Check out Spotter Studio: http://partner.spotterstudio.com/colinandsamir 00:00 Who are the Try Guys? 01:07 Thanks to Spotter 02:12 The Magic of the Try Guys 09:27 The Scandal 17:32 How they make money 21:27 The Impact of the scandal 25:00 Candid Thoughts on the SNL Sketch 30:37 The Parasocial Paradox 35:57 How the Try Guys responded to scandal 39:30 How the Try Guys Came to Be at Buzzfeed 43:40 Buzzfeed's Equation for Virality 51:44 Trouble at Buzzfeed 55:57 What make a Try Guys video go viral (also hi Ryan Trahan) 1:06:15 The Real Reason the Try Guys Left Buzzfeed 1:13:17 How Patreon Saved The Try Guys 1:17:25 Zach's psychological struggle with The Try Guys 1:28:00 How business impacts art 1:35:40 Navigating personal vs the business 1:42:30 Making content vs making art 1:45:25 Who is the YouTuber in the group? and what about Eugene? 1:56:28 Risk and the future of the Try Guys Subscribe to @tryguys We hope you enjoy our conversation with Zach Kornfeld and Keith Habersberger of The Try Guys. Originally 4 members the group now is down to 3 after the very public removal of their co-founder Ned Fulmer for having an affair with an employee at the company. COLIN AND SAMIR’S NEWSLETTER 📫 90,000+ read our free newsletter that breaks down the business of creators. Sign up: https://bit.ly/publish-press ASK US A QUESTION ❔ We answer questions from creators every Sunday in our newsletter. Submit yours here: https://bit.ly/publish-creator-support TOOLS & RESOURCES 🎙 Record studio-quality videos from anywhere with Riverside: https://bit.ly/Riverside_ColinSamir LISTEN TO THE SHOW iTunes: https://apple.co/2K1pYhu Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2OnTmBC GET IN TOUCH 🌍 Our website: www.colinandsamir.com 🌍 Work with us: ColinandSamirTeam@unitedtalent.com 🌍 Advertise with The Publish Press: www.thepublishpress.com/partnerships JOIN OUR COMMUNITY 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/colinandsamir 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/ColinandSamir 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@colinandsamir 🎬 Clips Channel: https://bit.ly/3b4mfk9 ABOUT US We’re Colin and Samir, creators based out 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 to get to the bottom of what’s working on YouTube and where the creator economy is headed.