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Hank Green

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
1392 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

Decoder with Nilay Patel
CEO Sam Reich on the business of subscription comedy

You just got to like stay in shape too, because they need you to look the same, you know?

Decoder with Nilay Patel
CEO Sam Reich on the business of subscription comedy

And it's like nine months went by, man.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
CEO Sam Reich on the business of subscription comedy

I'm a different guy.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
CEO Sam Reich on the business of subscription comedy

I mean, you're getting a reputation for this, for pioneering the more creative ways of doing things, being more worker-friendly to everybody from PAs to talent and everything in between.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
CEO Sam Reich on the business of subscription comedy

And, you know, profit sharing for contractors is...

Decoder with Nilay Patel
CEO Sam Reich on the business of subscription comedy

Like for talent, it's not usually how things work, though.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
CEO Sam Reich on the business of subscription comedy

Like there's like residual systems, like various ways of doing this.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
CEO Sam Reich on the business of subscription comedy

But like I've never heard of anybody doing like a straight profit share.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
CEO Sam Reich on the business of subscription comedy

Why do that?

Decoder with Nilay Patel
CEO Sam Reich on the business of subscription comedy

I guess why?

Decoder with Nilay Patel
CEO Sam Reich on the business of subscription comedy

And also, like, why is it hard?

Decoder with Nilay Patel
CEO Sam Reich on the business of subscription comedy

Like, is it is it hard?

Decoder with Nilay Patel
CEO Sam Reich on the business of subscription comedy

Is the reason that other people don't do it because it's hard or is the reason because like they don't have to?

Decoder with Nilay Patel
CEO Sam Reich on the business of subscription comedy

I don't mean, like, it's logistically hard to cut the checks.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
CEO Sam Reich on the business of subscription comedy

I mean, it's hard to make the business model work.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
CEO Sam Reich on the business of subscription comedy

Yeah.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
CEO Sam Reich on the business of subscription comedy

Well, I mean, IAC, theoretically, they never come knocking and say, like, man, you could turn this into a big boy now.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
CEO Sam Reich on the business of subscription comedy

Come and show us the success.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
CEO Sam Reich on the business of subscription comedy

Right?

Decoder with Nilay Patel
CEO Sam Reich on the business of subscription comedy

I've tried to invest, but you will not take my money.