How do you get better at storytelling other than just creating a lot of videos? I don't think you can just sit on the couch, watch 25 movies and then make a great movie. There's you got to practice making the stories. This is for like learning any new skill. And then 10% of the time, like consuming great works in that medium. The other 10%, like analysis of how it works.
John Coogan is the co-founder of Lucy and co-founder and CTO of Soylent. He is also the creator of a YouTube channel ( @JohnCooganPlus ) with over 257,000 subscribers.
In this conversation, we spoke about why Paul Graham played a pivotal role in John's life, early stories from his days at YCombinator, what his YouTube channel has given him, why he's optimistic about technology, and much more.
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Resources
• Founders At Work by Jessica Livingston – https://www.amazon.com/Founders-Work-Stories-Startups-Early/dp/1430210788
• Paul Graham’s Essays – http://www.paulgraham.com
John's Links
• YouTube: @JohnCooganPlus
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/johncoogan
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