The Danny Duncan Interview: YouTube's $150M Bad Boy

I interviewed Danny Duncan who is as one of YouTube’s wildest creators — but also one of the smartest. For more, join my free newsletter for the latest creator tips and news: https://www.created.news Join my Discord of 4,500 creators helping each other grow: https://www.discord.gg/created Years before MrBeast launched Beast Burger or Feastables and Logan Paul and KSI sold out stores with Prime, Duncan was crashing Zumiez’s website and selling out Tilly’s and Spencers with his popular merch line Virginity Rocks. Danny Duncan shared untold stories about his early years (like living with Chris Chann in LA, working with Jason Lee of My Name is Earl), all the businesses he’s started (From 16 Handles to Good Sport), how he’s been able to sell $150 million of merch, and why he's not exactly just the "bad boy" people think he is. We were also joined by his manager Stefan Toler who had a lot of amazing stories to share. Thank you Fourthwall for sponsoring this video! See link here to get your $15 in free samples: https://bit.ly/43pHRQA Thanks Ditto Dub for dubbing our video. To get your videos dubbed and increase your views, go here: https://dittodub.com/a/jon #dannyduncan #virginityrocks #dannyduncan69 #mrbeast #youtuber #interview #150m #duncan #merch #chrischann #florida #duncan #florida #airrack #youtube #youshaei #jonyoushaei #youtubegrowth #creator #creatoreconomy #dannyscreampies #badboy Timestamps: 00:00 - 01:05 Meet Danny Duncan 01:06- 03:22 Danny's Motivation 03:26 - 05:55 Early Days on YouTube 05:56 - 08:46 First 10K Subscribers 08:47 - 10:12 Finding Winning Format 10:13 - 11:04 Win Dinner with Danny & Jon 11:05 - 13:30 Pranks That Pushed The Limit 13:31- 18:04 Being Homeless 18:05 - 21:18 Launching "Virginity Rocks" & Initial Backlash 23:25 - 26:49 Turning Jokes into Million Dollar Brands 26:50 - 28:37 Initial Backlash 28:38 - 29:40 Cancel Culture 29:41 - 31:15 Bucket List & Creator Pressure 31:16 -32:03 Thank You Fourthwall! 32:04 - 33:09 Why Danny Doesn’t Look at the Analytics 33:10 - 35:23 Dealing With Copycats 35:24 - 40:24 Danny's Manager: Getting Into 2,000+ Retailers 40:25 - 43:19 Brand 1: 16 Handles FroYo 43:20 - 46:49 Brand 2: Good Sport 46:50 - 49:09 Brand 3: Ketnipz 49:10 - 50:15 Brand 4: Monday Market 50:16 - 52:09 Where Danny Would Invest $100,000 52:10 - 56:24 Danny’s YT Analytics 56:25 - 59:15 Danny’s Income Breakdown 59:16 - 1:02:02 The Future of Danny Duncan Subscribe for more videos ► https://bit.ly/YouTubeYoushaei -------- PAST EPISODES: ► 24 Hours with Danny Duncan (The $150M YouTuber Building A City): https://youtu.be/TndWQw05wsA ► ex-YouTube Employee Exposes How To Grow On YouTube: https://youtu.be/rF3vlZqL544 ► Logan Paul Interview: https://youtu.be/ZNQG93EkWiI ► Peter McKinnon Interview: https://youtu.be/N1Z7qATMl40 ► Paddy Galloway Interview: https://youtu.be/N1Z7qATMl40 -------- CREATOR TOOLS: ► Notion: https://bit.ly/3KwpLU0 OpusClip: https://bit.ly/3sNXpjQ(my favorite tool to organize & brainstorm new content ideas) -------- GEAR: I've scoured Amazon to test the best gear to get cinema quality on a shoestring budget... ► Microphone: https://amzn.to/2ULckY7 (best deal ever) ► Lights: https://amzn.to/2YzwaGX (lasted me 3 years and counting!) ► Tripod: https://amzn.to/2YxiHQ1 (solid and sturdy) ► Camera: https://amzn.to/30HvSAD (great value for a 4K camera) ► Backdrop: https://amzn.to/3hrV7N9 (tons of great colors) ► Backdrop Mount: https://amzn.to/37uDurg ► More recommendations on my Amazon store: www.amazon.com/shop/youshaei If you buy and have any questions on set up, feel free to comment or DM me. -------- CREATED BY: Jon Youshaei, Forbes 30 Under 30 who worked at Instagram and YouTube for past 8 years. DM @Youshaei on Instagram to say hey