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Thank you to our good friend Lachlan for coming on Watchtime this week and sharing his story. This is a 2 part episode! We chatted for way too long and next week will cover his six figure Pokemon card collection and why Logan Paul has ruined it for everyone. Lachlan is one of the most successful gaming creators on the planet, and today he shares his story from where it all started.

Timestamps:

0:25 Lachlan’s beefs with Elliott on PWR

2:10 Lachlan’s plans for PWR

3:40 The next game PWR is getting into

14:48 The hardest part in running PWR

16:40 What Lachlan was like at school

20:00 On uploading his first video

26:00 On his friends discovering his YouTube channel

33:00 On starting his server and starting to earn money

43:00 On pivoting from Minecraft to Pokemon Go to Fortnite

44:30 On starting PokemonGo

51:30 Going through down periods of his channel

55:23 On the Fortnite take off

1:04:00 Criticism of skill based matchmaking

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Timestamps

0:25 Lachlan’s beefs with Elliott on PWR

2:10 Lachlan’s plans for PWR

3:40 The next game PWR is getting into

14:48 The hardest part in running PWR

16:40 What Lachlan was like at school

20:00 On uploading his first video

26:00 On his friends discovering his YouTube channel

33:00 On starting his server and starting to earn money

43:00 On pivoting from Minecraft to Pokemon Go to Fortnite

44:30 On starting PokemonGo

51:30 Going through down periods of his channel

55:23 On the Fortnite take off

1:04:00 Criticism of skill based matchmaking

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Updates on Hecz and Optic, why everyone is buying Pokemon cards, Faze5, and the rise of free to play & cross platform games.

0:45 Is Hecz collaborating with Nadeshot and DrDisrespect

8:10 Why is everyone collecting Pokemon cards

20:08 The Faze5 competition

29:43 The impact of Genshin Impact

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This week we are talking why HECZ would buy back Optic, what he can do with it, and the power of David Dobrik to get people to vote.

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TIMESTAMPS!

1:55 The Presidential debate

5:00 Creators telling their audience to vote

15:00 THE DOBRIK EFFECT

18:05 Mr Beast asking Elliott for feedback

20:50 Dobrik release a perfume

24:00 Expanding off YouTube

26:00 Is David’s disposable doomed to fail

31:00 Elliott watched The Social Dilemma and he’s not ok

32:00 Why everyone is making a podcast

36:00 HECZ BUYS BACK OPTIC

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Fresh's collab with Lil Tecca, H3H3 vs James Charles, Fall Guys, and The Social Dilemma.

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With more than 5 channels and half a billion views per month, Preston Arsement is one of the biggest YouTube entrepreneurs in the world. We talk about his origin story, hiring a team of 40 people, his thoughts on authenticity, putting on a fake personality for content, and being a role model. Preston is the definition of positivity and drive, and I hope you all get to take away something from this conversation!

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TIMESTAMPS

2:20 The old school hustle to get subscribers

5:00 Signing to Machinima

8:00 On managing a team of 40 people

9:00 Minecraft servers

17:25 working with family

18:30 on new content creators and the competition at the top

24:00 Creators becoming businesses

27:22 On investing everything

30:20 On creating kids content

34:00 on faking a online personality & authenticity

37:00 On being a role model

42:00 On building a company culture

44:00 Prestons future ventures

47:10 Preston’s motivation

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Vikkstar is an absolute legend of the gaming world, and all round great guy. We talk about his origin story, fights between the Sidemen, consistency and why some people got COD creator codes and not others.

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Jackson Dahl is a founding team member of 100 Thieves, and a wealth of knowledge and insight into one of the biggest gaming orgs on the planet. We chat 100 Thieves meteoric rise over the past three years, the behind the scenes of what it takes, and the future of orgs and gaming going mainstream. This was one of our favourite conversations to date, and we are so grateful to Jackson for joining us.

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Leafy was permanently terminated from YouTube this week. What does this mean for free speech on the platform and what responsibility does YouTube have to police this?

Also - Apple vs Epic continues! And why has Fall Guys been so successful?

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Epic takes on Apple and Google in its biggest Battle Royale yet. Are they doing it for the little guy or their own personal gain?

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FINALLY WE GET PROGRESS! The Doc starts streaming on YouTube, and we've come full 360 with Shroud is back on Twitch. Also - Trump is banning TikTok and we talk about the history of acquisitions of social media platforms.

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