I never thought I would be featured in a Max Fosh TEDx talk haha. But as a fan of Max’s for many years now, I feel honoured. To add to his point, I had 900 subscribers when I posted that video, and it’s now sitting at 6.3 million views. It’s been the main driver for my channel's growth and brought forward opportunities I would have never expected
The TEDx community is a testament to the diversity of ideas and perspectives across the globe. It's inspiring to witness how these events celebrate and amplify innovative thinking.
I find it interesting that being a RU-vidr is now the world's most sought after profession! It really does go to show you how the mindset with jobs, passion, and creativity has shifted over the years from more mainstream jobs like being a lawyer or doctor to now being a RU-vidr. Over time, I hope it gets easier for beginner RU-vidrs like myself to eventually monetize their passions and creativity.
I’m retiring from RU-vid after 4 years, 3 channels and 1000s of hours of work. RU-vid doesn’t work, it is there algorithm and it change all the time I went from earning $10k a month to $1k a month and invested in everything my filming, equipment, editing etc Don’t do this if yo want to make money, do it to support something else
🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:08 *🎨 Max Fosh's Unique RU-vid Ventures* - Fosh discusses his creative and unorthodox approaches to content creation on RU-vid, including elaborate pranks and running for mayor as a non-serious candidate. - Highlighted a massive welcome sign prank next to Gatwick Airport and running for London mayor with a humorous manifesto. 02:18 *🚀 The Prime Time for Creatives* - Discusses why the current era is the best time to be a creative, emphasizing the low barrier to entry and the power of social media and the internet. - Explains the shift from traditional gatekeeping in creative industries to more democratic, audience-driven platforms. 04:04 *🌐 Going Viral and the Role of Algorithms* - Shares his first experience of going viral and explains how social media algorithms play a crucial role in content distribution. - Discusses the concept of virality and the shift towards recommended content on platforms, facilitating discovery for new creators. 07:50 *📊 Leveraging Data for Creative Growth* - Emphasizes the importance of data in understanding audience engagement and improving content creation. - Details his analysis of audience retention graphs and how this influences his content strategy, particularly around advertisement placements. 10:47 *💡 The Financial Viability of Content Creation* - Highlights the financial benefits for content creators today, with RU-vid paying out billions to creators. - Encourages aspiring creators by stressing that it's not too late to start creating, with the internet's democratized platforms offering new opportunities. Made with HARPA AI
In the video he was talking about, it's pretty clear that everything was in good fun, perfectly safe, and the people he served it to understood they must be eating something unusual, otherwise it wouldn't be a very good video. I wouldn't say they were unsuspecting, really.
@Neetop-vg1zg Sure. The whole idea of the Ted talk was "How to get the world's most sought-after job" and the main answer given was "Be creative" there wasn't much more information than that. Even reading between the lines the whole "Make a viral video", "Do childish prank videos" or as he says in the description 'Being professionally silly' there wasn't much content representing the title in this talk.