
09:46 How Money Ruined Esports
13:53 Barstool vs 100 Thieves
18:51 Where 100 Thieves struggled
21:30 Where 100 Thieves excelled
23:19 How Courage Joined 100 Thieves
27:55 The Problem with the Gaming Industry
31:51 The hardest 6 months of Nadeshot's Life
33:40 How Faze Banks saved Faze Clan
37:10 Dave Portnoy vs Nadeshot
42:19 Courage on creator burnout
44:55 100 Thieves Talent Contracts
45:28 Partnerships Business
46:08 How 100 Thieves Makes Money
54:00 Should 100 Thieves make its own games?
58:50 100 Thieves on Faze Clan's Impact
1:05:05 Was VC funding in gaming a mistake?
1:15:20 NadeShot almost quit 100 Thieves
1:19:38 What happened to Juvee?
1:23:40 Colin's advice for 100 Thieves and Faze
1:30:07 Losing $100 dollar deal
1:32:50 Nadeshot on stepping down as CEO
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ABOUT US
We’re Colin and Samir, creators based out of Los Angeles California. We make videos about the creator economy, and the lessons we’ve learned over 10 years of being on YouTube. We also interview creators and try to get to the bottom of what’s working on YouTube and where the creator economy is headed.
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Today we chat with Hollywood showrunner Scott Gimple about the battle between YouTube and Netflix.
00:00 Intro
00:54 Netflix responds to YouTube competition
4:44 A Hollywood Insider’s POV on YouTube vs Netflix
14:43 Week to week viewing
18:25 Where should low cost “premium” content live?
22:00 Should YouTube have a TV channel?
24:47 YouTubers with paid subscriptions
28:00 Third Place will win first place
30:15 The Next Chapter
33:40 Is YouTube friend or foe to Hollywood?
37:08 The Deepend
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We’re Colin and Samir, creators based out of Los Angeles California. We make videos about the creator economy, and the lessons we’ve learned over 10 years of being on YouTube. We also interview creators and try to get to the bottom of what’s working on YouTube and where the creator economy is headed.
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00:00 Intro
01:41 YouTube has changed
03:00 The Super Mario Effect
05:20 Define Success
07:06 Market Analysis, Audience Definition
10:28 Choose Your Value Prop
17:42 Write 100 Video Titles
21:10 Find a Testing Ground
25:10 Scripting a YouTube video
29:28 Start with Shorts
33:30 The 85% Rule
34:41 Find Your Formats
35:53 Which Data Matters
43:50 The Deepend
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ABOUT US
We’re Colin and Samir, creators based out of Los Angeles California. We make videos about the creator economy, and the lessons we’ve learned over 10 years of being on YouTube. We also interview creators and try to get to the bottom of what’s working on YouTube and where the creator economy is headed.
00:38 The history of Hot Ones
03:32 Why BuzzFeed bought Hot Ones in 2021
05:43 How Hot Ones makes money
08:49 Reason #1 - Key Person Risk
16:32 Reason #2 - IP Extension
19:18 Reason #3 - Replacement value
22:24 Reason #4 - Macro media industry trends
24:36 What does Sean Evans do next?
26:25 Is Hot Ones past its prime?
28:10 Who should buy Hot Ones?
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ABOUT US
We’re Colin and Samir, creators based out of Los Angeles California. We make videos about the creator economy, and the lessons we’ve learned over 10 years of being on YouTube. We also interview creators and try to get to the bottom of what’s working on YouTube and where the creator economy is headed.
01:43 Streaming for 8 hours a day
03:13 Does consistency matter?
04:50 How does he write his segments?
06:26 Are you a journalist or an entertainer?
08:05 What makes a good stream?
09:27 Jon Stewart
11:22 Balancing truth and satire
15:02 How chat changes the dynamic
16:30 Do you feel responsible for getting the facts right?
19:28 Do you attempt to find a middle ground?
21:53 What makes you comfortable making controversial content?
26:15 Media biases - where does empathy come into play?
30:28 How creators approach journalism vs corporations
31:30 Media literacy today
33:06 Hasan’s thoughts on the New York Times
34:14 The business of streaming political commentary
37:55 The business of being credible with your audience
40:08 Do his Twitch subs increasing during election season?
40:43 Appearing on traditional media like CNN
42:08 Media literacy - people believe anything that looks professional
49:04 Making money but having no time to spend it
51:11 Hasan’s family and relationship with money growing up
56:38 Do you see any injustices in the creator economy today?
1:01:04 Election year
1:03:37 How accessible should politicians be?
1:04:50 Do you crave anonymity outside?
1:09:02 What he’s learned about the people who disagree with him
1:13:16 Copyrighting clips
1:16:48 Sensationalism wins in an ad-based economy
1:21:42 The overall health of the streaming economy
1:23:13 Twitch contracts - MGs, KPIs, etc.
1:25:35 Would you sign a deal with YouTube?
1:30:31 What does a healthy content diet look like?
