The Full Story of MKBHD

Colin and Samir β€’ March 8, 2021
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24 Hours left to shop our first ever Publish drop: http://presspublish.shop Marques Brownlee aka MKBHD is one of the top creators on YouTube. In this interview we talk to Marques about how he is scaling his business in 2021. 0:00 Intro 0:41 Why did MKBHD agree to this? 01:31 What is MKBHD up to? 02:08 How MKBHD got started on YouTube 03:17 How MKHD got into tech on YouTube 04:12 When did MKBHD become a career? 05:13 MKBHD on interviewing Kobe Bryant 07:22 How MKBHD broke barriers on YouTube 08:27 MKBHD's Biggest Influence 09:59 MKBHD on Mr Beast and David Dobrik 11:19 The Octopus Analogy 12:19 Who works at MKBHD? 13:02 What role does writing play in the video process? 14:57 How is an MKBHD review made? 18:37 How does MKBHD hire people? 21:19 How Michael (Motion Graphics) got hired at MKBHD 22:39 Will MKBHD ever hire a CEO? 26:06 MKBHD on negotiating his own deals 26:32 MKBHD's relationship with Hollywood talent agency WME 27:27 The Future of MKBHD Products 30:10 MKBHD on the other social platforms (FB, Snap, TikTok) 31:28 Affiliate Marketing's role in the MKBHD Business 33:02 MKHBD on his relationship with Elon Musk 33:32 MKBHD's Bucket List Interview List 34:59 What MKBHD 2.0 looks like 36:16 MKBHD on feeling pressure 37:22 MKBHD on activism 40:18 Is MKBHD nostalgic for early YouTube? Listen to the extended episode on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3HhQsph6TT2BAKp5f5fSpt?si=n7Zumt2KStmI_NvhIlxHKw πŸŽ₯ WATCH SOME OF MKBHD's TOP VIDEOS: "What I Really Think of the iPhone" https://youtu.be/V7J9aMy_CFk "Dogecoin: Explained" https://youtu.be/qVMdq9pDiuQ "Samsung Galaxy Fold Unboxing: Magnets!" https://youtu.be/x4yF3a3Zn4Y OUR ONLINE COURSE: 🎬 Make better YouTube Videos: http://moment.8ocm68.net/keM6z WHAT WE USE TO MAKE VIDEOS: πŸŽ₯ Our YouTube Camera Gear: https://amzn.to/3coHTR2 🎡 Where we get our Music (amazing for Creators): http://share.mscbd.fm/colinandsamir πŸŽ™ Our Podcast Gear: https://amzn.to/2YpfPVC πŸ“ˆ Our Most Popular YouTube Videos 🎬 Why Mr Beast will be A Billionaire: https://youtu.be/oopD9FX7a_c 🎬 Why David Dobrik Laughs so Much: https://youtu.be/fjZSLHvkg14 🎬 Airrack’s $17,000 Gamble: https://youtu.be/kzBU9gEHx_M RECOMMENDED Reading πŸ“” Growth Hacker Marketing by Ryan Holiday: https://amzn.to/3r3jmFl πŸ““ The Practice by Seth Godin: https://amzn.to/3coyrgA πŸ““ This is Marketing by Seth Godin: https://amzn.to/3aeg8bf πŸŽ™ Listen to the show iTunes: https://apple.co/2K1pYhu Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2OnTmBC GET IN TOUCH 🌍 Our website - www.colinandsamir.com 🌍 Advertise With Us - [email protected] Join Our Community πŸ“Έ Instagram - https://instagram.com/colinandsamir 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/ColinandSamir 🎬 Clips Channel - https://bit.ly/3b4mfk9 WHO ARE WE: We’re Colin and Samir, creators based our of Los Angeles California. We make videos about the creator economy, and the lessons we’ve learned over 10 years of being on YouTube. We also interview creators and try and get to the bottom of what’s working on YouTube and where the creator economy is headed. We are currently working on building education with creators, if you want to learn more, sign up for our weekly newsletter. Ask us a Question: Tweet us @colinandsamir or email us at [email protected] - if your email is long, we might not read it, but you never know…

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