An Honest Conversation with MrWhosetheBoss

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00:00 Who is Mrwhosetheboss?
02:53 Keeping tech content personal
04:20 What makes it hard makes it good
06:05 Thinking like Marvel
07:30 Being himself in his videos
09:02 His first video
11:02 The viral hologram video
12:53 How to go viral
14:03 What kept him uploading for so long
15:31 YouTube as a potential career
17:39 Family and money
19:07 Growing up Indian in London
22:10 Leaving consulting for YouTube
23:12 How to keep making interesting tech videos
25:25 Getting comfortable being on camera
27:15 Comparisons to MKBHD
29:37 His writing process
32:45 Daily uploading
35:14 Hiring an editor
37:52 Brand sponsors
40:04 Where does the name come from?
41:48 What makes a Mrwhosetheboss video?
44:06 We watch his Nothing CEO video
46:34 Interviewing Google’s CEO
48:07 We watch his iOS 17 video
49:25 Building his team
55:05 Working with his wife
59:42 Stretched too thin
1:03:51 How to hire and incentivize a team
1:08:26 Short vs long form content
1:10:24 Books, podcasts, and other products
1:12:47 Why he lives with his parents
1:14:35 How to tell a personal story in a tech channel
1:16:33 Humanizing vs optimizing his videos
1:20:28 Predicting video performance
1:23:17 Making something for Netflix
1:25:00 Breaking down his revenue
1:26:19 Competition in the tech genre
1:29:00 Do you feel competitive with MKBHD?
1:30:03 Becoming the biggest tech channel
1:31:50 AI dubbing
1:37:13 AI content creation
1:44:25 Planning his video schedule
1:50:12 Building a tech media brand
1:52:05 The future of tech on YouTube


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