My startup hit $200 million ARR. But first I walked away from 2.5 million YouTube subscribers and nearly went bankrupt

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News Source : Fortune

News Summary

  • Joel Morris is co-founder and CEO of Fanvue.
  • Morris: I Knew What Creators Needed because I had been one.
  • At 16, I was making $100,000 playing FIFA on YouTube.
  • At 19, I realized it wasn't my dream anymore.
  • I wanted to build a company.
  • You can’t half-build a company, and you can't half-run a YouTube channel.
  • Pick your battles and you’ll get through it.
Most people see the $200 million ARR. They dont see the summer in Spain with no air conditioning, a dwindling bank account, and investor rejection emails piling up.

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