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Zack Honarvar

@ZackHonarvar

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Co-founder, CEO @creatornow_ // dot-connector for @airrack @yestheory prev. @shopify

LA based. Toronto raised.
Joined April 2011
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@ZackHonarvar
Zack Honarvar
1 year
Creators who learn to successfully collaborate with ChatGPT are going to have a significant advantage in 2023! If you want to double your output without sacrificing your video quality, here are 5 ways to use ChatGPT to streamline your video production process 🧵
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@ZackHonarvar
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2 years
Beyond excited to announce that @creatornow_ has assembled an incredible group of investors to help support our goal of building film school, reimagined for creators. DM me if you want join us in helping empower YouTube’s next generation. 🚀🚀🚀
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Zack Honarvar
2 years
If you’re in LA for tech week. Come by our office in Santa Monica and let’s go for a coffee & walk. Trying to avoid nighttime parties where I have to yell overtop of loud house music about how my startup is doing 😂
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@ZackHonarvar
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2 years
Digital Avengers 🤝
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3 years
Proud to announce the release of — a free toolbox to help creators make better content, more often. This is the first of many tools that we will be releasing this year to help creators build their empires.
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10 months
Short form content is unfortunately going to ruin the creator economy
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1 year
📣 PSA to all the YouTubers just starting their channels. Stop putting so much pressure on your next video to blow up! From helping dozens of channels go from 0 to 100k+ subs, I've noticed most creators don't know which video will succeed. Here's what to focus on instead... 🧵
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@ZackHonarvar
Zack Honarvar
8 months
Need an editor to help with the long-form Risky Business podcast episodes. Comment below and I'll DM you!
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5 months
Couldn't be more excited for this next chapter 🚀
@vidIQ
vidIQ
5 months
🚨BREAKING🚨 We have some BIG news. vidIQ has acquired Creator Now!
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9 months
Let's spend double the money, take twice as long, and get half the views as @MrBeast
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Netflix
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456 real people. 4.56 million dollars. Squid Game: The Challenge begins November 22.
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Hello Platform X (feels weird), your boy is launching a YouTube podcast that covers the intersection of business & creativity! I'm looking for a thumbnail designer to help me put together some juicy thumbnails. Please comment here with examples of your work and I'll DM you!
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Zack Honarvar
11 months
Does anyone know a good title sequence animator or motion graphics creator? Looking to create an intro sequence for a video podcast and would love some help! (Paid opp)
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Zack Honarvar
1 year
Lucas & Curtis from Sticks media just made one of the best videos of 2023! They just broke 1M views with barely over 2,000 subscribers. Grateful to have them in the @creatornow_ community and honored to have been able to play a small part in this incredible story ❤️
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Zack Honarvar
3 years
In the name of learning in public, I wanted to share an exercise I did today...my personal SWOT analysis.
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Last night I held the first ever “Founder Confidential” event for 20 LA based entrepreneurs. No VCs. No brands. No sales people. Just founders being able to share their experiences, frustrations, celebrations, and lessons with one another in a safe environment. Thankful to
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That Clubhouse Brainstorm room was incredible!! We just increased potential ideas 10x!! Big shoutout to the @stir team - without their tool we would’ve never even conceived this format/idea or thought it could be done in the first place. So insanely grateful ❤️
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Zack Honarvar
1 year
Celebrated my 30th birthday last night with dozens of wonderful friends and a line up of special performances by some of my favorite artists. A night I’ll remember forever ❤️
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Focus on being present each and every day. Be intentional with how you spend your time. So many creators lose track of the present worrying about the future or overthinking the past. If we take care of the minutes and hours. The weeks and months will take care of themselves.
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One of our @creatornow_ members is a middle school teacher in North Carolina. His summer school class has a group of aspiring creators that wanted to learn more about YouTube and he asked me to answer their questions via Zoom. I initially said yes but almost canceled because my
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1 year
. @ColinandSamir should start a creative media agency. As voices of the creator economy, their agency could follow @garyvee 's VaynerMedia model. They meet brand execs naturally and introduce their agency's services. They hire operators & client managers from Madison Ave, etc.
