Tyler Toney, co-founder of Dude Perfect, describes the team's first major commercial partnership after deciding to pursue YouTube content creation full-time.
Insight
Tyler Toney: Any Trick Shot Is Possible Through Brute-Force Repetition
“We always liken it to playing battleship. Like, if you just keep guessing and keep throwing enough, then it's gonna go in at some point. Like, it has to. Like, the ball can only go so many places, and so, as long as you're willing to put in the reps, any trick…”
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Tyler Toney: Carmelo Anthony Called Dude Perfect's Kyle Field Shot Fake
“Yeah, I think Carmelo Anthony was the one who was on the top 10 desk at the time when the Kyle Field shot was blowing up, and he was the one, they asked him, they were like, Carmelo, is this real? And he was like, no way, not a chance.”
Opinion
Tyler Toney: Shared Faith and Forgiveness Kept Dude Perfect's Founders Together
“I think, you know, for us, there's obviously been moments throughout the 12 years that have been extremely difficult and, you know, very confrontational and difficult moments, and I think the only reason that Dude Perfect is still a thing today is truly becaus…”
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Tyler Toney: Trick Shots Are Now Dude Perfect's Least Popular Video Series
“You know, now we've got the trickshot videos are probably our least popular series we have now, which is awesome.”
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Dude Perfect's 2019 Live Tour Audience Skewed Heavily Female
“I mean, it was a good, like, I would say, 7030, 60, 40 split between girls and boys that were coming to the tour in 2019.”
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Tyler Toney Confirms Reports of Dude Perfect Making $30 Million Annually
“Yeah, I think so. I think we choose not to discuss finances on a detailed level, but there's plenty of articles and reports out there, and they're not too far off on the estimates.”