I soaked up the good parts of the business model that he had and then brought my own.ĭaso: Tell me about the good parts versus the bad parts of the Team 10 business model?

As time went on, I was grateful for how everything panned out because maybe I wouldn't be here today. There were times when I thought, 'Why not me?' Why doesn't he want me to be a part of Team 10? I'm a hard worker who outworks the rest of his crew. I learned a lot from Jake, and I always felt like a reason why I made it a lot farther than even a lot of the kids who were a part of Team 10 because I just always appreciated what he did for me regardless of anything. I was so naive from that perspective, but I wanted it. People stabbed me in the back, the lawsuits and the problems you deal with when you're in this industry while striving for that success. It's funny now because I see so many kids that come to me, and they're like, 'Dude, your life is perfect!' I respond, 'No, it's not!' I wish you understood the terrible things that come through. I got a lot of the bad things that I didn't expect. Funny enough, I got a lot of amazing things from wanting to do what Jake did and wanting to reach that level of success. Your experience there, I believe, helped shape what the Hype House would become. Thomas Petrouĭaso: Before we get into the Hype House itself, a really important point that not many people pick up on is the fact that you spent time with Jake Paul and Team 10. I was like, I just like, let me help you. I got into that scene and started hanging out with them. I knew I could guarantee to help these kids go big, bigger than the Musical.ly kids. I saw the Tik Tokers just getting started. I learned a lot about just like persistence, not giving up, and trying to adjust.

Sometimes I would think, 'Why don't I just quit and do this?' I'm sure I can make more money. We used to sell olives at the farmer's market. He always told me you could sell anything. I would lay at night and think that I could get a sales job, make a good amount of money, and make 20 to 30 grand a month. I still had a sponsorship that was paying me decently. I was posting roughly three times a week. I tried to go into more of like the reporting like DramaAlert. I finally quit vlogging, but I didn't quit overall. Everyone tells you to keep working, don't give up, just keep trying. I was doing this every day, and my whole thought process was, if someone else can do it, why can't I? I told myself that if I put in the work, it'll pay off. Petrou: I think it just made me realize how difficult it was. How did making that long-form content for that time shape the way that you view content creation as a craft? Petrou: I met him a year and a half into it.ĭaso: Got it. Daso: By the time you met Jake, how long were you vlogging at that point?

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