Core Concepts
Effectively managing a large team and leveraging productivity tools are key to supporting a top YouTuber with millions of subscribers.
Abstract
The article provides insights into the author's experience working as a scriptwriter for a well-known YouTuber with over 2 million subscribers. Key highlights include:
- Working with a top YouTuber is like getting a job at a prestigious company like Google - it's exciting but also extremely demanding.
- Successful YouTubers rely on a large, highly organized international team to manage their content production. The author's team used tools like Notion, LastPass, and had multiple editors to coordinate their workflow.
- Outsourcing and overcommunication are essential for keeping a large team aligned and productive. The author's job was more structured than his previous role at a major media outlet.
- Tim Ferriss' concept of "less is more" when it comes to productivity is a core principle for top YouTubers, who leverage outsourcing and automation to maximize their output.
Stats
"No million+ subscriber YouTuber is there without a big international team."
"We used Notion to schedule every step of a video and LastPass to share passwords as a team; we had two different editors to pass off on work, and overcommunication was required or we'd get fired."
Quotes
"Being busy is a form of laziness. Doing less is the path of the productive." — Tim Ferriss