It's fascinating being part of @AliAbdaal YouTube class. Some thoughts on online courses + this course
1. Through a youtube experiment + eventual business, Ali has taught himself a set of skills that is more relevant and valuable than what I learned in a 2-year MBA at MIT.
1. Through a youtube experiment + eventual business, Ali has taught himself a set of skills that is more relevant and valuable than what I learned in a 2-year MBA at MIT.
2. The best benefit for me being part of this is the accountability of being part of a live cohort.
3. Having a space to post FAQs around video and audio questions enables me to answer 25-30 small questions that lead to a huge return on my time.
3. Having a space to post FAQs around video and audio questions enables me to answer 25-30 small questions that lead to a huge return on my time.
4. I have only attended one live class but am still feeling like I'm getting a ton of value from quickly reviewing the PDFs and being able to get feedback from others engaged in the proces.
5. A good reminder that too many course creators worry about creating all the content ahead of time. This is a reminder that the live cohort model is a great way to have the audience dictate what content to create. It's how I created multiple courses.
6. The people I'm able to engage with around all this creator stuff are amazingly kind and generous. I'm not sure if this was 20 years ago and we were all maximizing in our own careers we'd have any outlet for this creative sharing & helping other. So much possibility here.
7. YouTube is moving up the #hypecycle right now but I am motivated to learn this stuff so I can't BS people who I want to nudge to create & share. I hopefully can help lower the friction and help them get started. There are many people that could channel creativity to YT
8. There's still a lot of potential for the backend OS. It still takes hacking together different platforms to run a high-quality cohort course - Notion, Slack, Discord, Podia/Teachabe, Circle.
Ali also has a team so he's able to add more value than solo creators.
Ali also has a team so he's able to add more value than solo creators.
9. YouTube is fun to screw around with but it doesn't give me the same joy writing does in terms of grappling with what I think. Nor does it lead to quick 1-on-1 engagement with readers/listened.
It's a much more legible money making path which makes it a little less fun.
It's a much more legible money making path which makes it a little less fun.
10. Just published the most complex video I've created for youtube. It's amazing how its just takes a ton of time to go through, make the mistakes and learn. Just like anything else the only way to improve is to put in the work
https://twitter.com/p_millerd/status/1333889739255123975?s=20
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