Grant Hilbert

But then eventually we were like, okay, well, let's... Let's start a YouTube channel. And it was honestly my buddy's idea. So we started a YouTube channel. We just played like a bunch of new games, video games that came out. And the idea was that everybody's going to be searching for these new games, going to get a lot more views than playing like GTA or something like that that's already popular.

So then we did that and then, uh, eventually farming took off and I was addicted to farming and stuff like that. First time I actually played the game, I just posted it on YouTube, started taking off. And then a lot of, uh, a lot of like ad kids started watching it and I'll call it by. by the time I was going into college in 2016, I've been doing YouTube for two years.

So then we did that and then, uh, eventually farming took off and I was addicted to farming and stuff like that. First time I actually played the game, I just posted it on YouTube, started taking off. And then a lot of, uh, a lot of like ad kids started watching it and I'll call it by. by the time I was going into college in 2016, I've been doing YouTube for two years.

So then we did that and then, uh, eventually farming took off and I was addicted to farming and stuff like that. First time I actually played the game, I just posted it on YouTube, started taking off. And then a lot of, uh, a lot of like ad kids started watching it and I'll call it by. by the time I was going into college in 2016, I've been doing YouTube for two years.

We're at like 30,000 subscribers. I was like, okay, we got an opportunity here. Um, there's a clear path. Let's just go at it hard for the next four years. And so from 2016 and 2020, I just posted a video every single day. And then like close to when I was graduating college, uh, that the squad, the farm is their channel hit a million subscribers. And, uh, and then it was like, Dane,

We're at like 30,000 subscribers. I was like, okay, we got an opportunity here. Um, there's a clear path. Let's just go at it hard for the next four years. And so from 2016 and 2020, I just posted a video every single day. And then like close to when I was graduating college, uh, that the squad, the farm is their channel hit a million subscribers. And, uh, and then it was like, Dane,

We're at like 30,000 subscribers. I was like, okay, we got an opportunity here. Um, there's a clear path. Let's just go at it hard for the next four years. And so from 2016 and 2020, I just posted a video every single day. And then like close to when I was graduating college, uh, that the squad, the farm is their channel hit a million subscribers. And, uh, and then it was like, Dane,

maybe I could go out and chase being a farmer. And so I just started buying some farmland in southeast Iowa there. And then at that same time right after college, I also started a software company where we created a mobile game called American Farming. So we got like Case IH, Versatile, New Holland, Licensed, a bunch of different brands in there.

maybe I could go out and chase being a farmer. And so I just started buying some farmland in southeast Iowa there. And then at that same time right after college, I also started a software company where we created a mobile game called American Farming. So we got like Case IH, Versatile, New Holland, Licensed, a bunch of different brands in there.

maybe I could go out and chase being a farmer. And so I just started buying some farmland in southeast Iowa there. And then at that same time right after college, I also started a software company where we created a mobile game called American Farming. So we got like Case IH, Versatile, New Holland, Licensed, a bunch of different brands in there.

Yeah, yeah. You can make it sound kind of interesting, yeah. And now you're doing it in real life. Yeah.

Yeah, yeah. You can make it sound kind of interesting, yeah. And now you're doing it in real life. Yeah.

Yeah, yeah. You can make it sound kind of interesting, yeah. And now you're doing it in real life. Yeah.

Yeah, yeah, exactly. Well, the funny thing now is most people think playing video games is fun, but I look at the video game part, like the YouTube part, as the work. Then when I go and farm, it feels like I'm playing out there, basically. And that's the goal, is you always want to do something you feel like is just play. Right. But yeah.

Yeah, yeah, exactly. Well, the funny thing now is most people think playing video games is fun, but I look at the video game part, like the YouTube part, as the work. Then when I go and farm, it feels like I'm playing out there, basically. And that's the goal, is you always want to do something you feel like is just play. Right. But yeah.

Yeah, yeah, exactly. Well, the funny thing now is most people think playing video games is fun, but I look at the video game part, like the YouTube part, as the work. Then when I go and farm, it feels like I'm playing out there, basically. And that's the goal, is you always want to do something you feel like is just play. Right. But yeah.

Yep, yep. COVID year.

Yep, yep. COVID year.

Yep, yep. COVID year.

Yeah. Like, that senior year of college, I was looking at, like, every morning before class when I woke up, I'd just look at, like, all the realtor listings. And the goal was just to honestly buy a property that I could, like, flip, kind of, just do work and flip and do a good buy. I should have just bought quality, high-quality farm ground at the start there, but... Live and learn, kind of.