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Email21 cze 2026
Substack vs Email Vendors for YouTube Startup Newsletters in 2026
Substack or a traditional email vendor for your YouTube startup newsletter? The real trade-offs around ownership, monetization, growth, and the exit.
Funnel18 cze 2026
TikTok as Top-of-Funnel for a YouTube-First Startup
How a YouTube-first startup uses TikTok as a discovery engine feeding the real business. Funnel design, metrics, and the wrong-platform trap.
Founder content25 maj 2026
Founder-Led YouTube Channels: When the CEO Should Be on Camera
A scoring rubric for whether the founder should be the face of the channel. Real examples from Lenny, Sahil Bloom, Pat Walls, and the founder-content trap.
Monetization25 maj 2026
Bootstrapping a YouTube Channel to $5K MRR Without Outside Capital
The five-stream stack that gets a creator-founder to $5K MRR without funding. Real 2026 CPMs, sponsorship pricing, and the first deal you should turn down.
Scaling25 maj 2026
Scaling From 1 to 10 Videos Per Week Without Burning Out
The systems and hires that let a YouTube channel go from 1 to 10 videos a week. Batching, the founder-as-bottleneck problem, and when more output stops paying.
Sponsorships25 maj 2026
Pricing Your YouTube Sponsorship Slots Like a SaaS Subscription
Stop selling one-off YouTube sponsorships. Package them like SaaS tiers with retainers, MRR, and churn metrics. Real 2026 CPM rates and a rate card example.
M&A25 maj 2026
YouTube Channel Acquisition: Buying and Flipping Channels in 2026
How YouTube channel acquisition actually works in 2026 — valuation multiples, due diligence, the policy risks that void deals, and the flip thesis that pays.
Shorts25 maj 2026
YouTube Shorts as Customer Discovery for Your Startup Idea
Use YouTube Shorts as a free customer-discovery lab. How to test startup ideas, messaging, and demand at scale before building, and read the signals correctly.
Multi-channel25 maj 2026
Multi-Channel Strategy: Operating 3+ YouTube Channels Profitably
How to run a portfolio of YouTube channels as one business. Shared systems, when to launch the second channel, resource allocation, and the failure modes.
Business strategy25 maj 2026
Treating Your YouTube Channel Like a Startup: First 90 Days Playbook
A 90-day operator playbook for treating your YouTube channel like a pre-seed startup. Real cadence, real KPIs, real founders who survived month two.