1:35:05 Organizing his company as a co-op
1:37:47 Where does Hasan want to go from here?
1:41:35 The MrBeast-ification of IRL streaming
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ABOUT US
We’re Colin and Samir, creators based out of Los Angeles California. We make videos about the creator economy, and the lessons we’ve learned over 10 years of being on YouTube. We also interview creators and try to get to the bottom of what’s working on YouTube and where the creator economy is headed.
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00:00 Who is Alex Banayan?
04:15 What is the Third Door?
05:30 What’s the Third Door in real life?
10:36 How to interview Warren Buffett
18:37 How to interview Tim Ferriss
21:05 Understanding the value exchange
23:34 The internet as the Third Door
26:46 How to interview Steven Spielberg
33:34 Finding the right Inside Person
45:52 The cold email template
1:00:44 The importance of personal relationships
1:03:07 Alex’s insane story of getting on The Price is Right
1:08:28 Colin & Samir’s insane cold emails
1:11:27 The importance of creating value
1:15:39 Be nice
1:21:17 How to *not* interview Mark Zuckerberg
1:24:42 You will always lose
1:28:50 Alex’s third door now
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We’re Colin and Samir, creators based out of Los Angeles California. We make videos about the creator economy, and the lessons we’ve learned over 10 years of being on YouTube. We also interview creators and try to get to the bottom of what’s working on YouTube and where the creator economy is headed.
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00:00 Who is Adam Mosseri?
01:17 Being the Head of Instagram
01:59 From designer to head honcho
02:48 Adam’s relationship with Mark Zuckerberg
04:49 Zuck’s new style: An Investigation
06:20 How video has changed Instagram
09:50 How posts gain more reach
19:09 How important are follower counts?
21:39 Deep diving into the algo
24:20 IG Reels vs TikTok
27:20 How many people watch Instagram without sound?
29:32 The competition for cultural relevance
35:24 Creator monetization & revenue sharing
47:45 Short form video ad revenue attribution
53:09 What is a partner ad?
56:35 How can smaller creators break through with advertisers?
57:44 Creators vs “Instagram Creators”
1:02:16 Instagram’s model citizens
1:04:21 Using AI to protect against copying
1:11:59 The controversial ‘Made with AI’ tag
1:16:34 Mental health and Instagram’s effect on kids
1:21:28 What happens if TikTok gets banned?
1:22:40 The next big thing in social media
1:29:14 Instagram’s greatest future mistake
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ABOUT US
We’re Colin and Samir, creators based out of Los Angeles California. We make videos about the creator economy, and the lessons we’ve learned over 10 years of being on YouTube. We also interview creators and try to get to the bottom of what’s working on YouTube and where the creator economy is headed.
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00:00 Who is Preston?
02:27 Bo Burnham meets Ryan Trahan
04:30 Where is Preston in his YT journey?
07:27 Ingredients in a Prestongoes video
08:35 Learning to make music
10:15 I don’t know what to call this chapter
14:50 Fear in videos
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23:15 How do you make someone care in the first 30-seconds?
24:33 Preston’s voice over talent
25:50 Preston’s story before YouTube
38:25 First feeling of success on YT
40:39 Can too many YT resources hurt creators?
42:58 The rules of YouTube
46:10 In depth on opening video loops
56:25 Preston’s influences on YT
1:00:08 Juggling YT and married life
1:09:15 The job of being a YouTuber
1:12:03 Learning about the financial side of YouTube
1:20:05 An in-depth look into his Shopify brand integrations
1:22:50 Finding brands who want access to your audience
1:26:26 Colin and Samir’s Creator Startup exercise
1:27:56 Preston meets Colin’s wife
1:30:21 A week in Preston’s life
1:32:53 Shorts
1:39:24 Preston’s next video
1:42:52 Samir’s trying out new material
1:49:09 Colin’s advice
1:51:04 Looking ahead
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ABOUT US
We’re Colin and Samir, creators based out of Los Angeles California. We make videos about the creator economy, and the lessons we’ve learned over 10 years of being on YouTube. We also interview creators and try to get to the bottom of what’s working on YouTube and where the creator economy is headed.
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00:00 The YouTube video that broke Hollywood
01:02 Are you reading this?
02:38 Why this video went viral
07:42 Interview with Wesley Wang
19:07 Interview with Lucas Shaw
33:28 Will YouTubers take over Hollywood?
43:02 Deepend
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We sit down with The Bucket List Family to talk about the ethics of having a family channel, selling their company to snapchat for 40 million, and landing a deal with Disney.
00:00 Who is the Bucket List Family?
01:28 Sleepwalking in Antarctica
07:09 What’s it like to have to film family vacations?
08:32 Selling his college startup to Snapchat
21:01 The origins of their YouTube channel
24:00 How to be so productive
27:45 Their passion for traveling
33:50 Getting DDoS’d by North Korea
40:58 Going on Sharktank and failing
42:30 When their YT channel started getting popular
46:30 Who’s their audience?
