How A Viral Meme App Launched My +$1M YouTube Empire | Cody Ko
About This Episode
Shaan Puri interviews creator Cody Ko about his unique transition from a Silicon Valley iOS developer to a YouTube and podcasting mogul. They discuss the viral success of his early meme apps, the grind of building an audience across platforms like Vine and YouTube, and his new ventures into the business of fitness and endurance sports.
Episode Description
Show Notes
- 0:00Intro
- 2:00I’d Cap That hits #1 in the App Store
- 9:00App developer to content creator
- 13:001M views overnight
- 17:00How to crush live shows
- 23:00Get better at your craft
- 36:00Tiny Beat Gang and making music videos
- 44:00Frozen S’mores, Shark Tank for Creators, AI Thumbnail app
- 51:00Going to Elon Musk’s house party
Links
- Vine
- Cody Ko YouTube Channel
- That’s Cringe
- Cody’s Run Club
- Living with a Seal
- Marquis Jetset
- Tiny Meat Gang - Keep Ya D*ck Fat (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
- Tiny Meat Gang - Super Xan (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
- Tiny Meat Gang - Broke B*tch
- Past guests on My First Million include Rob Dyrdek, Hasan Minhaj, Balaji Srinivasan, Jake Paul, Dr. Andrew Huberman, Gary Vee, Lance Armstrong, Sophia Amoruso, Ariel Helwani, Ramit Sethi, Stanley Druckenmiller, Peter Diamandis, Dharmesh Shah, Brian Halligan, Marc Lore, Jason Calacanis, Andrew Wilkinson, Julian Shapiro, Kat Cole, Codie Sanchez, Nader Al-Naji, Steph Smith, Trung Phan, Nick Huber, Anthony Pompliano, Ben Askren, Ramon Van Meer, Brianne Kimmel, Andrew Gazdecki, Scott Belsky, Moiz Ali, Dan Held, Elaine Zelby, Michael Saylor, Ryan Begelman, Jack Butcher, Reed Duchscher, Tai Lopez, Harley Finkelstein, Alexa von Tobel, Noah Kagan, Nick Bare, Greg Isenberg, James Altucher, Randy Hetrick and more.
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Key Takeaways
Identify product-market gaps by looking for successful paid apps and creating a free or improved alternative to capture massive organic traffic.
Improve creative output through the 'boring' reality of high-volume reps rather than seeking a secret hack or trick.
Align business products with niches that have high utility, such as fitness or endurance, because generic entertainment and comedy are harder to monetize through physical goods.
Business Ideas Mentioned
Shark Tank for Digital Creators
Content & Media
AI Automated Podcast Ad Reads
AI & Automation
Frozen S'mores Dessert Brand
E-commerce
Mobile Ice Cream Truck Podcast Studio
Content & Media