MrBeast
also referred to as: mr. beast
12 statements across 11 episodes · 2 bullish · 9 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Nov 17, 2023 by Sam Lessin · across every show →
Everything said about MrBeast, oldest first
Nov 17, 2023 bearish
Lessin: Generic influencers like MrBeast lack durable businesses because content is replaceable
“I'm much less interested in generic influencers, and that's everything from the Kardashians to like Mr. Beast. I get, I totally get it. Lots of distribution better. I just don't think it's durable, right? Because all it is is content, right? And like that is u…”
Feb 2, 2024 bullish
Apr 5, 2024 negative
Jun 7, 2024 negative
Dave Morin: MrBeast Builds for Algorithmic Virality Rather Than Customers
“If you look at Mr. Beast, he's building a business for the charts, right? Like doing, you know, everything, just incredible analytical studying of what it takes to make something go viral, literally make any content that will make something grow and go viral, …”
Sep 13, 2024 bearish
Sam Lessin: MrBeast will mirror BuzzFeed's collapse due to a low-LTV audience
“The thing I was positing is I expect we'll end up with the same outcome, right? Which is you're going to see a huge run up, a lot of excitement, but unfortunately the beast audience is in highly competitive, straight up media, right? Like it's straight up, you…”
Sep 20, 2024 neutral
Dec 13, 2024 bearish
Jan 24, 2025 bearish
Feb 14, 2025 bearish
Lessin: Slow Ventures avoids investing in mass entertainers like MrBeast.
“We would not invest in general entertainment is too competitive, right? Like I actually wouldn't invest in like beast or things like that. It's much more about these are like niche communities. It's like aviation is a great area to look into or like lawn care …”
Jun 6, 2025 negative
Jun 6, 2025 positive