48:00 Commoditizing the aspirational life
49:27 Jessica’s book with National Geographic
52:14 The ethics and business of having kids on YouTube
1:04:04 Their first big travel deal
1:07:45 Crowdfunding $10million for a cartoon
1:18:10 Where does the Bucket List studio stand today?
1:24:18 Their deal with National Geographic
1:35:06 When will the Bucket List cartoon be made?
1:37:08 What they learned from negotiating multi-million dollar deals
1:40:15 The Bucket List business pie chart
1:43:20 What their team looks like
1:45:53 Family content on YouTube as a category
1:55:45 Colin and Samir’s bucket list items
1:59:30 Their kids’ relationship with money
2:02:40 Travel hacks
2:04:39 Representing themselves vs signing with an agent
2:09:00 Their future goals
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Behind the scenes with Mark Rober on his Vortex Canon vs Drone shoot.
Vortex Canon vs Drone
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We talked with MKBHD Marques Brownlee about his largely negative Humane AI pin and Fiskr Ocean reviews.
Do Bad Reviews Kill Companies?
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00:00 MKBHD’s negative reviews
01:10 Our interview with MKBHD
15:55 Our thoughts on the situation
Watch MKBHD's reviews
The Worst Product I've Ever Reviewed... For Now
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This is the Worst Car I've Ever Reviewed
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00:00 Who is Jesser?
02:35 His channel name origins
03:10 Crossing 18m YouTube subs
03:45 How he describes his channel
05:20 His dad’s experience in Hollywood
07:23 His first viral moment
08:15 Starting YouTube at 10
11:00 Gaining popularity
13:15 Samir’s game winning layup at Spotter Summit
14:06 Did Jesser have the NBA dream?
14:46 When he started making money
15:42 Bring FIFA to NBA2K
16:50 Managing high school while making money on YouTube
18:16 His AdSense numbers at the time
19:06 Dropping out of high school
21:52 Moving into a creator house
23:48 YouTube becoming a job
25:50 Foundational years of learning YouTube
28:14 De’Aaron Fox
29:45 Learning from YouTube analytics
35:38 Shifting YT strategies
37:23 Working with Paddy Galloway
40:23 How to hire and determine salaries
41:00 Expanding beyond videos
46:44 What does his company look like today?
50:50 Why aren’t young people watching the NBA?
53:23 Deep dive into YouTube formats
58:19 The power of Shorts
1:00:44 The future of consuming sports
1:06:07 Building a $100m company
1:07:22 Bucketsquad Shoes
1:09:13 His first brand deal
1:10:00 External representation vs building your own sales team
1:11:45 His dream collaboration
1:12:55 The NBA Creator Cup
1:14:40 Jesser basketball camp
1:16:25 The Jesser revenue pie chart
1:17:03 His advice for young YouTubers
1:17:44 His advice for the NBA on YouTube
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00:38 Tom Scott’s altered retirement thumbnail
01:45 Retiring from an artistic career
03:50 You are not scalable
08:08 Creative vs Financial stakes (=
11:19 Hiring well is so important
13:45 Risk taking vs risk management
15:22 Is this mass retirement a threat to YouTube?
20:27 Don’t trust creators
26:50 Plogging (We may be in the deep end)
27:50 Are we retiring?
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Last time we asked him this question the answer was $250k to half a million. That was 2021 🤯
#mrbeast
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00:00 Hazmat suits, giant chocolate bars, and Kim K
01:22 The new show
02:43 What’s the name of the show?
04:00 The freedom of making something off of YouTube
06:02 How he’s implementing character development
07:38 Will this show feel Hollywood?
11:04 When will the show come out?
11:27 What will the show cost?
13:25 Comparing it to the Squid Game: The Challenge
14:45 How will the show impact his YouTube channel?
15:34 Where will the first episode air?
16:25 What does success look like for the show?
18:17 Will this show change how Hollywood sees YouTubers?
20:47 Why he didn’t want to make a show in 2021
23:41 Negotiating for money, creative control, and IP ownership
29:23 What he learned about negotiating
30:19 Feastables
31:26 What’s the prize?
31:36 How will the show still feel like his YouTube videos?
33:04 Is MrBeast still a YouTuber?
34:35 The potential viewership for the show
36:05 Will the show be released all at once?
38:56 Is this show a big deal for MrBeast?
40:37 Why he’ll always be a YouTuber first
41:55 Where the show will take place and his new studio
46:00 How much does a MrBeast brand deal cost?
47:50 Studying his new video formats
54:00 Multi-language dubbing
56:39 Slowing down his content & the Beastification of YouTube
1:03:32 The importance of thumbnails
1:08:40 Will slowing down content lose viewership?
1:09:54 Video on Twitter/X
1:13:26 On being recognizable everywhere and that Kim K photo
1:15:50 His advice to Elon
1:17:26 How much money does MrBeast make?