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3 years
Top 3 channel on YouTube don’t @ me
@ColinandSamir
Colin and Samir ✌🏼✌🏾
3 years
🙌🏼🙌🏾
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1 year
Creators, remember: your health is your greatest asset. Prioritize exercise, healthy meals, and sleep. Don't just build a business, build a life. All the money in the world will be worthless if you’re not healthy enough to enjoy it.
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Zack Honarvar
2 years
The year is 2032 and the going annual salary for a Video Creator/Storyteller at any big consumer company parallels that of a software engineer. @ me.
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Zack Honarvar
1 year
Danny is his own technical support. He does it all! @heydannymiranda podcast coming soon!!
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Zack Honarvar
3 years
Don’t become so busy that you don’t check in on your friends. That’s moving backwards.
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@ZackHonarvar
Zack Honarvar
2 years
Some snapshots from our first day at the first ever @creatornow_ team offsite in Big Bear! Presentations 💻 Meditations 🧘‍♀️ Brainstorms 🧠
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Zack Honarvar
1 year
Taught a guest lecture at @USCAnnenberg today on the intersection of media and economics!
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One of the best hacks for improving your videos ideas is completely free and most creators still don’t use it. @airrack has been conducting weekly meetings with his closest creator friends for 3yrs! Curious if any of you are already holding weekly calls with other creators?
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@ZackHonarvar
Zack Honarvar
3 years
Start a business in your 20s
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@ZackHonarvar
Zack Honarvar
1 year
Everyone go watch this immediately. Proud of @MichelleKhare and her entire team for literally pouring their blood sweat and tears into this project. Pushing the boundaries of YouTube forward 🚀
@MichelleKhare
Michelle Khare
1 year
Our biggest video we’ve ever made, “I Tried Professional Boxing,” is LIVE on my YouTube channel! Literal blood sweat and tears were poured into this 50 minute documentary. Can’t wait to hear what you think! 😊 Go check it out!
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One of my favorite parts of @creatornow_ is our leaderboard which is based on a proprietary metric we call "XP". The XP metric considers a channel's long-form views, short-form views, and the subscriber count at which those views are obtained. This helps us identify channels
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9 months
We couldn't resist putting this song behind @denk_tweets 's monologue. Absolutely savage. Full podcast in bio.
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Zack Honarvar
3 years
It’s cool to be rich and successful but I swear it means nothing if you’re not kind and respectful.
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Zack Honarvar
9 months
Sat down with @denk_tweets , the founder of @beehiiv to talk about: 🔥 What it's like being the hottest start-up in LA 🚨 The dangers of venture capital 💸 How & why creators should start newsletters Link in bio!
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Zack Honarvar
2 years
Crazy how just 5 minutes of breath work can completely alter your mood/emotional state for the better. Our most effective tool is literally right under our nose.
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@ZackHonarvar
Zack Honarvar
1 year
On January 18th, @airrack made pizza history by successfully claiming the Guinness World Record for the World’s Largest Pizza. I'm excited to spill the tea on the behind-the-scenes scoop and share tips that can help fellow creators bring their big ideas to life! 🧵...
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@ZackHonarvar
Zack Honarvar
3 years
Protocols and Platforms compete to run the Internet. Decentralized protocols vs. centralized platforms. The pendulum seems to swing between them as technology evolves. Where did the battle start and where is the battle currently at? 🧵
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Zack Honarvar
2 years
IDK who needs to hear this but you will gain more respect from saying no than you will from ghosting.
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Zack Honarvar
10 months
I couldn’t agree more. Editors deserve to be mentioned by personal name, not channel name. They are the producers and songwriters of the creator economy and deserve to be credited as such!
