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Season 7 Episode 1

00:00 Colin and Samir
01:16 How did you get to becoming thought leaders in the creator economy?
03:17 To what extent would you recommend being a creator as a career? Pros and cons
06:58 How much money were you making in the early days and how much do you make now?
10:41 Starting a job for passion vs. money
26:21 A roadmap to success in the creator economy in 2023
31:07 Advice for a music YouTuber
40:51 To what extent passion is prerequisite for success in the creator economy?
47:43 What are the commonalities you see among the creators who managed to make it professionally vs. the ones who treat it as a hobby?
59:07 The fear setting exercise
01:02:28 What is it like to be a duo of co-founders?
01:10:19 Would you ever start a couple’s channel with your respective partners?
01:15:16 Filming with no commercial intent
01:21:10 Productivity guilt
01:24:36 Finding the format
01:30:46 Format FOMO
01:33:19 Experimenting with formats
01:40:54 To what extent would you recommend starting a podcast to someone who’s new to the creator world?
01:49:23 The story behind publish press
02:04:24 The “Daily Productivity” newsletter
02:09:24 Is going viral a bad thing?
02:12:59 “Brand is more important than reach in the long term”
02:19:07 Long form vs. short form while building a new channel
02:22:16 If you won the lottery, what would change about the way you’re spending your time?
02:24:13 How long should you spend building and creating content before thinking about monetisation?
02:27:52 What are you working on up until the end of the year?
02:29:29 Final pieces of wisdom

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