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Sep 2022
1h 16m

How Rhett and Link Failed their way to 8...

COLIN AND SAMIR
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Rhett and Link have been making YouTube videos for over 15 years. They now have a successful media company with over 120 employees and continue to put our content daily. Colin and Samir sit down with them to discuss their biggest failures, advice for future creators and decision to build a media company. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/a ... Show More
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