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1,000,000 subscribers.
A YouTube milestone I never expected to reach, but here's the story of how I got here.
In 2017, I started the channel with no video editing skills and zero expectations.
I hated the sound of my own voice and have been told I have the personality of a carrot, but I was like, screw it.
I'm going to try YouTube and probably fail and disappoint my mom again in the process.
I found there was a need for developer content around Angular and Firebase, so I created some really bad videos that were very useful to this highly specialized audience.
Welcome Welcome to Angular Firebase.
You create a new app with the Angular CLI, then these files are gonna be here by default.
I even remember my very first comment that motivated me to keep pushing forward.
In the early game, the key is to find a specialized unmet need in the market, then create the useful educational content that audience is looking for.
If you're consistent, uploading a new video, say, once a week that should take you to about 10,000 subscribers in about a year or so.
But then, you'll hit a ceiling.
By the mid game, my video editing skills were much improved.
To grow further, I created videos targeted at a wider audience.
My first real banger was x Firebase basics.
My philosophy has always been to make the next video better than the last one.
It takes a lot of time and experimentation to really optimize the content for what your audiences looking for.
Listen to feedback and give the audience what they want.
Like, I don't show my face in my videos because my handsomeness is distracting and it forces me to on useful graphics that actually represent what I'm talking about.
What you don't wanna do is copy somebody else.
Not only will that eat away at your soul, but in order to grow on YouTube, you really need to find the thing that xu unique.
To reach a 100 k subscribers, it took 675 days and 150 uploads.
The late game is where things get difficult.
You'll extremely burned out at this point, and 10 x ing the road to a 100 k might seem impossible.
To keep growing though, the formula is simple.
Keep uploading and keep getting better.
At this point, I started taking a more scientific approach by optimizing 2 metrics, the click through rating and the watch time.
To optimize clicks, you need a good title and thumbnail.
That's more of an art f or anything.
You need to know what your audience wants and how to surprise them with something creative.
For me, that comes easy because I also have a lot of fun and get really excited about every video I create.
8.
For watch time, I have a formula with 3 ingredients.
Most importantly, the content needs to be educational and useful.
The second ingredient is storytelling.
There are so many interesting stories to tell about the history of software and the people behind it.
The final ingredient is humor.
I can tell jokes that are actually encoded messages of things that I couldn't say otherwise without sounding like a total dick.
This has been how to get 1,000,000 YouTube subscribers in 100 seconds, and I wanna send a huge thank you to everybody who supported my channel over the errors.
It truly means more to me than you'll ever know.
I've learned so much, met amazing people, and have the rare privilege of actually enjoying what I do for work.
And now, we get to start down the road to 10,000,000.
I'm not sure how we'll get there yet, but we will get there or die trying.
Thanks for watching and I will see you in the next one.

Speaker 0: 1,000,000 subscribers. A YouTube milestone I never expected to reach, but here's the story of how I got here. In 2017, I started the channel with no video editing skills and zero expectations. I hated the sound of my own voice and have been told I have the personality of a carrot, but I was like, screw it. I'm going to try YouTube and probably fail and disappoint my mom again in the process.

I found there was a need for developer content around Angular and Firebase, so I created some really bad videos that were very useful to this highly specialized audience. Welcome Welcome to Angular Firebase. You create a new app with the Angular CLI, then these files are gonna be here by default. I even remember my very first comment that motivated me to keep pushing forward. In the early game, the key is to find a specialized unmet need in the market, then create the useful educational content that audience is looking for.

If you're consistent, uploading a new video, say, once a week that should take you to about 10,000 subscribers in about a year or so. But then, you'll hit a ceiling. By the mid game, my video editing skills were much improved. To grow further, I created videos targeted at a wider audience. My first real banger was x Firebase basics.

My philosophy has always been to make the next video better than the last one. It takes a lot of time and experimentation to really optimize the content for what your audiences looking for. Listen to feedback and give the audience what they want. Like, I don't show my face in my videos because my handsomeness is distracting and it forces me to on useful graphics that actually represent what I'm talking about. What you don't wanna do is copy somebody else.

Not only will that eat away at your soul, but in order to grow on YouTube, you really need to find the thing that xu unique. To reach a 100 k subscribers, it took 675 days and 150 uploads. The late game is where things get difficult. You'll extremely burned out at this point, and 10 x ing the road to a 100 k might seem impossible. To keep growing though, the formula is simple.

