Samir Chaudry

That's going to be AdSense, which is just straight up what YouTube will pay through the platform RevShare. But then brand deals are typically the largest sum of every creator's income. monetization. And the same rules apply there of like value proposition extension.

That's going to be AdSense, which is just straight up what YouTube will pay through the platform RevShare. But then brand deals are typically the largest sum of every creator's income. monetization. And the same rules apply there of like value proposition extension.

So when we first started our show and it first started to get some traction, what we did is we wrote down every brand that shared the same mission. So every brand that we felt was like, which brands also educate and empower creators? Well, let's look at the brands that are offering software solutions for creators. Let's think about like Adobe. Adobe empowers so many creators.

So when we first started our show and it first started to get some traction, what we did is we wrote down every brand that shared the same mission. So every brand that we felt was like, which brands also educate and empower creators? Well, let's look at the brands that are offering software solutions for creators. Let's think about like Adobe. Adobe empowers so many creators.

So when we first started our show and it first started to get some traction, what we did is we wrote down every brand that shared the same mission. So every brand that we felt was like, which brands also educate and empower creators? Well, let's look at the brands that are offering software solutions for creators. Let's think about like Adobe. Adobe empowers so many creators.

Riverside is a sponsor of ours. They empower a ton of creators. So let's make a list of everyone who shares the same mission with us, and then let's go tell them our story. And that is how we got most of our first sponsors. Our first big sponsor was Samsung. They had the exact same mission. Hey, we think our new phones empower the modern creator. That's our mission too. Great.

Riverside is a sponsor of ours. They empower a ton of creators. So let's make a list of everyone who shares the same mission with us, and then let's go tell them our story. And that is how we got most of our first sponsors. Our first big sponsor was Samsung. They had the exact same mission. Hey, we think our new phones empower the modern creator. That's our mission too. Great.

Riverside is a sponsor of ours. They empower a ton of creators. So let's make a list of everyone who shares the same mission with us, and then let's go tell them our story. And that is how we got most of our first sponsors. Our first big sponsor was Samsung. They had the exact same mission. Hey, we think our new phones empower the modern creator. That's our mission too. Great.

It's always a more natural fit in advertising than trying to like jam something in. And we've done that in the past too, right? When we first started out looking for advertisers, like it can be hard to talk about something that either you don't use or doesn't feel value prop aligned, right?

It's always a more natural fit in advertising than trying to like jam something in. And we've done that in the past too, right? When we first started out looking for advertisers, like it can be hard to talk about something that either you don't use or doesn't feel value prop aligned, right?

It's always a more natural fit in advertising than trying to like jam something in. And we've done that in the past too, right? When we first started out looking for advertisers, like it can be hard to talk about something that either you don't use or doesn't feel value prop aligned, right?

And so, you know, that's like the core of monetization is like, what is my value proposition and how do I extend that into either telling you about someone else that shares that value proposition or offering you a good or service that is connected to that value proposition as well.

And so, you know, that's like the core of monetization is like, what is my value proposition and how do I extend that into either telling you about someone else that shares that value proposition or offering you a good or service that is connected to that value proposition as well.

And so, you know, that's like the core of monetization is like, what is my value proposition and how do I extend that into either telling you about someone else that shares that value proposition or offering you a good or service that is connected to that value proposition as well.

They're hard. They're hard to nail, right? Like, um, Throwing a good party isn't easy. And you actually have to think about how it functions, what it feels like, the venue, the food, the coffee. And Colin and I, our biggest bottleneck as entrepreneurs is taste. So like we have very specific taste. We're uncompromising with that taste.

They're hard. They're hard to nail, right? Like, um, Throwing a good party isn't easy. And you actually have to think about how it functions, what it feels like, the venue, the food, the coffee. And Colin and I, our biggest bottleneck as entrepreneurs is taste. So like we have very specific taste. We're uncompromising with that taste.

They're hard. They're hard to nail, right? Like, um, Throwing a good party isn't easy. And you actually have to think about how it functions, what it feels like, the venue, the food, the coffee. And Colin and I, our biggest bottleneck as entrepreneurs is taste. So like we have very specific taste. We're uncompromising with that taste.

Um, and I think that's actually across a lot of creators and creatives. It's like, taste is going to be your biggest bottleneck. That's probably going to limit us from building massive companies, but, uh, that's okay with me. Like I'd prefer everything to be on my taste. Um, But events have been also the most energizing thing we've done.

Um, and I think that's actually across a lot of creators and creatives. It's like, taste is going to be your biggest bottleneck. That's probably going to limit us from building massive companies, but, uh, that's okay with me. Like I'd prefer everything to be on my taste. Um, But events have been also the most energizing thing we've done.

Um, and I think that's actually across a lot of creators and creatives. It's like, taste is going to be your biggest bottleneck. That's probably going to limit us from building massive companies, but, uh, that's okay with me. Like I'd prefer everything to be on my taste. Um, But events have been also the most energizing thing we've done.