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Email24 lip 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.
Funnel16 lip 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.
Personal brand7 lip 2026
Instagram for YouTube Founder Brands: When to Personal vs Channel Account
Should a YouTube founder run a personal Instagram or a channel-branded one? The strategic trade-offs, what each account is for, and how the choice affects the exit.
Build in public25 cze 2026
Twitter/X Distribution for YouTube Startups: Build in Public Tactics
How YouTube founders use Twitter/X and build-in-public to grow distribution, attract early supporters, and turn the journey of building into a growth engine.
LinkedIn16 cze 2026
LinkedIn for YouTube Founders: Building Operator Credibility
How YouTube founders use LinkedIn to build operator credibility, attract partners and talent, and open B2B and investor doors the channel alone cannot.
Long-term strategy6 cze 2026
From YouTube Channel to Media Holding Company: A 5-Year Roadmap
A five-year roadmap from a single YouTube channel to a media holding company. The phases, the reinvestment discipline, and the structural shifts at each stage.
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.
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.
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.