Keep uploading and keep getting better. At this point, I started taking a more scientific approach by optimizing 2 metrics, the click through rating and the watch time. To optimize clicks, you need a good title and thumbnail. That's more of an art f or anything. You need to know what your audience wants and how to surprise them with something creative.

For me, that comes easy because I also have a lot of fun and get really excited about every video I create. 8. For watch time, I have a formula with 3 ingredients. Most importantly, the content needs to be educational and useful. The second ingredient is storytelling.

There are so many interesting stories to tell about the history of software and the people behind it. The final ingredient is humor. I can tell jokes that are actually encoded messages of things that I couldn't say otherwise without sounding like a total dick. This has been how to get 1,000,000 YouTube subscribers in 100 seconds, and I wanna send a huge thank you to everybody who supported my channel over the errors. It truly means more to me than you'll ever know.

I've learned so much, met amazing people, and have the rare privilege of actually enjoying what I do for work. And now, we get to start down the road to 10,000,000. I'm not sure how we'll get there yet, but we will get there or die trying. Thanks for watching and I will see you in the next one.
1,000,000 subscribers. A YouTube milestone I never expected to reach, but here's the story of how I got here. In 2017, I started the channel with no video editing skills and zero expectations. I hated the sound of my own voice and have been told I have the personality of a carrot, but I was like, screw it. I'm going to try YouTube and probably fail and disappoint my mom again in the process. I found there was a need for developer content around Angular and Firebase, so I created some really bad videos that were very useful to this highly specialized audience. Welcome Welcome to Angular Firebase.
youtube
audio
You create a new app with the Angular CLI, then these files are gonna be here by default. I even remember my very first comment that motivated me to keep pushing forward.
In the early game, the key is to find a specialized unmet need in the market, then create the useful educational content that audience is looking for. If you're consistent, uploading a new video, say, once a week that should take you to about 10,000 subscribers in about a year or so. But then, you'll hit a ceiling. By the mid game, my video editing skills were much improved. To grow further, I created videos targeted at a wider audience. My first real banger was x Firebase basics. My philosophy has always been to make the next video better than the last one. It takes a lot of time and experimentation to really optimize the content for what your audiences looking for. Listen to feedback and give the audience what they want. Like, I don't show my face in my videos because my handsomeness is distracting and it forces me to on useful graphics that actually represent what I'm talking about. What you don't wanna do is copy somebody else. Not only will that eat away at your soul, but in order to grow on YouTube, you really need to find the thing that xu unique. To reach a 100 k subscribers, it took 675 days and 150 uploads. The late game is where things get difficult. You'll extremely burned out at this point, and 10 x ing the road to a 100 k might seem impossible. To keep growing though, the formula is simple. Keep uploading and keep getting better.
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youtube
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At this point, I started taking a more scientific approach by optimizing 2 metrics, the click through rating and the watch time.
To optimize clicks, you need a good title and thumbnail. That's more of an art f or anything. You need to know what your audience wants and how to surprise them with something creative. For me, that comes easy because I also have a lot of fun and get really excited about every video I create. 8. For watch time, I have a formula with 3 ingredients. Most importantly, the content needs to be educational and useful. The second ingredient is storytelling. There are so many interesting stories to tell about the history of software and the people behind it. The final ingredient is humor. I can tell jokes that are actually encoded messages of things that I couldn't say otherwise without sounding like a total dick. This has been how to get 1,000,000 YouTube subscribers in 100 seconds, and I wanna send a huge thank you to everybody who supported my channel over the errors. It truly means more to me than you'll ever know. I've learned so much, met amazing people, and have the rare privilege of actually enjoying what I do for work.
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And now, we get to start down the road to 10,000,000. I'm not sure how we'll get there yet, but we will get there or die trying. Thanks for watching and I will see you in the next one.