1:19:42 What’s hard in his life right now?
1:23:22 Can he slow down?
1:24:38 Altruism as content
1:26:43 Bringing back the gaming channel
MrBeast talks to Colin and Samir about his new Game Show, Beast Games, on Amazon Prime Video.
$10,000 Every Day You Survive In The Wilderness
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Djesse Vol. 4
Our favorite Jacob songs
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David: Little Blue youtube.com/watch?v=Z2zLSkhANSY
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More Jacob Collier
Jacob Collier Answers Music Questions From Twitter | Tech Support | WIRED
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Jacob Collier: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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Jacob Collier explores the free Audience Choir | Native Instruments
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00:00 Who is Jacob Collier?
01:33 The Grammy’s and meeting Jacob at YouTube Brandcast
02:42 Being born into this era
05:28 Contributing vs participating on YouTube
12:50 His early success on YouTube
18:15 The relief of feeling seen creatively
20:00 School vs being self-taught
29:45 Meeting Quincy Jones and Herbie Hancock
36:40 Performing in your room vs for an audience
40:06 Does Jacob get nervous?
41:27 Dealing with the “genius” label
46:55 Audience choirs
51:15 His family life
58:25 Being present in the creative process
1:00:26 Dreams are overrated
1:02:38 The primary currency of trust
1:08:45 Creative infinity syndrome
1:11:25 Debating Rick Rubin
1:18:42 Jacob’s videos
1:28:30 A deep dive into Jacob’s creative process
1:43:40 What Djesse Vol. 4 really means
1:54:45 Writing originals vs re-arranging
2:01:17 His magical powers
2:02:47 AI in music
2:14:59 What Jacob watches on YouTube
2:17:10 TikTok vs Universal Music Group
2:20:05 Jacob’s sense of style
2:21:45 An impromptu songwriting exercise
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00:00 Intro
01:57 Mogul Moves
12:54 The Yard
19:50 Offbrand Studio
Watch Ludwig
UNPAID INTERN FEAT. @jschlattLIVE, @LilyPichu, @Kyedae, @danielthrasher !RedBull !OMEN !HyperX
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I Forced a British Man to Try EVERY Fast Food Restaurant
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I Confronted YouTubes 'Scary' New CEO
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HUGE STREAMING CONTROVERSY
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Check out our course, Creator Startup: colinandsamir.com/creatorstartup
00:00 Who is Hank Green
02:37 Why Hank’s in LA
03:02 How Hank puts out so much stuff!
04:55 Cancer
08:19 Quantitative vs qualitative metrics
14:04 Explaining Complexly
19:41 His first YouTube upload
23:46 Why he was so optimistic about YT
25:50 TikTok cutting corners
28:03 Elon Musk
33:39 Defending his thesis
36:26 How motivated is Hank by money?
42:24 On being an advocate for creators
48:15 OTT platforms
52:53 YouTube being threatened
54:32 YouTube’s biggest problem
55:48 YouTube Premium
59:30 Creator unions
1:03:30 YouTube Shorts
1:07:13 Creating VidCon
1:10:02 YouTube vs Hollywood
1:15:15 His most profitable company
1:17:12 How he sees himself in YouTube culture
1:22:55 Sustaining productivity
1:25:09 His first moment of validation
1:28:30 Hank’s advice for Colin and Samir
1:41:33 Hank’s relationship with his brother John
1:47:36 The future of education
1:52:57 Twitter as a creator platform
1:57:03 Mortality and legacy
We interview youtube legend hank green to discuss his company Complexly, 17 years on YouTube, and challenges that YouTube is facing.
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More Hank Green Videos!
Hank Green Eats His Last Meal
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I spent a day with HANK GREEN
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Asking Dumb Questions About Science w/ Hank Green | The Yard
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The Juiciest Hank in the World
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00:00 Intro
01:00 Wearing Apple Vision Pro in public...Yes or no?
01:54 Monoculture is back
03:50 The Curve of Innovation
06:42 Tech Review Economics
11:46 Impact on the Future of Video
13:50 The Distraction Age and Radical Individualism
17:00 Creating Content with Vision Pro
19:15 Apple Vision Pro's Biggest Problem
21:45 "Apple is Sex" but Vision Pro is contraception
24:38 We tried Apple Vision Pro, here's our take
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Apple Vision Pro is Missing Something...
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I Survived 50 Hours in Apple Vision Pro
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Reading in Apple Vision Pro for 24 Hours...
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Game Theory's MatPat & Stephanie drop by to talk all things quitting YouTube, retiring and selling Theorist Media to Lunar X. Dubbed by ElevenLabs.
00:00 Who are MatPat and Stephanie?
02:25 Steph…Pat?
04:00 So, you’re retiring?
05:30 The channel’s three hooks
07:45 The Sarapocial relationship
09:27 When they started thinking about retirement
14:40 AI voice clones
19:12 Would Colin and Samir retire?
28:12 What happened in 2018?
