He Made $26M on YouTube...But Nearly Lost It All (Linus Tech Tips Interview)

I asked Linus how he built one of YT's biggest channels and nearly went broke. Thanks Dropbox for sponsoring, see how Dropbox can help your team create faster: https://bit.ly/jonyoushaeidropbox ...Also, get my free YT Hack Pack with our best tips & templates to grow on YT: https://www.ythackpack.com/ Join my Discord of 7,000 creators helping each other grow: https://discord.com/invite/created Thanks DittoDub for dubbing our video. To get your videos dubbed and increase your views, go here: https://dittodub.com/a/jon Join my newsletter for latest creator news & tips: https://created.news Get Created merch hoodies, hats, shirts & crewnecks: https://created.store Subscribe for more videos: https://tr.ee/YoushaeiYT 0:00 - 3:39 Real Talk & Declining Views 3:39 - 7:57 Looking at Linus' YT Earnings & Views 7:57 - 12:50 Handling Conflicts Of Interests 12:50 - 15:58 Why Nvidia Stopped Sponsoring Linus 15:58 - 18:26 Why Apple Hates Linus 18:26 - 20:17 Linus’ Advice to New Creators 20:17 - 24:24 Responding To Criticism 24:24 - 28:53 How LTT Catches Errors 28:53 - 31:03 More Advice For YouTubers 31:03 - 34:38 Income Breakdown 34:38 - 39:22 Tips for Brand Deals 39:22 - 43:29 Growing Merch To 55% Of Revenue 43:29 - 49:51 Turning Down $100M Offer To Sell Channel 49:51 - 55:42 Launching LTT…Then Almost Going Broke 55:42 - 1:10:57 Building Team from Day 1 1:10:57 - 1:14:23 Most Stressful Moment 1:14:23 - 1:22:36 Linus’ Prediction & Thoughts on AI #LinusTechTips #LTT #Linus #LinusMediaGroup #TechYouTube #TechInterview #CreatorEconomy #YouTubeCreators #JonYoushaei #Youshaei #TechIndustry #Apple #AppleVsLinus #TechDrama #CreatorInterview #TechReviews #YouTubeSuccess #YouTubeAlgorithm #InfluencerBusiness #CreatorAdvice #DropboxPartner Thank you again to Linus Tech Tips aka Linus Sebastian for coming the Created show. -------- PAST EPISODES: - MrBeast Interview (3.3M Views): https://youtu.be/IXEewFEDieU - 24 Hours with Danny Duncan (3.5M Views): https://youtu.be/TndWQw05wsA - Marques Brownlee Interview (1.6M Views): https://youtu.be/tn-MGyr-6dk - Dude Perfect Interview (1.3M Views): https://youtu.be/zF5PO0mHD80 - 24 Hours with YouTube's Iron Man (2.1M Views): https://youtu.be/4P3oN71A46U - Liza Koshy interview (1.8M Views): https://youtu.be/vjI_ZhCHDnU - Ryan's World Interview (3.2M Views): https://youtu.be/4C__sK7z5_s - Danny Duncan Interview (2.4M Views): https://youtu.be/RmGapJohvHg CREATOR TOOLS: - OpusClip: https://bit.ly/3sNXpjQ - .Store https://go.store/jon - Notion: https://bit.ly/3KwpLU0 - UScreen: https://www.uscreen.tv/ ABOUT JON: One of few marketers to work at both YouTube and Instagram, Jon Youshaei has been featured in Business Insider, Time, and Inc Magazine and known as the "Creators' Creator" During five years at YouTube, Jon was Head of Creator Product Marketing where he worked with YouTube's top creators and brands to grow their audience and their incomes. During three years at Instagram, Jon helped build their creator team to empower even more creators to grow and monetize. Now a creator himself, Jon has garnered 700K+ followers, 300M+ views, interviewed MrBeast, MKBHD, Logan Paul, Charli D'Amelio, Danny Duncan, Mark Rober, and been sponsored by top brands like American Express, HubSpot, Fiverr, and Microsoft.