On this episode we're joined by Li Jin to discuss all things creator economy, and to chat about how much money YouTube has paid us last month as well as in our full lifetime as a channel (5 years) Thanks to Public.com for sponsoring this episode, start investing today at http://public.com/creatorsinvest
Apr 26, 2021•38 min•Ep 130•Transcript available on Metacast This week we're talking about Why Emma Chamberlain is the new Casey Neistat. We talk about the difference between a Relationship Based Creator and an Idea Based Creators as well as what opportunities arise from both. Watch the episode on our YouTube channel: YouTube.com/ColinandSamir Check out Peter Mckinnon's Kickstarter Here: https://nomatic.kckb.st/61ec8ef9
Apr 19, 2021•36 min•Ep 129•Transcript available on Metacast Nas Daily quit his $120k job to make videos, he uploaded 1,000 videos in 1,000 days and built a business that is currently doing $8M / year. He's a truly inspiring creator and we loved chatting with him! Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/6R4zxswb8gQ
Apr 12, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep 128•Transcript available on Metacast Thanks to Notion for sponsoring this episode! Sign up for Notion here: http://bit.ly/colinsamirnotion Today on the show we're talking about BitClout, the decentralized crypto social network that allows you to buy "stock" or coins in your favorite creators.
Apr 07, 2021•33 min•Ep 127•Transcript available on Metacast We interviewed Mr. Beast about his latest ventures and talked to him about the future of YouTube. Also... You heard him... we will be giving away $1,000 to someone who subscribes to our YouTube channel in the next 5 days! Subscribe to our channel here: https://youtube.com/colinandsamir
Apr 05, 2021•45 min•Ep 126•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode we talk to the creators of the hit Clubhouse show "NYU Girls Roasting Tech Guys" and break down what makes good social media content in todays world. Watch the episode here: https://youtu.be/JHix5RAGbxs
Mar 29, 2021•41 min•Ep 125•Transcript available on Metacast Breaking down Charli D'Amelio (110M followers on TikTok) and her partnership with Dunkin' Donuts. What does this mean for the future of the Creator Economy? Will Corporations build Creators? or will Creators build Corporations? Watch the episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Sxh6Kai4tyI
Mar 22, 2021•33 min•Ep 124•Transcript available on Metacast Mike Winkelmann is an American graphic designer. In May 2007 he drew an image of his Uncle Joe, called it Uber Jay (Mike's nickname for his uncle) and shared it online. The next day he made another image and once again posted it online. He did the same thing the next day, and then the next day. Last week Christies Auction House sold one of his paintings for $70 Million dollars. On this episode we talk about how that happened and what it means for the creator economy. Watch the episode here: http...
Mar 15, 2021•29 min•Ep 123•Transcript available on Metacast This week we interview MKBHD about his career on YouTube Watch the episode here: https://youtu.be/pWH1TF1ZfKA
Mar 08, 2021•57 min•Ep 122•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode of The Colin and Samir Show we explore the world of NFT's (Non Fungible Tokens) and talk to some experts to get to the bottom of what exactly NFT's are and if creators should think about getting involved with them. We also explore how Logan made $5,000,000 selling his own NFT's. Watch the episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ar7jYfOfj7I
Mar 01, 2021•56 min•Ep 121•Transcript available on Metacast Today on The Colin and Samir Show we're ranking YouTuber products from David Dobrik, MrBeast, Peter Mckinnon, Amanda Rach Lee, MKBHD, and Vsauce (Curiosity Box).
Feb 22, 2021•59 min•Ep 119•Transcript available on Metacast Today we're talking David Dobrik's podcast views and why we think Spotify will acquire it like they did with Joe Rogan. Check out the pod channel on YouTube: https://bit.ly/2ZhGcgB
Feb 15, 2021•43 min•Ep 117•Transcript available on Metacast Our thoughts on audio only voice app Clubhouse, Elon Musk's ability to sway markets, and Super Bowl 2021 commercials. Also check out our Podcast YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/a1UVrUnrf5k
Feb 08, 2021•58 min•Ep 116•Transcript available on Metacast This week on the Colin and Samir Podcast, we’re Joined by Graham Stephan. Graham is a real estate agent turned YouTube creator who has amassed over 3 million subscribers across 3 YouTube channels. He’s been covered by CNBC, Bloomberg and a bunch of other outlets as the “Millionaire YouTuber” he’s very transparent about the money he generates through his YouTube Channels, which in 2020 was over $2M just from YouTube Adsense alone… and overall, well you’ll have to listen to the podcast to find out...