32:23 Their work/life balance thoughts
36:04 What motivates them to work so hard?
41:33 How to communicate your creative vision
48:08 How big is Theorist Media?
50:06 How to hire in YouTube
59:35 Their DIY style brand
1:05:40 Their production schedule
1:09:30 An inside look into how they sold their company to Lunar X
1:27:22 Their profit margins
1:32:50 Data to prove their acquisition value
1:35:45 The playbook for launching new channels
1:44:09 Revenue breakdown
1:49:30 Their roles
1:53:16 Will they ever be fully out?
1:57:16 What’s the opposite of happiness?
2:03:47 Their thoughts on YouTube today
2:22:18 What data should YouTubers care about?
2:30:32 MatPat’s final video
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00:00 Intro
00:43 That time Elon called
03:00 YouTube vs X (formerly Twitter)
04:30 What Elon Musk is like
05:46 Elon Musk on Advertising
07:15 The Model Citizen
11:37 Problems with X (formerly Twitter)
13:56 MrBeast’s $250,000 tweet
18:27 Syndication
21:52 Network Effects
24:25 Memorable Views
27:14 Videos that work on X
29:07 Conversational video
33:20 We posted on X, here’s what happened
36:00 The Deepend
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00:00 Who is Mai Pham?
02:18 Starting YouTube at 7
04:58 The evolution of Mai’s channel
06:00 Was she ever self-conscious filming herself while growing up?
09:29 Mai’s relationship with money
13:37 When she first started making money on YouTube
15:50 Moving out at the age of fifteen
18:36 Online friends and the para-social relationship
22:27 Signing with a manager at 16
28:33 Signing contracts
31:28 Getting her first brand deals
35:37 Mai’s competitive advantage
39:39 The story of the Alchemai hoodie
44:17 The Mai Pham Business Pie Chart
47:22 Marketing through her spam account
54:04 Alchemai’s future products
55:30 What are the challenges of producing apparel?
58:15 What if you fail?
59:25 Brand deals: TikTok vs YouTube
1:03:05 Content: TikTok vs YouTube
1:04:26 Learnings from Mai’s past business challenges
1:09:05 What’s next for Mai?
Today we speak with creator and entrepreneur Mai Pham. She's one of our youngest guests but also one of our most unique. After running away from home at 15 she started out on YouTube and never looked back, building a strong community and clothing brand called Alchemai.
Check out Mai's channel:
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01:21 Duo’s on YouTube
03:47 Selling YouTube channels
10:42 Smosh pre-YouTube
14:06 Content then vs now
18:09 Smosh’s early influences
21:50 Early internet humor’s evolution
23:25 Beef n’ Go
26:06 The cyclical nature of comedy
27:53 Video performance and analytics
32:00 Conference room creatives
34:57 Stress + comedy
38:27 Smosh’s production process
45:34 How it feels to be Smosh
47:13 The positives of selling to Defy in 2011
51:33 YT as a path to Hollywood
53:41 Scaling your voice and brand
58:30 When to expand vs simplify
1:04:41 Developing formats
1:07:23 Giving a platform to new talent
1:12:16 How to compensate talent
1:17:43 The downfall of BuzzFeed
1:20:41 What gave them the confidence to buy back Smosh?
1:22:31 Watching each other’s content after they lost touch
1:28:43 Leaving Smosh
1:33:58 Defy shutting down + Rhett and Link
1:42:45 The era of nostalgia
1:47:16 How they set up the new Smosh to play to their strengths
1:48:20 The future of Smosh
1:50:18 YouTube memberships vs Patreon
1:54:30 The state of the creator economy
1:57:30 Smosh revenue breakdown
1:59:47 Their relationship with money
2:02:25 How do will they ensure they won’t split up again?
2:06:14 What do they want to be known for?
If Smosh's Entire History Was A Movie...
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Dan's Bru Bars: houseofmacadamias.com/pages/bru
00:00 Who is Dan Mace?
02:04 When Casey first noticed Colin and Samir
03:25 Defining Dan’s videos
05:43 Creativity vs views
11:15 Ownership of your work for another channel
16:19 Auteurship in YouTube
21:32 The influence of Max Joseph
25:48 Dan’s filmmaking story
30:46 Gift, his award-winning short film
32:58 Cannes and Jams
37:21 His first commercial
41:26 Impostor syndrome
42:19 Meeting Casey Neistat
44:48 Directing a multi-million dollar commercial in India
46:09 Moving to NYC to work with Casey
48:19 Filming with Shawn Mendes
55:04 The impact of working with Casey
57:25 Pursuing his own YouTube channel
1:07:10 Discovery + The Bru Show
1:21:02 Attempting to make a feature
1:25:16 Stuck between YouTube and Hollywood
1:28:47 Renée Zelwegger is part of this conversation somehow
1:30:27 The decision to join Beast Philanthropy
1:42:25 Showing MrBeast his first cut
1:45:10 Dan’s POV on Beast Philanthropy controversies
1:48:53 What did it feel like to get the MrBeast job?
