Casey Neistat, renowned filmmaker and YouTuber, shares his incredible journey from homelessness as a teen father to becoming a leading video creator with over 12 million subscribers. He discusses the unpredictability of life, the challenges of vlogging daily, and the weight of personal and professional expectations. Casey reflects on the importance of patience, authenticity in creativity, and the paradox of achieving financial success while feeling indebted. He also shares insights on the transformative power of storytelling and the influence of fellow creators like Mr. Beast.
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Unsupervised Childhood
Casey Neistat's childhood was unsupervised, allowing for exploration and risky experiments.
At 10, he'd place coins on train tracks as the train approached, illustrating his adventurous upbringing.
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Early Entrepreneurialism
As a young teen, Neistat saw the profit potential in selling marijuana.
He learned to buy in bulk and sell smaller quantities, strategizing to navigate potential risks.
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Family Dynamics
Neistat felt overlooked as a middle child, constantly seeking attention in a busy household.
His parents' tumultuous divorce added to the instability and challenges he faced.
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A True Story of Money, Power, Friendship, and Betrayal
Nick Bilton
In 'Hatching Twitter,' Nick Bilton chronicles the tumultuous birth and rise of Twitter, focusing on the quartet of founders: Jack Dorsey, Noah Glass, Biz Stone, and Evan Williams. The book delves into the personal conflicts, betrayals, and high-stakes power struggles that marked the company's early growth. Drawing on extensive research, including hundreds of sources and internal documents, Bilton provides a gripping narrative that reveals the complexities of technology startups, venture capital, and Silicon Valley culture. The story underscores the importance of resilience, adaptability, and collaboration in bringing a groundbreaking idea to life.
If you enjoy hearing about the challenges of being a creator, I recommend you check out my conversation with the creator of ‘Call Her Daddy, Alex Cooper, which you can find here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knPqBc2qJ8E
There’s carving your own lane and then having over 3 billion people view the lane you have carved, all from the starting point of being a 17 year old teen father living in a trailer park.
Casey Neistat is an America YouTuber, vlogger, filmmaker, and co-founder of the mobile application ‘Beme’, which he sold to CNN in 2016. He is one of the most famous people on YouTube, and his channel has over 12 million subscribers and 3 billion views.
In this conversation Casey and Steven discuss topics, such as:
How life has thrown unpredicted things at him
Having a child as a teenager
Leaving home forever on a school night
Working 80 hours a week and doing anything to support his son
The importance of patience
Why he felt like a scumbag
Feeling as if he was never heard
Why he started making videos
The reasons behind his filmmaking style
The magic of Mr Beast
Why Mr Beast is the most important person in the history of entertainment
How great work matter
The strangeness of fame
Why you need to do something you hate to figure out what you like
Being the definition of success but being in debt
Becoming a millionaire but disappointing the people who got him there
His moment of real darkness
The challenge of his daily vlog
How his daily vlog was taking away from his life
Linking happiness and fulfilment with winning
The only thing that gives him fulfilment
The importance of knowing that nobody gives a care about you
The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett 