@TheEditingPod
TheEditingPodcast
10 months
The Streamys are the Oscars of YouTube. But they don't even put the names of The Best Editing nominees on their website. And the awards for Cinematography, Editing, and VFX aren't even in the broadcast. We broke down why that needs to change in our latest episode. Out now.
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Zack Honarvar
2 years
Before I start my week I make sure to plan & schedule the following into my calendar: 💪🏽 Workouts 📞 Time to call my parents 🥗 Time to eat (or I’ll skip meals) 🚫 Blocked time to do nothing at all Helps me stay balanced and grounded. Hbu?
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Zack Honarvar
9 months
Everyone always interviews @HHillierSmith about his experiences editing for @LoganPaul and I wanted to approach my conversation with him from a different place. Here's the untold story of one of the most talented editors helping YouTube build its legitimacy in the traditionally
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Zack Honarvar
1 year
Brainstorming & mind-mapping are two of my favorite things. 🧠⛈️ Coming up with ideas is a lot of fun with a good playlist, a big sheet of paper, and scratch n sniff markers. More content coming your way 😏
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@ZackHonarvar
Zack Honarvar
2 years
Don’t get married to the outcome. Just fall in love with the process.
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Zack Honarvar
3 years
Please no more emails like this
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Zack Honarvar
1 year
As a creator, it's important to understand the terms of any contract you sign. Here are some common clauses that you should be aware of and look out for 🧵
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Zack Honarvar
1 year
Check out the awesome new YouTube Feedback Tool inside the @creatornow_ platform! Step 1: Upload your unlisted/public YouTube video Step 2: Add your thumbnail & title options Step 3: Get personalized feedback from other creators Say goodbye to uncertainty and confusion. This
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@ZackHonarvar
Zack Honarvar
2 years
💡 @creatornow_ is HIRING!! Come join us if you're passionate about building a community & platform that will enable more creators to make a full-time living doing what they love! 👉
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2 years
Channeling my inner @airrack today
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8 years
A group of friends and I have launched a cultural website filled with music, sports, fashion and business content.
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3 years
Proud of these two. Their dedication and effort is unmatched. Blessed to be on this 🚀 - This goal felt impossible at times but somehow it happened in a story book ending just like it somehow always does. I’m going to bed now lol
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Zack Honarvar
4 years
@ianrborthwick This is sad but YouTube is telling creators what they should already know: “Don’t put all your eggs in our basket. Diversify platforms and build Direct to Fan relationships or we might all of a sudden decide your compensation is optional.”
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2 years
Top 10 Underrated YT Creators to Keep on your Radar 👇
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Zack Honarvar
2 years
A lot of YouTubers are going to hurt their chances of building a loyal audience that engages with their long form content by over indexing on uploading shorts. Long form + YT shorts need to go hand in hand 🤝
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Zack Honarvar
2 years
Any creators out there interested in paid consulting calls with other up & coming creators to share knowledge and help empower the next generation?
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Zack Honarvar
9 months
Should more creators launch newsletters? 📰 @denk_tweets seems to think there's a lot of low-hanging fruit that creators are overlooking. WDYT?
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Zack Honarvar
3 years
Respectfully disagree. Life’s too short to do something you don’t enjoy for years.. find what is fun for you that feels like work for others. Build that forever.
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Do something that isn’t fun for a few years so you can do whatever you want for the rest of your life.
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Follow your fear. If you’re afraid of something, it’s probably a signal that you’re avoiding a form of discomfort that will likely lead to growth. Notice that resistance and lean into it.
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Zack Honarvar
1 year
I want to mention publicly that @jackconte is the one of the most thoughtful and warm hearted individuals I’ve ever met. He’s an incredibly sharp founder and has built a company that arguably empowers more creators than any other. You deserve your flowers, Jack 🙏🏽❤️
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Zack Honarvar
3 years
Anyone know a good pitch deck designer? (Paid)
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@ZackHonarvar
Zack Honarvar
3 years
This Disney map was my phone background when I first became a manager. The gold standard of building IP and leveraging it to build an eco-system of self sustaining businesses. Must watch video here 👇
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Colin and Samir ✌🏼✌🏾
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Walt Disney started with storytelling and built an empire. Today on YouTube we look at his "synergy map" from 1957 and apply it to modern day creators. ➡️
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Some light reading while traveling 🧳
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3 years
More moves. Less announcements.