1:51:05 Almost leaving MrBeast
1:56:20 How do you know when you’ve made it?
2:01:03 Joe Films
2:02:35 What have you learned from Jimmy?
2:10:17 Editing the Beast Philanthropy videos
2:18:34 The story of the Bru Bar
2:21:35 The things he learned from Casey Neistat
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Spanish dub by ElevenLabs
00:00 Who is Emma Chamberlain?
01:21 What’s your relationship to YouTube right now?
02:52 What era of Emma are you in?
07:00 Staying culturally present on the internet
09:06 How Emma’s so open on camera
12:21 Rejection
13:51 Being open with her parents vs romantic interests
16:14 The single word video titles
24:29 Vlogging through depression
29:55 The internet’s best friend
34:47 Over-saturation of vlogging
38:53 Emma’s editing style
43:19 Auteurship
45:46 What industry is Emma in?
49:53 Met Gala
55:19 Her own brand awareness
59:33 Brand deals vs campaigns
1:07:24 Her relationship with money
1:26:44 Acting
1:45:11 Video podcasting
1:50:01 Why she deleted her TikTok
1:54:59 Chamberlain Coffee
2:10:33 Emma’s thoughts on the state of YouTube
2:17:07 What if she stopped podcasting?
2:27:04 Samir’s book idea for Emma
2:33:27 Mental health
2:35:41 Her relationship with Spotify vs YouTube
2:43:50 Regrets
2:45:09 What she would teach at college
Emma Latest Video:
hair theory.
Emma Chamberlain Goes for the Glory While Eating Spicy Wings | Hot Ones
youtu.be/XUKk0841DtA?si=94Vh1cWqt-iUH4Pk
stories from my childhood
youtu.be/7Z0fToNvwy4?si=HVV9wFIjywmLcwDY
the black turtleneck, a closet staple
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01:40 Being internet kidz
04:47 Music in the TikTok era
08:41 Building community and fandom
11:08 Building fan depth
13:55 World’s Smallest Violin in the TikTok era
16:57 What’s the business of music today?
21:40 Being in a David Dobrik vlog
22:49 Their revenue pie chart
24:25 Playing dodgeball with fans on tour
25:36 Live storytelling in their concerts
29:54 Do you write songs for TikTok popularity?
31:40 Honest lyrics building parasocial relationships
33:39 Loss of the monoculture
39:09 Do you handle criticism differently?
41:48 Strategy of focusing on their biggest fans
50:07 Finding validation after achieving success
55:39 The goal of longevity
1:01:56 Playing MSG and The Forum
1:05:16 Songwriting for other artists
1:08:43 AI in songwriting
1:16:04 How they document everything on video
1:18:45 Is YouTube a revenue driver?
1:19:28 Their upcoming tour
1:21:12 What it feels like to be a rockstar
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00:00 Who is Kurtis Conner?
02:40 Kurtis’s Pinterest outfits
03:51 Kurtis, your funny uncle
05:29 His standup
06:51 Toilet humor interlude
08:05 First getting into comedy
10:22 College + comedy
12:31 His Vine career
15:03 The staying power of Viner’s
19:30 How Vine helped his comedy skills
22:49 From Vine to YouTube
23:49 Commentary videos
25:01 His first viral videos on YouTube
26:12 Running Inkbox’s YT channel
29:14 Balancing a job + working on videos
32:37 Working at Starbucks while sorta famous
36:00 Leaving his full time job
37:28 What makes a video a hit?
39:28 Poking fun at people vs punching down
43:39 His pre-production process
44:08 Reacts vs commentary content
45:32 Do you see yourself as a writer?
46:13 Working with an editor vs keeping creative control
48:31 Pressure to grow his team
50:02 His upload schedule
52:04 Work/life balance
55:39 Colin and Samir test their Gen Z slang knowledge
57:04 Kurtis’s relationship with money
1:00:45 MrBeast
1:02:53 Finding the right people to work with
1:05:18 The Kurtis Conner Revenue Breakdown
1:08:12 The business of live comedy touring
1:13:55 Is Matt Rife hot?
1:16:21 Promoting yourself as a standup
1:20:37 His first comedy special, Keep Busy
1:27:48 Standup jokes vs YouTube jokes
1:29:11 Is Colin wearing a shirt under his sweater? Find out!
1:31:10 How do you test a standup joke?
1:32:14 Gripes and the overall health of YouTube
1:36:56 Making TikTok’s
1:38:48 His relationship with fame
1:46:21 His next milestone
1:47:00 The extra greeting
1:49:18 His relationship to YT analytics
1:50:41 YouTube thumbnail craziness
1:51:25 Making his videos longer
1:54:14 The future of commentary video creators
1:59:04 Were there any dark times?