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1,000,000 subscribers. A YouTube milestone I never expected to reach, but here's the story of how I got here. In 2017, I started the channel with no video editing skills and zero expectations. I hated the sound of my own voice and have been told I have the personality of a carrot, but I was like, screw it. I'm going to try YouTube and probably fail and disappoint my mom again in the process. I found there was a need for developer content around Angular and Firebase, so I created some really bad videos that were very useful to this highly specialized audience. Welcome Welcome to Angular Firebase. You create a new app with the Angular CLI, then these files are gonna be here by default. I even remember my very first comment that motivated me to keep pushing forward. In the early game, the key is to find a specialized unmet need in the market, then create the useful educational content that audience is looking for. If you're consistent, uploading a new video, say, once a week that should take you to about 10,000 subscribers in about a year or so. But then, you'll hit a ceiling. By the mid game, my video editing skills were much improved. To grow further, I created videos targeted at a wider audience. My first real banger was x Firebase basics. My philosophy has always been to make the next video better than the last one. It takes a lot of time and experimentation to really optimize the content for what your audiences looking for. Listen to feedback and give the audience what they want. Like, I don't show my face in my videos because my handsomeness is distracting and it forces me to on useful graphics that actually represent what I'm talking about. What you don't wanna do is copy somebody else. Not only will that eat away at your soul, but in order to grow on YouTube, you really need to find the thing that xu unique. To reach a 100 k subscribers, it took 675 days and 150 uploads. The late game is where things get difficult. You'll extremely burned out at this point, and 10 x ing the road to a 100 k might seem impossible. To keep growing though, the formula is simple. Keep uploading and keep getting better. At this point, I started taking a more scientific approach by optimizing 2 metrics, the click through rating and the watch time. To optimize clicks, you need a good title and thumbnail. That's more of an art f or anything. You need to know what your audience wants and how to surprise them with something creative. For me, that comes easy because I also have a lot of fun and get really excited about every video I create. 8. For watch time, I have a formula with 3 ingredients. Most importantly, the content needs to be educational and useful. The second ingredient is storytelling. There are so many interesting stories to tell about the history of software and the people behind it. The final ingredient is humor. I can tell jokes that are actually encoded messages of things that I couldn't say otherwise without sounding like a total dick. This has been how to get 1,000,000 YouTube subscribers in 100 seconds, and I wanna send a huge thank you to everybody who supported my channel over the errors. It truly means more to me than you'll ever know. I've learned so much, met amazing people, and have the rare privilege of actually enjoying what I do for work. And now, we get to start down the road to 10,000,000. I'm not sure how we'll get there yet, but we will get there or die trying. Thanks for watching and I will see you in the next one.
1,000,000
1,000,000
subscribers.
subscribers
A
a
YouTube
youtube
milestone
milestone
I
i
never
never
expected
expected
to
to
reach,
reach
but
but
here's
here's
the
the
story
story
of
of
how
how
I
i
got
got
here.
here
In
in
2017,
2017
I
i
started
started
the
the
channel
channel
with
with
no
no
video
video
editing
editing
skills
skills
and
and
zero
zero
expectations.
expectations
I
i
hated
hated
the
the
sound
sound
of
of
my
my
own
own
voice
voice
and
and
have
have
been
been
told
told
I
i
have
have
the
the
personality
personality
of
of
a
a
carrot,
carrot
but
but
I
i
was
was
like,
like
screw
screw
it.
it
I'm
i'm
going
going
to
to
try
try
YouTube
youtube
and
and
probably
probably
fail
fail
and
and
disappoint
disappoint
my
my
mom
mom
again
again
in
in
the
the
process.
process
I
i
found
found
there
there
was
was
a
a
need
need
for
for
developer
developer
content
content
around
around
Angular
angular
and
and
Firebase,
firebase
so
so
I
i
created
created
some
some
really
really
bad
bad
videos
videos
that
that
were
were
very
very
useful
useful
to
to
this
this
highly
highly
specialized
specialized
audience.
audience
Welcome
welcome
Welcome
welcome
to
to
Angular
angular
Firebase.
firebase
You
you
create
create
a
a
new
new
app
app
with
with
the
the
Angular
angular
CLI,
cli
then
then
these
these
files
files
are
are
gonna
gonna
be
be
here
here
by
by
default.
default
I
i
even
even
remember
remember
my
my
very
very
first
first
comment
comment
that
that
motivated
motivated
me
