He Made $26M on YouTube...But Nearly Lost It All (Linus Tech Tips Interview)

I asked Linus how he built one of YT's biggest tech channels and nearly went broke. Thanks Dropbox for sponsoring, see how Dropbox can help your team create faster: https://bit.ly/jonyoushaeidropbox

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0:00 Real Talk & Declining Views

3:39 Looking at Linus' YT Earnings & Views

7:57 Handling Conflicts Of Interests

12:50 Why Nvidia Stopped Sponsoring Linus

15:58 Why Apple Hates Linus

18:26 Linus’ Advice to New Creators

20:17 Responding To Criticism

24:24 How LTT Catches Errors

28:53 More Advice For YouTubers

31:03 Income Breakdown

34:38 Tips for Brand Deals

39:22 Growing Merch To 55% Of Revenue

43:29 Turning Down $100M Offer To Sell Channel

49:51 Launching LTT…Then Almost Going Broke

55:42 Building Team from Day 11:10:57 Most Stressful Moment

1:14:23 Linus’ Prediction & Thoughts on AI