2:02:34 Expectations for his special
Watch Kurtis Conner Videos
A Deep Dive into Potterheads
youtu.be/HnCF7qKmIbk?si=AjZZPozCmVaQWtDE
The Vikings of TikTok
youtu.be/FRc7C6WfKQM?si=4B_USQoIOksurIgJ
I Took a Vision Healing Masterclass
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00:00 Who is Brittany Broski?
01:53 Trying to describe what she does
04:31 What is Brittany’s craft?
07:16 Comparing her to traditional entertainers
09:35 Her early TikTok days
13:01 Being authentic on camera
15:48 Chapters of entertainment content
18:07 Kombucha girl
20:10 Her predatory management company pt1
23:29 Did you always want to be creative?
25:58 Her first brand deal
26:57 Her next steps after kombucha
30:08 Getting signed by an agent
36:54 Her predatory management company pt2
44:16 Good vs bad talent agencies
47:43 TikTokers to YouTubers
53:37 Her writing process
55:37 Art history
57:36 Getting pigeonholed as a female creator
58:07 Real life vs on-camera life
1:01:12 The Barbie movie
1:02:49 Creating content in the grey areas
1:04:01 Her video formats
1:12:05 The parasocial relationship
1:15:28 What did making it look like?
1:19:16 The responsibility of being a female creator
1:21:34 Protecting your brand
1:24:55 A funny “Gen Z” brand shoot story
1:29:50 Brittany’s revenue streams
1:35:22 What changes would you make to YouTube?
1:37:20 What makes a good video idea?
1:39:21 Brittany’s team
1:40:11 Talent agent vs talent manager
1:46:18 Gearing up for the future
1:50:04 Validation
1:57:09 The bad parts of the job
2:02:47 Choosing the right brands
2:07:46 Her dream of being a Disney voice actor
2:12:31 Samir has a millennial question
2:13:18 A nice little recap
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00:00 Who is YouTube CEO Neal Mohan?
01:04 A marker in our careers
02:54 Neal’s YouTube journey
05:56 What qualifies you to be the CEO?
07:41 What YouTube offered to Samir growing up
08:39 The $100M man
09:15 Shorts monetization
13:42 Creator funds vs revenue share
16:59 Tracking source material in the clipping universe
19:37 AI - challenges vs benefits
22:26 Protecting against deepfakes
24:49 Future of AI generated content
30:01 Measuring the creator-to-fan connection
32:05 Do subscribers still matter?
34:07 Would YouTube ever hide views?
34:48 Our issues with the comments section
36:19 Creator business models and going off platform
39:29 Why YouTube doesn’t take a cut of brand partnerships
41:25 Emma Chamberlain’s exclusive Spotify deal
44:24 The NFL Sunday Ticket deal
47:20 The NBA’s TV rights
49:44 What Neal watches on YouTube
50:44 If Neal was CEO of Colin & Samir…
53:24 Thumbnails
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00:00 Who is Max Fosh
03:04 Pranks vs silliness
05:43 Max’s video titles
07:58 Why he goes to such great lengths
10:43 Aging out of prank content
11:55 How ideas define you
15:44 Welcome to Luton
20:09 Breaking down his videos
25:21 His live comedy show
30:44 How improv classes can help you
33:30 How he sets himself apart in the challenge genre
38:23 Analytics and self-worth
45:02 The worst day of Max’s life
48:21 What making it looks like
52:44 The London fashion video
57:23 Max’s backstory and being “posh”
1:02:15 How he comes up with his ideas
1:07:22 London Mayor series
1:13:30 Max’s appetite for risk
1:15:26 The brand of Max Fosh
1:18:17 What makes a good hook?
1:22:09 Creating content for the UK vs US vs China
1:25:54 What makes comedy universal?
1:30:10 Brand deals in UK vs US
1:32:04 How much he makes on AdSense in a month
1:34:40 Branded videos
1:37:08 His future in stand up comedy
1:40:12 The future
1:43:36 Max’s iPhone notes
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00:00 Who is Amelia Dimoldenberg
01:19 Barbie premiere
02:50 Transcending the internet
05:05 Amelia’s story
07:47 Inspiration for Chicken Shop Date (Hot Ones)
11:57 First episode w/ Ghetts
14:28 The initial reception
15:30 Amelia learning video production
16:50 AJ Tracey episode
18:10 The CSD intro/outro
19:36 Wireless Festival
21:12 Getting access to stars
24:24 Daniel Kaluuya
25:40 Booking guests
27:18 Hiring a production team
29:50 The CSD production process
31:25 Creating viral moments
33:37 Wearing all of the hats
35:48 Keeping creative control
37:40 Getting a management company w/ Jordan Schwarzenberger
39:25 Her first (and only) major brand deal
43:22 Amelia on building a business and brand
47:05 Matty Healy (The 1975)
49:47 Jonas Brothers, Jennifer Lawrence, Lewis Capaldi
54:05 KSI
57:43 Louis Theroux & Jiggle Jiggle
59:30 Validation and CSD + Hot Ones
1:02:14 Creating an independent media house
1:04:33 The label of “YouTuber”
1:05:52 Fame
1:08:37 The red carpet
1:11:13 Drake
1:12:06 President Biden?