me
to
to
keep
keep
pushing
pushing
forward.
forward
In
in
the
the
early
early
game,
game
the
the
key
key
is
is
to
to
find
find
a
a
specialized
specialized
unmet
unmet
need
need
in
in
the
the
market,
market
then
then
create
create
the
the
useful
useful
educational
educational
content
content
that
that
audience
audience
is
is
looking
looking
for.
for
If
if
you're
you're
consistent,
consistent
uploading
uploading
a
a
new
new
video,
video
say,
say
once
once
a
a
week
week
that
that
should
should
take
take
you
you
to
to
about
about
10,000
10,000
subscribers
subscribers
in
in
about
about
a
a
year
year
or
or
so.
so
But
but
then,
then
you'll
you'll
hit
hit
a
a
ceiling.
ceiling
By
by
the
the
mid
mid
game,
game
my
my
video
video
editing
editing
skills
skills
were
were
much
much
improved.
improved
To
to
grow
grow
further,
further
I
i
created
created
videos
videos
targeted
targeted
at
at
a
a
wider
wider
audience.
audience
My
my
first
first
real
real
banger
banger
was
was
x
x
Firebase
firebase
basics.
basics
My
my
philosophy
philosophy
has
has
always
always
been
been
to
to
make
make
the
the
next
next
video
video
better
better
than
than
the
the
last
last
one.
one
It
it
takes
takes
a
a
lot
lot
of
of
time
time
and
and
experimentation
experimentation
to
to
really
really
optimize
optimize
the
the
content
content
for
for
what
what
your
your
audiences
audiences
looking
looking
for.
for
Listen
listen
to
to
feedback
feedback
and
and
give
give
the
the
audience
audience
what
what
they
they
want.
want
Like,
like
I
i
don't
don't
show
show
my
my
face
face
in
in
my
my
videos
videos
because
because
my
my
handsomeness
handsomeness
is
is
distracting
distracting
and
and
it
it
forces
forces
me
me
to
to
on
on
useful
useful
graphics
graphics
that
that
actually
actually
represent
represent
what
what
I'm
i'm
talking
talking
about.
about
What
what
you
you
don't
don't
wanna
wanna
do
do
is
is
copy
copy
somebody
somebody
else.
else
Not
not
only
only
will
will
that
that
eat
eat
away
away
at
at
your
your
soul,
soul
but
but
in
in
order
order
to
to
grow
grow
on
on
YouTube,
youtube
you
you
really
really
need
need
to
to
find
find
the
the
thing
thing
that
that
xu
xu
unique.
unique
To
to
reach
reach
a
a
100
100
k
k
subscribers,
subscribers
it
it
took
took
675
675
days
days
and
and
150
150
uploads.
uploads
The
the
late
late
game
game
is
is
where
where
things
things
get
get
difficult.
difficult
You'll
you'll
extremely
extremely
burned
burned
out
out
at
at
this
this
point,
point
and
and
10
10
x
x
ing
ing
the
the
road
road
to
to
a
a
100
100
k
k
might
might
seem
seem
impossible.
impossible
To
to
keep
keep
growing
growing
though,
though
the
the
formula
formula
is
is
simple.
simple
Keep
keep
uploading
uploading
and
and
keep
keep
getting
getting
better.
better
At
at
this
this
point,
point
I
i
started
started
taking
taking
a
a
more
more
scientific
scientific
approach
approach
by
by
optimizing
optimizing
2
2
metrics,
metrics
the
the
click
click
through
through
rating
rating
and
and
the
the
watch
watch
time.
time
To
to
optimize
optimize
clicks,
clicks
you
you
need
need
a
a
good
good
title
title
and
and
thumbnail.
thumbnail
That's
that's
more
more
of
of
an
an
art
art
f
f
or
or
anything.
anything
You
you
need
need
to
to
know
know
what
what
your
your
audience
audience
wants
wants
and
and
how
how
to
to
surprise
surprise
them
them
with
with
something
something
creative.
creative
For
for
me,
me
that
that
comes
comes
easy
easy
because
because
I
i
also
also
have
have
a
a
lot
lot
of
of
fun
fun
and
and
get
get
really
really
excited
excited
about
about
every
every
video
video
I
i
create.
create
8.
8
For
for
watch
watch
time,
time
I
i
have
have
a
a
formula
formula
with
with
3
3
ingredients.
ingredients
Most
most
importantly,
importantly
the
the
content
content
needs
needs
to
to
be
be
educational
educational
and
and
useful.
useful
The
the
second
second
ingredient
ingredient
is
is
storytelling.
storytelling
There
there
are
are
so
so
many
many
interesting
interesting
stories
stories
to
to
tell
tell
about
about
the
the
history
history
of
of
software
software
and
and
the
the
people
people
behind
behind
it.
it
The
the
final
final
ingredient
ingredient
is
is
humor.
humor
I
i
can
can
tell
tell
jokes
jokes
that
that
are
are
actually
actually
encoded
encoded
messages
messages
of
of
things
things
that
that
I
i
couldn't
couldn't
say
say
otherwise
otherwise
without
without
sounding
sounding
like
like
a
a
total
total
dick.
dick
This
this
has
has
been
been
how
how
to
to
get
get
1,000,000
1,000,000
YouTube
youtube
subscribers
subscribers
in
in
100
100
seconds,
seconds
and
and
I
i
wanna
wanna
send
send
a
a
huge
huge
thank
thank
you
you
to
to
everybody
everybody
who
who
supported
supported
my
my
channel
channel
over
over
the
the
errors.
errors
It
it
truly
truly
means
means
more
more
to
to
me
me
than
than
you'll
you'll
ever
ever
know.
know
I've
i've
learned
learned
so
so
much,
much
met
met
amazing
amazing
people,
people
and
and
have
have
the
the
rare
rare
privilege
privilege
of
of
actually
actually
enjoying
enjoying
what
what
I
i
do
do
for
