I quit grad school to do chemistry in my garage: NileRed’s story

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Before he was a rogue super scientist making uranium glass in his garage, NileRed loved playing with firecrackers with his dad. Now he has over 12 million followers across all platforms.

Learn his origin story on the Karat podcast.
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00:00 - Intro
01:24 - The reason why NileRed became a YouTube chemist
11:58 - NileRed almost went into filmmaking instead of chemistry
15:56 - Why NileRed does all the production on his own
27:27 - How NileRed was ALMOST a doctor
39:55 - Balancing creativity with business
45:22 - How money has changed Nigel
55:21 - Why Nigel NEEDS to see a therapist
01:00:28 - How YouTube helped Nigel become confident
01:06:20 - The reason Nigel HATES being a celebrity