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#124 - Jarvis Johnson

#124 - Jarvis Johnson

Y Combinator Startup Podcast
May 1, 2019 1h 5m
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<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/VSympathyV">Jarvis Johnson</a> was previously a software engineer at Patreon, Yelp, and Google. He’s now a YouTuber.<br><br>You can find him on YouTube at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/VSympathyV" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Jarvis Johnson</a> and on Twitter <a href=" https://twitter.com/jarvis">@jarvis</a>.<br><br>The YC podcast is hosted by <a href="https://twitter.com/craigcannon">Craig Cannon</a>.<br><br>Y Combinator invests a small amount of money ($150k) in a large number of startups (recently 200), twice a year. <br><br>Learn more about YC and apply for funding here: <a href="https://www.ycombinator.com/apply/">https://www.ycombinator.com/apply/</a><br><br>***<br><br><b>Topics</b><br><br>00:00 - Intro<br><br>00:20 - Jarvis' intro<br><br>00:50 - Where his videos first got traction<br><br>1:30 - Being part of the software industry while critiquing it<br><br>4:05 - How he got into programming<br><br>6:30 - Moving to California<br><br>7:50 - Interning at Google then Yelp<br><br>9:20 - Interviewing multiple times at the same company<br><br>10:20 - Moving from Yelp to Patreon<br><br>14:30 - Switching from individual contributor to manager<br><br>18:35 - Learnings from managing that he applies to himself<br><br>21:45 - What made Jarvis want to do YouTube full time?<br><br>30:20 - Investing in yourself<br><br>31:25 - Making what you want vs talking to viewers<br><br>35:55 - When did things really start to click for his channel?<br><br>38:20 - Choosing to make multiple genres of video<br><br>44:00 - Nathan Allebach asks - Are content creators responsible in any capacity for their audiences?<br><br>51:05 - Taylor asks - In what ways do you think content creation can benefit one's career in the tech industry?<br><br>54:40 - Jarvis made a podcast when he was a teenager<br><br>56:30 - Octopus Blues asks - What lessons did improv teach you/who would you recommend it to, if anyone?<br><br>58:45 - Predictions for YouTubers and content creators<br></p>

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