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Zack Honarvar
1 year
Happy birthday to the realest ❤️ @bykateward
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1 year
Lot of time, editing, and energy have gone into this project and I’m excited for y’all to finally see it. Excited to offer a new experience to the way people improve and master video editing!
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Zack Honarvar
1 year
3 reasons why someone watches a YouTube channel 🧠 To Learn 📺 To Be Entertained 💡 To Be Inspired What each of those channels should sell differs accordingly. Let me explain...
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Zack Honarvar
9 months
Two videos in and I’m already addicted to checking YouTube Studio lol Appreciate all the love on this pod with @denk_tweets
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Zack Honarvar
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How did @HHillierSmith go from getting fired from his editing job to becoming one of YouTube's most successful editors? I sat down with him to learn more about his untold story and how he's helping YouTube catch up to Hollywood in terms of storytelling and impact. Full episode
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@ZackHonarvar
Zack Honarvar
1 year
I just want to say that @FourthwallHQ is absolutely crushing it as a company and everyone on that team is an incredible human. I've received nothing but support and generosity from @dubbaumann and a bunch of members of his team. Grateful to be building in this space 2gether!
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10 months
@jamierawsthorne Content consumption is increasingly algorithmic vs back when we mostly watched the creators we subscribed to. This means less fandom for creators which makes it harder to sell products and convert audiences. Market becomes fragmented and % of ad revenue is less for creators.
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Zack Honarvar
3 years
Love to see it. @airrack @YesTheory ❤️
@streamys
Streamy Awards
3 years
First Person: 🟣 @airrack 🟣 Emma Chamberlain 🟣 @larrayxo 🟣 Nicole Tv 🟣 @YesTheory #streamys
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Proud of @tracejohnsonyt ! Been grinding on YouTube for the last year and is such a great human. The first 1,000 subscribers is the hardest dude. It’s only going to get easier from here. Keep going 🚀
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Trace Johnson
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such a huge moment in my life🥲 feels unreal that this crazy dream of mine is becoming my reality slowly day by day
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Zack Honarvar
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1 year
Scheduling time to do absolutely nothing but think can’t be overstated. Because of our phones and social media, we are losing all of our down time. Boredom is the prerequisite to creativity.
@chenellco
Chenell Basilio
1 year
I've studied more than 20 top creators, and there are a lot of obvious things they have in common. But there is one glaring one that nobody talks about:
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Zack Honarvar
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Creators wait too long until they launch a business. You don't need a million subscribers - I'm willing to bet that it's best to start executing with 10,000. How do you start and what should you do? 🧵
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Zack Honarvar
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Netflix spends approximately $18B per year on content. YouTube pays approximately $17B to its creators every year for ad-revenue share. These platforms are a lot more similar than they are different.
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So excited for this experience. We’re gonna find the next creator(s) who will inspire the world through YouTube storytelling. Full circle moment fr.
@ddoubledom1
Dylan 📸
1 year
Creator Now x Yes Theory ⚡️ Kinda cool how things come full circle and I’m excited to learn from one of my favorite story tellers over the coming weeks 🙂
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Zack Honarvar
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In a world where most CEOs are more talk than action, @josephpalbanese is someone who is refreshingly all-in on the creators his business is built for. Love this guy
day 2...rented a jetski to bring the boys more chipotle and christmas gifts for the stream.
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Zack Honarvar
3 years
If you’re not enjoying the challenge of the grind, you’re not in the right career.
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Zack Honarvar
1 year
Focus on what you can control and do your best to stay educated without spiraling into a scroll reading a never ending timeline of uninformed opinions.
