00:00 BuzzFeed fails to sell Hot Ones for $70m 00:38 The history of Hot Ones 03:32 Why BuzzFeed bought Hot Ones in 2021 05:43 How Hot Ones makes money 08:49 Reason #1 - Key Person Risk 16:32 Reason #2 - IP Extension 19:18 Reason #3 - Replacement value 22:24 Reason #4 - Macro media industry trends 24:36 What does Sean Evans do next? 26:25 Is Hot Ones past its prime? 28:10 Who should buy Hot Ones? Dubbed by ElevenLabs https://elevenlabs.io/colin_samir COLIN AND SAMIR’S NEWSLETTER 📫 110,000+ 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 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 JOIN OUR COMMUNITY 📡 Discord: https://discord.com/invite/colinandsamir 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/colinandsamir 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/ColinandSamir 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@colinandsamir 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.