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Marques Brownlee

creator · in 20 sources (2018–2023)

Speaks in 3 sources; this page lists what is said about them.

Sources by year: 2018: 1 · 2020: 2 · 2021: 5 · 2022: 8 · 2023: 4

Also known as: MKBHD

Also named in the threads: Ali's studio in London (2021)

Often together

What comes up in the same parts of the videos; the number is how many parts.

Angus (4) · Part-Time YouTuber Academy (5) · journey before destination (2) · Thomas Frank (2) · Matt D'Avella (2) · London (2) · Twitter (2) · MacBook (2) · YouTube (2) · Cambridge (2)

What the videos say

The most important statements of each year; all statements.

2023

  • 2023-01-20 · MKBHD on YouTube Vs TikTok #shorts — Marques Brownlee says that if his goal were just to be famous he would be all in on TikTok, but people looking for a video on a new iPhone search for it on YouTube, and that is where he wants to be. — 00:00:00
    • Marques Brownlee says he would feel the pressure to move to TikTok only if people started going to TikTok to see what is said about a new phone. (hedged) — 00:00:00
    • Marques Brownlee says he is trying to make valuable content for his viewers rather than chase eyeballs, so his platform is still YouTube. — 00:00:24
    • Marques Brownlee says creators who want relevance, eyeballs or fame will feel pressure to be on TikTok, because TikTok is fully delivering that now. — 00:00:24
  • 2023-07-01 · I Asked MKBHD and Mrwhosetheboss How to Grow on YouTube — Marques Brownlee says he is lucky that the videos he knows will do well, such as the hottest gadgets and collaborations with interesting people, are also the ones most interesting to him. — 00:00:23
    • Marques Brownlee: Asked how he would guarantee a goal such as 20 million subscribers by the end of 2024, Marques Brownlee says he does not know, but doing more and better would get his channel closer, and that is all he can control. — 00:06:49
    • Marques Brownlee's overarching goal for his channel and business is to make what his team would want to watch and subscribe to. — 00:06:49
    • Marques Brownlee says the number one reason he stays consistent is that it is fun: his team are tech and video nerds, and trying a new piece of tech every day is the dream. — 00:07:26
    • Marques Brownlee says a creator's career is typically relatively short, but as a tech creator the pressure to keep things interesting falls on the tech companies, not on him. — 00:08:19
    • Marques Brownlee pays attention to the numbers as a guiding force but does not live by them, since maximising retention as his only focus could lose what makes a good video: they are the bumpers on the bowling lane, not the ball. — 00:18:45
    • Marques Brownlee: In Marques Brownlee's octopus analogy, a solo creator has eight arms doing everything from filming and editing to inbox, accounts and taxes; his team is all the arms he has cut off, each much better than him at the job. — 00:22:33
  • 2023-12-08 · Everything's Changing - Life Update — Marques Brownlee (quoted): Asked in a Y Combinator interview what he attributes his YouTube success to, Marques Brownlee says that if you do something for 10 years you will probably succeed at it, adding consistency and tech staying interesting. (hedged) — 00:15:06
  • …and 8 statements more in 2023 — all statements of 2023

Also named in: 12 Tools I Use to Run My $4m Business

2022

Also named in: 5 Financial Mistakes I've Made In The Last 10 Years, I Read 2,216 Resumes. Here’s How You Stand Out 🚀

2021

  • 2021-10-20 · Everything's Changing - Life Update — Ali would like the studio fully set up with ceiling-mounted lights and microphones, like the studios of Peter McKinnon, MKBHD and Linus Tech Tips, to reduce the friction of filming. — 00:10:41
  • 2021-12-16 (said on 2021-12-03, implied) · How Much Money I Make as a YouTuber (2021)💰 — Ali: Most YouTubers run lifestyle businesses as highly paid freelancers; few build a team of 20. Ali does not think it was more fun with fewer people: he worked late then, and now Angus runs the business while he focuses on content and enjoys the team. — 00:32:00
  • …and 3 statements more in 2021 — all statements of 2021

2020

2018