Thanks @timferriss for joining us on the show Tim's Newsletter -- http://tim.blog/friday Tim's Foundation - https://saiseifoundation.org/ Tim's Pod - https://open.spotify.com/show/5qSUyCrk9KR69lEiXbjwXM?si=bc1bb20080e14be7 1,000 True Fans - https://kk.org/thetechnium/1000-true-fans/ 00:00 Who is Tim Ferriss? 01:25 Tim’s first memorable guest and learning how to podcast 05:04 The evolution of long form video podcasts 09:25 Why Tim has resisted video 13:06 Optimizing workflows to play the long game 15:58 The cons of public recognizability 16:53 Why Tim wanted to appear on our show 18:35 Our relationships with fame 24:17 Parasocial relationships in long form content 28:21 The paradox of permission and the half-life of fame 35:06 How to vet an ad partner for your content 55:17 Holding off on monetization 58:25 The 4-Hour Work Week 1:00:27 Tim’s investing & equity history 1:04:34 Tim’s ad rate pricing strategy and CPMs 1:07:32 Quality content, value, & public view counts 1:10:40 The risk of taking equity deals 1:13:49 How Tim vets his show guests 1:22:49 Tim Ferriss vs The Tim Ferriss Persona 1:28:28 Don’t be the best, be the only 1:33:10 Is there still space left for new podcasters? 1:35:41 17 Questions to Solve Your Life Problems 1:40:08 Fear setting and how it can help you 1:51:15 What Tim would like you to check out COLIN AND SAMIR’S NEWSLETTER 📫 90,000+ read our free newsletter that breaks down the business of creators. Sign up: https://bit.ly/publish-press ASK US A QUESTION ❔ We answer questions from creators every Sunday in our newsletter. Submit yours here: https://bit.ly/publish-creator-support LISTEN TO THE SHOW iTunes: https://apple.co/2K1pYhu Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2OnTmBC GET IN TOUCH 🌍 Our website: www.colinandsamir.com 🌍 Work with us: ColinandSamirTeam@unitedtalent.com JOIN OUR COMMUNITY 📡 Discord: https://discord.com/invite/colinandsamir 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/colinandsamir 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/ColinandSamir 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@colinandsamir ABOUT US We’re Colin and Samir, creators based out of Los Angeles California. We make videos about the creator economy, and the lessons we’ve learned over 10 years of being on YouTube. We also interview creators and try to get to the bottom of what’s working on YouTube and where the creator economy is headed.