How Mr. Beast Built a $2.6 Billion Empire on YouTube
4/10/202614 min
Jimmy Donaldson (aka Mr. Beast) built a billion dollar content empire on YouTube. Today, Nicole breaks down how he actually did it, and more importantly, what lessons retail investors can apply to their own portfolio.
Nicole pulls back the curtain on the Mr. Beast business model: why his YouTube videos are actually loss leaders, how Feastables became the real money maker, and what really happened why he intentionally lost money on his Amazon deal.
And if you think none of this applies to you because you have no interest in going viral? Nicole closes with th...
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