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Zack Honarvar
3 years
"I heard for every time you say "Creator" in a VC meeting, your valuation increases 2x" 😂 @vimota
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Zack Honarvar
3 years
Distributed systems are rearchitecting our web. But this technology itself is not new. What's new is how we create distributed consensus amongst multiple parties. Here's my non-technical explanation of a very technical concept... 🧵
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Zack Honarvar
3 years
@ColinandSamir Right. Left has too many subjects and the controversy of Mr Beast getting the green check vs. Dobriks X sparks curiosity
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Zack Honarvar
3 years
Don’t hate the creator, hate the algorithm
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Zack Honarvar
3 years
Every month we pull together a group of creatives to help brainstorm video ideas. If the ideas are made, everyone gets paid a % of ad revenue through ⁦ @stir ⁩ . Today we’re live on clubhouse at 3pm PT - submit ur ideas through
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3 years
If it was easy, everyone would do it
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Zack Honarvar
2 years
If you're at #VidCon today, come see me share my thoughts on the future of revenue streams for creators at 5:30pm! (Room 256 - Creator Track) Hot Takes Guaranteed 🔥
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Zack Honarvar
1 year
Happy Birthday to a Real One ❤️🚀 @airrack #whiteboardtoreality
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Zack Honarvar
2 years
There is nothing more fun than building a business. It’s like a sport that never ends.
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Zack Honarvar
1 year
Big moment for the Creator Economy! A full creator issue of a magazine that would hardly recognize creators as a new form of creative artist nearly a decade ago. Oh how things change… this is only the beginning!!
@RollingStone
Rolling Stone
1 year
Presenting the @RollingStone Creators Issue cover star — Miss Internet 🌐 Emma Chamberlain From YouTube to podcasting, she’s made an art of winging it, being herself, and getting everyone to follow her lead. Story/Photos:
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2 years
In NYC next week, who’s around??
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Worrying is a waste of your imagination fr fr
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Zack Honarvar
1 year
Creator-led businesses are expanding, and recently we've seen a surge in sneaker brands. From independent brands to collaborations with established companies, the trend is undeniable. But why are creators entering the sneaker market, and why now?
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@ZackHonarvar
Zack Honarvar
11 months
Hosting another Founder Confidential Event next week in Santa Monica at the @creatornow_ HQ. No salespeople. No VCs. Just Founders. Comment or DM me if you want to come or tag local founders!
@ZackHonarvar
Zack Honarvar
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Last night I held the first ever “Founder Confidential” event for 20 LA based entrepreneurs. No VCs. No brands. No sales people. Just founders being able to share their experiences, frustrations, celebrations, and lessons with one another in a safe environment. Thankful to
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Possibly the most underrated YouTuber! @dannymcmahon is a must subscribe.
@dannymcmahon
dodford
1 year
Did you know Steven Spielberg made Jurassic Park and Schindler's List in the same year? That's a box office record breaker and a critically-acclaimed masterpiece, simultaneously. But it's also the time... WHEN SPIELBERG NEARLY QUIT out now on my channel
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Zack Honarvar
3 years
YouTube won tonight.
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Zack Honarvar
3 years
Just found out I’m doing a TedX talk in 2 months at @LopesTEDx — Couldn’t be more excited, I’ve always wanted this opportunity!!
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Zack Honarvar
2 years
just made, @creatornow_ - probably nothing...
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Zack Honarvar
11 months
The duo you see before your channel takes off and makes $$$ @HHillierSmith
@BrinxHQ
Brinx
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I'M HYPEDDD 🔥
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Zack Honarvar
3 years
Creators aren’t just creative with their content — they’re also innovative in their approach to building revenue streams. This does a great job highlighting these new business models and showcasing the limitations that exist in order for creators to go completely direct to fan.
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@ZackHonarvar
Zack Honarvar
3 years
My TedX talk just went live!! Please give it a watch and let me know what you think. Forward to anyone you know who’s a dreamer! I’ll make them reconsider!!
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