35: The Full Story of Colin and Samir

Colin and Samir are EXPERTS in the creator industry. Their Youtube channel colinandsamir features unfiltered conversations with the likes of Mr Beast and the mysterious Dream, they host a hit podcast breaking down the latest creator economy news and they founded The Publish Press, a creator focused newsletter. All this to educate and empower other creatives on how to be successful online.In 2011, Colin and Samir began working together, over the next 12 years they would start companies, sell companies, accept deals they shouldn't have, decline ones they thought they might, lose money and give up entirely. In this episode, Colin and Samir share their journey to the million subscriber milestone, and how other creators can get there too.1:30 Working together3:15 Self-doubt to subscriber milestones5:40 Finding their niche7:56 The Colin and Samir origin story11:54 3 secrets to creator success15:21 'Proper' job rejections19:32 Getting financing to be creators22:25 Focus, ambition and sacrifice26:30 Behaviours of the best creators (and how to adopt them)33:17 The monetisation menu 35:31 Management relationships and pitch decks39:43 What is a creator44:45 Most surprising stories48:05 Stress 49:14 Navigating bad partnerships51:41 The seven-figure deal they said 'no' to56:55 Behind-the-scenes59:30 Next chapter1:05:10 Creators Colin and Samir are loving1:08:46 One piece of adviceYes Theory Amelia Dimoldenberg (Dims Inc)Ryan Trahan