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Sam Reich

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
463 total appearances

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

Never break trois.

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

Never break twat.

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

And you, I mean, you can decide, you know, not to break toi if, for instance, making money isn't important to you or satisfying the YouTube algorithm isn't important to you.

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

You can decide that these aren't priorities.

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

Exactly.

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

This was a big aha moment for me in running a business, realizing that the simpler your business is, arguably, the better it is, or certainly the more effective you can run it.

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

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

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

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

Willfully trying to keep our business as uncomplex as possible, and it is hard.

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

We did not actually add advertising to Dropout.

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

There are fans who are very concerned that it's going to happen.

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

That is not going to happen.

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

There was a sponsorship, though.

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

There was a sponsorship, yes.

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

Quote-unquote made a lot of sense is an interesting way to put that, but yeah.

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

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

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

So...

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

I warmed up to subscription.

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

Like I warmed up to the idea of going direct to audience means we get to simplify this operation.