Start Brainstorming better with Spotter Studio: http://partner.spotterstudio.com/colinandsamir Watch Cleo Abram videos The future mark zuckerberg is trying to build https://youtu.be/oX7OduG1YmI?si=n1yc8DrZjr-1pY7S Quantum Computers, explained with MKBHD https://youtu.be/e3fz3dqhN44?si=c0d7FmdekMwmCACc Why The Olympics Almost Banned This Shoe https://youtu.be/pfIWxFIVP_Y?si=su1gZLou6SwHGzwy Why This Robot Kills Weeds With Lasers https://youtu.be/KmxNtDMAj2A?si=JImcjkyLDCyZQBYg Dubbed by ElevenLabs https://elevenlabs.io/colin_samir 00:00 Who is Cleo Abram? 04:06 Achieving her YouTube dream so quickly 05:04 Launching a show, not a channel 12:22 How Cleo thinks of her video ideas 17:29 Cleo’s idea checklist 25:45 The case for simplicity 28:03 Watching Cleo’s video about CERN 33:35 EARTHQUAKE 34:50 Back to CERN 41:15 Cleo vs Huge If True 45:10 Cleo’s team 51:14 Shorts 1:08:35 Thumbnails 1:14:20 What set Cleo up for success? 1:16:42 What she wasn’t prepared for 1:18:03 How Cleo came up with the concept for Huge If True 1:21:45 Why not pitch the show to Vox? 1:27:43 Working at Vox 1:40:33 Advertising as a journalist 1:45:20 Journalism vs optimism 1:54:46 Would Cleo take a Netflix deal? 2:04:04 Cleo’s thoughts on AI and pessimism 2:06:45 When will Cleo stop making Huge If True? 2:10:08 Working with agents 2:14:22 Looking to the future COLIN AND SAMIR’S NEWSLETTER 📫 125,000+ 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.