1:13:26 Working in scripted projects & her ambition
1:15:57 Not compromising or worrying about analytics
1:20:29 The real Amelia
1:22:05 Not quitting and dealing with great employees leaving
1:25:23 Parting words of wisdom
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00:00 Who is Mrwhosetheboss?
02:53 Keeping tech content personal
04:20 What makes it hard makes it good
06:05 Thinking like Marvel
07:30 Being himself in his videos
09:02 His first video
11:02 The viral hologram video
12:53 How to go viral
14:03 What kept him uploading for so long
15:31 YouTube as a potential career
17:39 Family and money
19:07 Growing up Indian in London
22:10 Leaving consulting for YouTube
23:12 How to keep making interesting tech videos
25:25 Getting comfortable being on camera
27:15 Comparisons to MKBHD
29:37 His writing process
32:45 Daily uploading
35:14 Hiring an editor
37:52 Brand sponsors
40:04 Where does the name come from?
41:48 What makes a Mrwhosetheboss video?
44:06 We watch his Nothing CEO video
46:34 Interviewing Google’s CEO
48:07 We watch his iOS 17 video
49:25 Building his team
55:05 Working with his wife
59:42 Stretched too thin
1:03:51 How to hire and incentivize a team
1:08:26 Short vs long form content
1:10:24 Books, podcasts, and other products
1:12:47 Why he lives with his parents
1:14:35 How to tell a personal story in a tech channel
1:16:33 Humanizing vs optimizing his videos
1:20:28 Predicting video performance
1:23:17 Making something for Netflix
1:25:00 Breaking down his revenue
1:26:19 Competition in the tech genre
1:29:00 Do you feel competitive with MKBHD?
1:30:03 Becoming the biggest tech channel
1:31:50 AI dubbing
1:37:13 AI content creation
1:44:25 Planning his video schedule
1:50:12 Building a tech media brand
1:52:05 The future of tech on YouTube
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00:00 Intro
00:42 Zach King on finding his voice
02:04 Yes Theory + Zach King
03:54 Cleo Abram’s rise
04:40 Ryan Trahan on hitting milestones
06:15 Ammar & Michelle on winning Oscar’s and Emmy’s
09:45 Producing content for the big streamers
12:10 Paying and crediting their teams
16:35 The ideation process
18:33 Originality on YouTube
20:38 Ryan’s think tank
23:20 Building brand on YouTube
25:27 How Cleo knew what she wanted to make
27:32 Virality vs brand
29:52 Colin and Samir’s story
36:45 How money complicates the process
44:20 Short vs long form content
49:07 New YouTube feature opportunities
50:50 Controversial YouTube opinions
55:25 Controlling your content
58:20 Ryan vs MrBeast
1:02:30 Effort vs authenticity
1:03:18 Michelle on story + her boxing video
1:08:30 Predicting a video’s success
1:10:14 Michelle’s butler academy video
1:11:30 Being able to take risks
1:12:38 Ryan on predicting success
1:15:26 Why is YouTube so male-centric?
1:19:43 Videos they’re jealous of
1:25:25 What boxes do your videos have to check?
1:28:51 What impact does everyone want to leave?
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Jordan's Podcast: @watchunboxed
00:00 Who is Jordan Schwarzenberger
2:41 Jordan’s background before managing the Sidemen
4:45 The 2016 Charity Match
8:01 The 2022 Charity Match
10:30 Building intergenerational fans
11:40 How Jordan became their manager
14:20 The Sidemen’s secret sauce process & Jordan’s pitch deck
16:50 Talent manager vs talent agent in the UK
18:30 How the Sidemen gave him a shot
20:00 How Jordan’s compensated
22:22 The Sidemen brand before Jordan
23:29 Tanya
24:50 Being a single-client management firm
27:25 How should smaller creators look at talent management?
28:54 Sidemen Sunday
30:30 Tanya
33:00 Treating YouTube with high end production values
36:00 Starting Sides
41:53 Feeling pressure after the Sides launch
47:20 Side+
53:20 Side+ pricing and revenue
56:40 Dealing with group dynamics
58:30 KSI’s success within the group
1:02:00 Friends vs colleagues
1:03:10 Evaluating new Sidemen ventures
107:29 What if YouTube itself fails?
1:09:00 Physical Sidemen experiences
1:11:29 The Sidemen org structure
1:13:44 Why Jordan’s not the CEO of the Sidemen
1:15:22 The health of the creator economy
1:21:50 Creator Inc. and the creator middle class
1:28:00 Long form content vs short form
1:30:30 Jordan’s advice for young creators
1:32:45 Jordan’s advice for Colin and Samir
1:37:15 What has Jordan learned about dealing with controversy
1:39:22 The future of the creator economy
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