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Re: YouTube channels for entrepreneurs

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Post by lathiat »

ploggingdev wrote: post #13

All of the pep talk type Youtube channels that OP mentions (Gary Vee, Mark Cuban etc), they push (IMO) a wrong idea of startups : they all say you should work 16 hours a day, bare minimum sleep, hustle and grind (god, those words make me cringe). That advice completely ignores health and general well being, which is essential if you're in it for the long haul. Anyway, this list seems interesting. Thanks OP for compil…

Firstly, I think it's easy to confuse the two narratives of not doing enough work and working too much.

From most of the GaryVee content I watched recently the general feeling I took away is that many people are looking for the "quick fix" when really they just need to put in the hours. Not necessarily unhealthy hours, but hard hours never the less. And that they just need to do, and not think or plan in many cases. Try this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRj144Gd7EA

Secondly, personally I found it really enlightening watching Casey Neistat's youtube VLOGs to see when he was very intentionally carving out time for family, and other things like running. You would see him intentionally rush home so that he could spend an hour with his baby daughter before she went to sleep - even if he had to go back out to work afterwards.

Of course, that's easier than it might be for some when you can ride a skateboard home from work in 10 minutes and a similar time to where his Wife works (he would carve out date time etc as well in the middle of the day). Never the less I thought it was good to see the very intentional time carving, especially from someone clearly so busy and juggling a lot of priorities (starting a company, a daily vlog, a new baby/family and a personal life).

Despite all of that, it certainly was having impact on his life but it seemed clear to me the impact would have been much worse for some people not taking that very intentional and active effort to carve out time for these things.

Re: YouTube channels for entrepreneurs

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Post by brokenmasonjars »

I sometimes watch Harvard Innovation Lab's channel. A few lectures that I found pretty good;

1. Fake It Till You Make It with Dan Sullivan of Crowdly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_tKYvPKN7U

2. Turning Products into Companies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=092JQrye9IM

3. You Have a Great Idea and Nobody Cares: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_oYcUrojhg

There was a fourth one that I really liked but I can't remember it at the moment. I'll post it if I remember.

Edit: here we go: 4. Funding Strategies to Go the Distance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuTdS29M1o4

Re: YouTube channels for entrepreneurs

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Post by rubicon33 »

iamacynic wrote: post #70
rubicon33 wrote: post #66

I don't understand why people watch these pep talk style commentators. If you need someone else to motivate you, I'd seriously question whether or not you have the gusto to make it for the long haul. Going further... I can't help but wonder if watching this releases some sort of endorphin for the want-to-be entrepreneur. These guys prey on hope, mainly, and by giving these pep talks, I think a lot of of people get te…

my business does millions in revenues and i watch him and others. mainly because i find a lot of what they say is true, and i'm looking for information on how to get to the next order of magnitude in revenues. their audience isn't just wannabes, it's also successful people looking for guidance/validation/vindication/whatever. it's not just "motivation", it's also "information". talking shit on the internet to success…

Yea, me too bud. I make 500 million a year, drive a brand new ferrari, and I'm 6'5 280 lbs with 8% body fat.

Making stuff up on the internet isn't new. You're not doing anything new. It's actually very tired, so very tired. Yawn. zzz

Re: YouTube channels for entrepreneurs

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Post by pymai »

almostarockstar wrote: post #48
laktek wrote: post #7

Thanks for compiling this list: Here are some of my favorites: 1) The School of Life - https://www.youtube.com/user/schooloflifechannel 2) ComputerHistory - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHDr4RtxwA1KqKGwxgdK4Vg 3) CreativeMornings - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-ZA3QN2nDmqOSujn8zvNjw 4) Winners & Losers in a Digital Age (some of it are edgy, but not bad for a lunch time viewing) - https://www.youtube.com/play…

Something about The School of Life gives me bad vibes. I feel like there is too much of an undertone to their videos.

yea, same feeling when i found that channel first. ive warmed up to it a bit more since. like most things, i just keep in mind that what they are saying is just their opinion and not gospel.

Re: YouTube channels for entrepreneurs

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Post by pymai »

serg_chernata wrote: post #8
philfrasty wrote: post #4

The amount of „business coaches“ on YouTube outshines Moore's law by factor 10.

I share the same attitude and tend to push people into a mentality of just getting sh*t done. No amount of videos, podcasts and articles will make you successful. They definitely have their place. I am not saying this is all bad, but some people mistake procrastination for "learning". Myself included.

definitely agree, although i would say that podcasts are a lesser evil that youtube videos or articles.

- some channels or website tend to favour quantity over quality since they can get more ad revenue that way

- podcasts are generally more professional. not like youtube where its common to find 10 minutes of some person rambling to make a point that should have only taken 2

- you can fit in podcasts/audiobooks while you do other things, driving, doing chores etc.

Re: YouTube channels for entrepreneurs

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Post by ikurei »

almostarockstar wrote: post #48
laktek wrote: post #7

Thanks for compiling this list: Here are some of my favorites: 1) The School of Life - https://www.youtube.com/user/schooloflifechannel 2) ComputerHistory - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHDr4RtxwA1KqKGwxgdK4Vg 3) CreativeMornings - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-ZA3QN2nDmqOSujn8zvNjw 4) Winners & Losers in a Digital Age (some of it are edgy, but not bad for a lunch time viewing) - https://www.youtube.com/play…

Something about The School of Life gives me bad vibes. I feel like there is too much of an undertone to their videos.

I'm not a great fan of The School of Life, but I like the mind behind it, Alain de Botton. Care to elaborate on what kind of undertone you see in their videos?

Re: YouTube channels for entrepreneurs

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Post by johnnydoe9 »

Eh I was with you until the Nerdwriter1 channel thing, yes the production value is great and they are well made but if you watch other better ones like Every Frame A Painting, Lessons From A Screenplay, Channel Criswell, KaptainKristian, etc you'll notice how his commentary is less than meaningful when it comes to his movie/tv related videos.

Re: YouTube channels for entrepreneurs

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Post by almostarockstar »

jameskegel wrote: post #65
almostarockstar wrote: post #26

I'm working on my own channel at the moment if anybody is interested. Still trying to build content, but I'd appreciate feedback. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzvhjBHSW6wLNnyAOEj9u2w

Hey there, I just subbed your channel. I'm not saying my channel is of any quality, or that I'm in a position of authority to offer advice, but you're asking, so I figure I can answer, from the perspective of someone with ~80k subs currently: First thing I did was say "cool look!" then I clicked 'about' link to learn more about your channel and ways that I could follow your twitter, etc, and there was not anything be…

Thanks for writing up such an in-depth response. I really appreciate your feedback!

I'm working on the audio sources - the two book reviews were recorded with a Blue Yeti, which is awesome, but involved syncing up the audio later which was awkward. I've just taken delivery of a Lav mic (or shirt mic) so I'll see how that works. Early results seem middling - better than onboard mic, not as good as Yeti, but it'll be much better for videos like 'Designing Success'.

Thanks again!

Re: YouTube channels for entrepreneurs

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Post by almostarockstar »

ikurei wrote: post #77
almostarockstar wrote: post #48

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Something about The School of Life gives me bad vibes. I feel like there is too much of an undertone to their videos.

I'm not a great fan of The School of Life, but I like the mind behind it, Alain de Botton. Care to elaborate on what kind of undertone you see in their videos?

I watched a few videos a while back - on the topic of love I think - and it felt like there was a hidden agenda. At the time I felt it was a little too opinionated, pompous, and possibly content marketing for a religious group. None of this is fact, of course, just what I felt when I watched it.
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