The Startup Ideas Podcast

Faceless YouTubers, Millions of Views


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Greg interviews Dru Riley, founder of Trends.vc, a newsletter and community for founders interested in new business ideas and markets.

They talk about growing newsletter subscribers, opportunities for "faceless" YouTube channels built using AI, systemizing companies, and more.


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Dru Riley:
• Company site: https://trends.vc
• Personal site: https://druriley.com
• X: https://twitter.com/DruRly
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drurly/

  
TIMESTAMPS:  

00:45 - Dru introduces Trends.vc

02:00 - Newsletter co-registration


04:45 - Newsletter metrics


07:15 - Jumping on new media formats


9:08 - "Faceless" YouTube channels


16:15 - Examples of faceless channels


17:50 - Non-obvious ad sponsorship opportunities


23:00 - Custom GPTs


28:17 - Productizing execution


33:20 - Picking ideas to pursue

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