Feb 01, 2021•1 hr 26 min•Ep 116•Transcript available on Metacast This week Colin and Samir talk about Mr. Beasts storytelling style and how he takes millions of dollars and turns them into billions of views Watch the episode on the Podcast YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqGPn-NTBmUXcNWYf7uFvw
Jan 25, 2021•31 min•Ep 115•Transcript available on Metacast Colin and Samir break down some of their worst influencer brand deal offers and talk about what makes a good creator brand partnership. Subscribe for new episodes every Monday: https://t.co/v37tvVx74T?amp=1
Jan 18, 2021•41 min•Ep 114•Transcript available on Metacast Colin and Samir predict the biggest YouTube Creator trends of 2021. We discuss the creator economy and big YouTubers like Mr Beast, Dream, David Dobrik, and Addison Rae. Subscribe to our podcast YouTube Channel for new episodes every Monday: https://t.co/v37tvVx74T?amp=1
Jan 11, 2021•46 min•Ep 113•Transcript available on Metacast This week on the Colin and Samir Podcast we’re joined by Joe Albanese - Joe is the founder and CEO of Stir, a company that’s building tools & software that help creators run their businesses. Joe and his team have been making quite a few headlines this year to name a few - they’ve raised $4M dollars in funding for this project from firms like Ludlow ventures and creators like Casey Neistat, Joe was recently named to Forbes 30 under 30 list, and they’ve been trending multiple times for releasing ...
Dec 22, 2020•1 hr 25 min•Ep 112•Transcript available on Metacast This week we chat with musician Henry Hall about his path to pursuing music as a career, we also get a special performance from him at the end of the episode!
Nov 12, 2020•2 hr 32 min•Ep 111•Transcript available on Metacast Jack Coyne returns for a 3rd time on the show.
Oct 27, 2020•1 hr 28 min•Ep 110•Transcript available on Metacast Video Version of the Podcast: https://youtu.be/Ivo2vw1zXjc Check out our Online Storytelling Course: moment.8ocm68.net/keM6z This weeks episode we talk about Logan Paul & his recent endeavor into buying Pokemon Cards. We also touch on Mr. Beast and the Creator Games 2.
Oct 21, 2020•34 min•Ep 109•Transcript available on Metacast Check out our Podcast Channel Here: https://bit.ly/3duRYKJ Information about Voting here: https://www.vote.org/
Oct 15, 2020•20 min•Ep 106•Transcript available on Metacast Podcast Channel: https://youtu.be/sQ6o4XWZfZY This week we talk about Casey Neistat's return to vlogging and the impact Casey has had on the YouTube platform as well as our careers. We talk about where the platform was when he first started vlogging and where the platform is today and ask the question - is there room today for another daily vlogger?
Oct 11, 2020•40 min•Ep 105•Transcript available on Metacast Watch our podcast channel: https://bit.ly/3mSXmMf Check out our online storytelling course: https://moment.8ocm68.net/keM6z Colin and Samir discuss the new Netflix film, The Social Dilemma and give their thoughts on the Attention economy and their role in it.
Sep 26, 2020•56 min•Ep 104•Transcript available on Metacast Check out the podcast channel: https://bit.ly/3032F1L Check out our Online storytelling course: https://moment.8ocm68.net/keM6z This week on the Colin and Samir podcast we talk about what we want to do when we grow up… Obviously right now we’re making videos, working with advertisers, uploading to this podcast and just being Creators and honestly it’s really fun - but is this what we want to do forever? Colin and I are both 31 years old, I’m getting married and we’ve been uploading YouTube video...
Sep 23, 2020•30 min•Ep 103•Transcript available on Metacast Check out the podcast channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqGPn-NTBmUXcNWYf7uFvw Check out our Online Storytelling Course here: https://moment.8ocm68.net/keM6z This week on the Colin and Samir Podcast we're joined by the multi-faceted Creator, Pierson Fode. Pierson is best known for being a twice emmy nominated actor, he's been on shows and movies across a wide variety of networks including the Disney Channel, CW, TruTv and recently booked the biggest job of his career - he's going t...
Sep 16, 2020•2 hr 15 min•Ep 102•Transcript available on Metacast Check out the podcast channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqGPn-NTBmUXcNWYf7uFvw On this episode we talk about if College is still worth it and make some predications and suggestions for the future of college. Maybe universities should start working with creators to develop engaging online video? Check out our online storytelling course: https://moment.8ocm68.net/keM6z
Sep 09, 2020•39 min•Ep 101•Transcript available on Metacast Watch the video version of this podcast: https://youtu.be/kzBU9gEHx_M Check out our Online Storytelling Course: https://moment.8ocm68.net/keM6z Eric Decker aka Airrack started uploading to YouTube in January 2020. He started this year with 50 YouTube subscribers and today he has over 500,000. He’s had explosive growth this year and his mission is to get to 1M youtube subscribers - in order to get there he’s had to do some pretty crazy things including taking out a $17,000 loan to pay for one vid...
Sep 01, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Ep 99•Transcript available on Metacast Check out our online course here: https://moment.8ocm68.net/keM6z And use the code tellbetterstories for 10% off New Studio, New Subscribers and a New Business - we talk about what we've been up to for the past month since the last time you heard from us.
Aug 13, 2020•41 min•Ep 80•Transcript available on Metacast Our Online Storytelling Course is officially on presale: https://momnt.io/36zeSxh Use the code: tellbetterstories for an additional discount at checkout In October of 2019, we were ready to finally call it quits... but there were a few key things that happened over the next few months that turned everything around. This week we moved into a new studio, started hiring a team to work at our company and launched our first storytelling course. A lot is happening with Colin and Samir and we dive in t...
Jul 20, 2020•56 min•Ep 100•Transcript available on Metacast