EPISODE · Nov 30, 2023 · 36 MIN
Faceless YouTubers, Millions of Views
from The Startup Ideas Podcast · host Greg Isenberg
Greg interviews Dru Riley, founder of Trends.vc, a newsletter and community for founders interested in new business ideas and markets.They talk about growing newsletter subscribers, opportunities for "faceless" YouTube channels built using AI, systemizing companies, and more.►►Subscribe to Greg's weekly newsletter for insights on community, creators and commerce. You'll also find out when new and exclusive episodes come out from Where it Happens. And it's totally free. https://latecheckoutstudio.ck.page/ FIND GREG ON SOCIAL: Twitter: https://twitter.com/gregisenberg Instagram: https://instagram.com/gregisenberg/ TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@gregisenberga LINKS FOR THIS EPISODE: Production Team: https://PodFlow.comDru Riley:• Company site: https://trends.vc• Personal site: https://druriley.com• X: https://twitter.com/DruRly• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drurly/ TIMESTAMPS: 00:45 - Dru introduces Trends.vc02:00 - Newsletter co-registration04:45 - Newsletter metrics07:15 - Jumping on new media formats9:08 - "Faceless" YouTube channels16:15 - Examples of faceless channels17:50 - Non-obvious ad sponsorship opportunities23:00 - Custom GPTs28:17 - Productizing execution33:20 - Picking ideas to pursue
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Greg interviews Dru Riley, founder of Trends.vc, a newsletter and community for founders interested in new business ideas and markets.They talk about growing newsletter subscribers, opportunities for "faceless" YouTube channels built using AI, systemizing companies, and more.►►Subscribe to Greg's weekly newsletter for insights on community, creators and commerce. You'll also find out when new and exclusive episodes come out from Where it Happens. And it's totally free. https://latecheckoutstudio.ck.page/ FIND GREG ON SOCIAL: Twitter: https://twitter.com/gregisenberg Instagram: https://instagram.com/gregisenberg/ TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@gregisenberga LINKS FOR THIS EPISODE: Production Team: https://PodFlow.comDru Riley:• Company site: https://trends.vc• Personal site: https://druriley.com• X: https://twitter.com/DruRly• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drurly/ TIMESTAMPS: 00:45 - Dru introduces Trends.vc02:00 - Newsletter co-registration04:45 - Newsletter metrics07:15 - Jumping on new media formats9:08 - "Faceless" YouTube channels16:15 - Examples of faceless channels17:50 - Non-obvious ad sponsorship opportunities23:00 - Custom GPTs28:17 - Productizing execution33:20 - Picking ideas to pursue
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