Morenstein: Creators who drop out of school lack the chops to succeed
Harley Morenstein · How To Monetize On YouTube With Harley Morenstein · Sep 15, 2022 · at 1:03:43
Harley Morenstein, creator of Epic Meal Time, discusses work ethic and discipline for aspiring teenage content creators with Greg Isenberg and Sahil Bloom.
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“Anyone who leaves school or quit school to become a YouTuber, you don't have it, buddy. I'll tell you right now, if you cannot be in school and do your YouTube, you're definitely not built for it because you're not going to compete with the type of people that, that do this shit.”
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