The Path to Viral Success and Subscriber Growth

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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(06:55) – 1 billion views and 1 billion subscribers
(12:41) – Mortality
(20:04) – Improving YouTube
(22:26) – Twitter
(27:14) – Brand deals
(30:24) – Audience retention
(35:03) – Hiring
(42:41) – Talking to the camera
(47:42) – Brainstorming
(1:00:03) – TikTok
(1:09:07) – Advice for beginners
(1:13:23) – How to grow on YouTube
(1:21:07) – Elon Musk and Twitter
(1:22:32) – 10 million dollars vs 10 million subscribers
(1:29:50) – Going to Antarctica
(1:31:35) – Process of making a video
(1:36:11) – Overcoming depression
(1:47:15) – Building a business
(1:55:10) – MrBeast Burger and Feastables
(1:59:15) – Creating video games
(2:03:24) – Making billions of dollars
(2:05:58) – Money vs Happiness
(2:12:46) – Mental health
(2:19:24) – Love
(2:21:32) – Legacy