Lex Fridman PodcastMrBeast: Future of YouTube, Twitter, TikTok, and Instagram | Lex Fridman Podcast #351
Episode Details
EPISODE INFO
- Released
- January 11, 2023
- Duration
- 2h 17m
- Channel
- Lex Fridman Podcast
- Watch on YouTube
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION
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EPISODE LINKS: MrBeast Main Channel: https://youtube.com/@MrBeast MrBeast Reacts: https://youtube.com/@BeastReacts MrBeast Gaming: https://youtube.com/@MrBeastGaming MrBeast Philanthropy: https://youtube.com/@BeastPhilanthropy MrBeast's TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@mrbeast MrBeast's Twitter: https://twitter.com/MrBeast MrBeast's Instagram: https://instagram.com/mrbeast Feastable's Website: https://feastables.com MrBeast Burger's Website: https://mrbeastburger.com MrBeast's Merch: https://shopmrbeast.com PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 OUTLINE: 0:00 - 1 billion views and 1 billion subscribers 5:46 - Mortality 13:08 - Improving YouTube 15:31 - Twitter 20:19 - Brand deals 23:29 - Audience retention 28:08 - Hiring 35:46 - Talking to the camera 40:47 - Brainstorming 53:08 - TikTok 1:02:12 - Advice for beginners 1:06:28 - How to grow on YouTube 1:14:12 - Elon Musk and Twitter 1:15:37 - 10 million dollars vs 10 million subscribers 1:22:55 - Going to Antarctica 1:24:40 - Process of making a video 1:29:16 - Overcoming depression 1:40:20 - Building a business 1:48:15 - MrBeast Burger and Feastables 1:52:20 - Creating video games 1:56:29 - Making billions of dollars 1:59:03 - Money vs Happiness 2:05:51 - Mental health 2:12:29 - Love 2:14:37 - Legacy SOCIAL:
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SPEAKERS
Lex Fridman
hostMrBeast (Jimmy Donaldson)
guestNarrator
other
EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of Lex Fridman Podcast, featuring Lex Fridman and MrBeast (Jimmy Donaldson), MrBeast: Future of YouTube, Twitter, TikTok, and Instagram | Lex Fridman Podcast #351 explores mrBeast on virality, death, legacy, and building a content empire Lex Fridman and MrBeast (Jimmy Donaldson) dive into how to consistently engineer viral content, arguing that one great, evergreen video beats many mediocre ones and that views, money, and subscribers all follow from relentlessly improving the craft. They explore darker questions about human nature, death, digital immortality, and the ethics of attention, from Twitter death polls to recording videos to be released after death.
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