An Honest Conversation with Ali Abdaal

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00:00 Who is Ali Abdaal?
2:18 Being nervous
3:35 Ali’s YoY growth
5:32 Insane levels of transparency
8:40 Yes Theory pricing “debacle”
10:47 Ali’s origin story
15:00 Ali’s music videos
17:18 Launching courses
20:43 Making $70K in one day
22:45 Managing PTYA cohorts
28:09 Therapy sesh #1
33:56 Ali’s AdSense and sponsor income
36:04 Why Ali doesn’t like brand deals
37:58 Colin being a productivity content skeptic
42:57 Ali’s affiliate link income
44:57 Skillshare income
46:03 Teaching income
47:33 How to make up the lost income from PTYA
49:30 Does revenue really matter?
51:00 Therapy sesh #2
59:22 Ali’s YouTube advice
1:00:25 Lists, lists, lists
1:04:44 Colin hates on padlocks
1:05:52 Samir’s listicle therapy session
1:07:58 What separates Ali from other YouTuber’s
1:09:11 Ali’s other video formats
1:11:40 Therapy sesh # 3
1:16:11 How to be smooth on camera
1:17:52 Colin & Samir’s two goals
1:21:12 Public speaking and practicing
1:24:12 Ali’s team
1:27:49 Michael Jordan is in this conversation
1:28:58 Therapy sesh # 4
1:31:27 Spending and growing too much
1:40:29 Subscribers don’t matter
1:42:56 Build an email list
1:45:57 Ali’s decision to quit medicine
1:51:38 Ali’s book
1:56:42 Colin and Samir’s (future) book
1:57:51 Ali’s RPM
2:01:05 The next five years

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