for
work.
work
And
and
now,
now
we
we
get
get
to
to
start
start
down
down
the
the
road
road
to
to
10,000,000.
10,000,000
I'm
i'm
not
not
sure
sure
how
how
we'll
we'll
get
get
there
there
yet,
yet
but
but
we
we
will
will
get
get
there
there
or
or
die
die
trying.
trying
Thanks
thanks
for
for
watching
watching
and
and
I
i
will
will
see
see
you
you
in
in
the
the
next
next
one.
one
success
The speaker discusses how they started their YouTube channel with no video editing skills and found a need for developer content in Angular and Isabel. They created bad videos that were useful to their highly specialized audience and created educational content targeted at a wider audience. They also discussed their approach to optimizing click through rates and watch time by creating a formula for educational content and storytelling, as well as humor. They thank their audience for supporting their channel and plan to reach 10,000 subscribers soon.
How to get a Million YouTube Subscribers in 100 Seconds
1,000,000 subscribers. A YouTube milestone I never expected to reach, but here's the story of how I got here. In 2017, I started the channel with no video editing skills and zero expectations. I hated the sound of my own voice and have been told I have the personality of a carrot, but I was like, screw it. I'm going to try YouTube and probably fail and disappoint my mom again in the process. I found there was a need for developer content around Angular and Firebase, so I created some really bad videos that were very useful to this highly specialized audience. Welcome Welcome to Angular Firebase. You create a new app with the Angular CLI, then these files are gonna be here by default. I even remember my very first comment that motivated me to keep pushing forward. In the early game, the key is to find a specialized unmet need in the market, then create the useful educational content that audience is looking for. If you're consistent, uploading a new video, say, once a week that should take you to about 10,000 subscribers in about a year or so. But then, you'll hit a ceiling. By the mid game, my video editing skills were much improved. To grow further, I created videos targeted at a wider audience. My first real banger was x Firebase basics. My philosophy has always been to make the next video better than the last one. It takes a lot of time and experimentation to really optimize the content for what your audiences looking for. Listen to feedback and give the audience what they want. Like, I don't show my face in my videos because my handsomeness is distracting and it forces me to on useful graphics that actually represent what I'm talking about. What you don't wanna do is copy somebody else. Not only will that eat away at your soul, but in order to grow on YouTube, you really need to find the thing that xu unique. To reach a 100 k subscribers, it took 675 days and 150 uploads. The late game is where things get difficult. You'll extremely burned out at this point, and 10 x ing the road to a 100 k might seem impossible. To keep growing though, the formula is simple. Keep uploading and keep getting better. At this point, I started taking a more scientific approach by optimizing 2 metrics, the click through rating and the watch time. To optimize clicks, you need a good title and thumbnail. That's more of an art f or anything. You need to know what your audience wants and how to surprise them with something creative. For me, that comes easy because I also have a lot of fun and get really excited about every video I create. 8. For watch time, I have a formula with 3 ingredients. Most importantly, the content needs to be educational and useful. The second ingredient is storytelling. There are so many interesting stories to tell about the history of software and the people behind it. The final ingredient is humor. I can tell jokes that are actually encoded messages of things that I couldn't say otherwise without sounding like a total dick. This has been how to get 1,000,000 YouTube subscribers in 100 seconds, and I wanna send a huge thank you to everybody who supported my channel over the errors. It truly means more to me than you'll ever know. I've learned so much, met amazing people, and have the rare privilege of actually enjoying what I do for work. And now, we get to start down the road to 10,000,000. I'm not sure how we'll get there yet, but we will get there or die trying. Thanks for watching and I will see you in the next one.
The speaker discusses how they started their YouTube channel with no video editing skills and found a need for developer content in Angular and Isabel. They created bad videos that were useful to their highly specialized audience and created educational content targeted at a wider audience. They also discussed their approach to optimizing click through rates and watch time by creating a formula for educational content and storytelling, as well as humor. They thank their audience for supporting their channel and plan to reach 10,000 subscribers soon.