In 2016, Nuseir Yassin quit his cushy tech job to embark on a journey around the globe. The idea was simple: post a one-minute video every day for 1,000 days to show the world from his perspective.
The execution, of course, was much more challenging...
This week on How I Built This Lab, Nuseir recaps his experience building a worldwide following as the cr ... Show More
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Spinbrush: John Osher. The Electric Toothbrush That Sold for $475M
Before Spinbrush became the top selling toothbrush in the U.S—and before Procter & Gamble paid $475M for it—John Osher was a teenager selling earrings for $4.99. In this episode, John walks through the strange, scrappy, but disciplined path that led to one of the fastest consumer ... Show More
1 h
Feb 9
Netflix: Reed Hastings. “We’re Not a Family.” The Provocative Idea That Helped Build a Streaming Giant
Netflix shouldn’t have survived.In 1997, Blockbuster owned home entertainment—9,000 stores, a business fueled by late fees, and a brand that felt untouchable. Netflix was a scrappy DVD-by-mail experiment that almost sold itself off to stay alive.So how did Netflix win?In this con ... Show More
1h 24m
Dec 2021
The Creator Economy — with Nuseir Yassin
Nuseir Yassin, the host of the Nas Daily vlog and the CEO of Nas Academy, joins Scott to discuss the state of play in the creator economy. We hear about Nuseir’s path to building an online following of more than 40 million people, his thoughts on the evolving social media ecosyst ... Show More
36m 1s
Jul 2021
Ep.8 Tolly T on Taking Opportunities, Dreaming Big & Living Life
<p>My guest today is Tolani Shoneye, writer, producer, host of 10/10 Would Recommend and 1/3 of The Receipts Podcast - a leading award-winning UK podcast and one of my personal favourites for YEARS. While Tolani is best known for hosting The Receipts, she has established her ... Show More
45m 32s
Jul 2021
Ep.7 Running a Business, Being a Mother, Making it work with NEOM Founder, Nicola Elliott
<p>My guest today is Nicola Elliot, Founder and Creative Director of NEOM Organics - one of the first, and fastest growing wellbeing brands in the UK, which specialises in 100% natural fragrances. Nicola’s inspiration for NEOM came whilst working as a magazine editor, when she re ... Show More
48m 3s
Jun 2024
You could start a company this weekend, w/Noah Kagan
<p>Entrepreneur Noah Kagan wants everyone to feel empowered to start a business. That’s the core message of his new book, Million Dollar Weekend. He’s founded multiple companies worth at least a million dollars, including AppSumo. That’s his software marketplace worth more than $ ... Show More
32m 23s
Jan 2022
Talking NFTs, Twelve and a Half and FEAR w/ Colin and Samir
<p>Today’s episode is a dope car convo I had with YouTuber and Storyteller Samir from <em>Colin and Samir. </em>We discussed my journey into NFTs, how I got the original idea for VeeFriends, how I approach building community, how the launch of <em>Twelve and a Half</em> has inter ... Show More
20m 32s