Zero to 1 Million with Maddie and Walid

CouRageJD, 100Thieves Owner, Shares Insights on How To Become a Successful Streamer and Managing Mental Health.

Listen to a segment:

2:59: How did you turn gaming into a career?

8:06: What growth hacks do you have as a streamer?

8:50: How to build your community as a streamer

9:24: The Trickle Down Effect of Streaming, going from 0 viewers to 10

10:51: How did you integrate your self into a creator friend group? 

16:29: What does it take to be a streamer? How is that different from other platforms?

17:47: Mental burden of streaming

18:57: How do you take care of your mental health?

21:00: Dealing with the ups and downs of being a creator

22:43: Anxiety

24:08: The biggest strength of being an online creator

24:41: How have you built out your own team?

27:34: The value of investing into your employees

28:30 Who is on your team?

30:10: What does the recession mean for creators?

32:10: How do you hire people for a creator business?

34:10: What are some of the differences between TikTok and YouTube?

35:45: How do you transition from TikTok to YouTube shorts?

36:05: Is there a higher production value for YouTube shorts?

38:05: How has your content pivoted since YouTube shorts was released? How do you learn from other creators?

38:25: Mr. Beast’s Secret Tip for YouTube

38:52: How the YouTube algorithm change

42:00: The importance of analytics

42:30: The art and science of YouTube thumbnails

46:20: Are clickbait titles dying?

48:15: What is your YouTube Shorts Strategy?

50:35: How does being a YouTube streamer affect your YouTube channel? The streaming wars

52:50: How did streaming exclusively on Youtube affect your viewers?

57:25: What advice do you have for us launching our podcast?

In this episode with Taylor Lorenz, we talk about how she became the It-Girl in reporting, her thoughts on Elon Musk buying Twitter, her constant online bullying and harassment, and her thoughts on how the recession will affect the creator economy space. You don't want to miss this! 

Find the hosts of Zero to 1 Million on Instagram:

@iamwalid and @maddiem

And Twitter:

@thewalid and @maddiem

Today on the podcast, we talk with Twitch streamers BrookeAB and Caroline Kwan about how disturbing being a female streamer really is, how to increase your odds of launching your streaming career, and what it's like to date a streamer who's bigger than you.

0:00: Podcast Intro

1:16: BrookeAB Intro

3:15: Gaming, Valorant, and Overwatch

5:00: Caroline Kwan Intro

11:47: Why'd you choose Twitch to stream?

17:32: How long were you streaming before you took off?
18:18: What's discouraging about streaming?

20:21: Imposter syndrome

21:44: Mentally draining, grinding vs. hustling

24:25: Stalkers

31:51: Creepy Men

37:05: Ways to protect yourself and partner

40:15: Stigma against women 

44:00: Dating apps

49:00: Twitch setup

56:27: Tips for streamers

1:00:00: How long did it take to make $$$

Find the hosts of Zero to 1 Million on Instagram:

@iamwalid

@maddiem

And Twitter:

@thewalid

@maddiem

Today on the podcast, we chat with YouTube commentator Courtney Adanna (Courtreezy) and TikTok comedian Tati Mitch (TheRealTati) about their rise to being full-time content creators. After being on YouTube for seven years, Courtney cracked the code and grew a community of 3 million subscribers on YouTube. On the other hand, Tati went to sleep after posting a video and woke up to 40 million views. She talks about her overnight success and journey to 6 million followers. Listen to their advice on moving to LA, finding talent management, advice to grow your social media pages, and more!

Find the hosts of Zero to 1 Million on Instagram:

@iamwalid and @maddiem

And Twitter:

@thewalid and @maddiem