Launch your business on Shopify: http://www.shopify.com/colinandsamir Dubbed by ElevenLabs: https://elevenlabs.io/colin_samir Buy our new Posters - https://presspublish.store/products/poster-bundle Check out Preston's Channel: @prestongoes Some of our favorite PrestonGoes videos My RC Submarine Explores a Sunken Aircraft Carrier https://youtu.be/d-MubGkqgkE?si=Ma6jB119fgOPbu6n I Built a Go-Kart for Abandoned Railroads *Again* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stsGKb_KMmM&t=5s I Built an Ultra Realistic Starbucks for My Movie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUvnxOE0JRw&t=3s My Investigation of the $2.3B Mega Sphere https://youtu.be/BsIi6_lOw4U?si=bsEeha5UD1E6VAWt My Homemade Go-Kart Suitcase is Hated by Airports https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTMcsSx2sas&t=467s 00:00 Who is Preston? 02:27 Bo Burnham meets Ryan Trahan 04:30 Where is Preston in his YT journey? 07:27 Ingredients in a Prestongoes video 08:35 Learning to make music 10:15 I don’t know what to call this chapter 14:50 Fear in videos 17:52 It’s ok to fail in a video 19:55 Let’s talk about the Denver Airport 23:15 How do you make someone care in the first 30-seconds? 24:33 Preston’s voice over talent 25:50 Preston’s story before YouTube 38:25 First feeling of success on YT 40:39 Can too many YT resources hurt creators? 42:58 The rules of YouTube 46:10 In depth on opening video loops 56:25 Preston’s influences on YT 1:00:08 Juggling YT and married life 1:09:15 The job of being a YouTuber 1:12:03 Learning about the financial side of YouTube 1:20:05 An in-depth look into his Shopify brand integrations 1:22:50 Finding brands who want access to your audience 1:26:26 Colin and Samir’s Creator Startup exercise 1:27:56 Preston meets Colin’s wife 1:30:21 A week in Preston’s life 1:32:53 Shorts 1:39:24 Preston’s next video 1:42:52 Samir’s trying out new material 1:49:09 Colin’s advice 1:51:04 Looking ahead COLIN AND SAMIR’S NEWSLETTER 📫 100,000+ 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.