<p>I interviewed Eric Decker aka Airrack about his wild journey to 17M subscribers. Thanks .Store for sponsoring, get your .Store domain for $0.99: <a href="https://go.store/jon125" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://go.store/jon125</a> (code: JON25)</p><p>Get our free YT Hack Pack with our best tips, tools &amp; templates: <a href="https://www.YTHackPack.com" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠https://www.YTHackPack.com⁠</a></p><p>Join our Discord of 6,500 creators helping each other grow: <a href="https://discord.com/invite/created" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠Discord  ⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Join our newsletter for latest creator news &amp; tips: <a href="⁠https://created.news⁠" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠https://created.news⁠⁠</a></p><p>Subscribe for more videos: <a href="https://tr.ee/YoushaeiYT" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠https://tr.ee/YoushaeiYT</a></p><p><br /></p><p>0:00 Pressure, Money &amp; Mistakes<br />8:55 Creative Process: Then vs Now<br />11:46 Inside Airrack's Ideas &amp; Pitches<br />19:12 How To Identify &amp; Innovate on Trends<br />25:32 Creating Formats To Repeat<br />35:04 Budget Per Video: Then vs Now<br />39:46 Focus on A Plots, Not B Plots<br />43:29 Improving Your Intros<br />46:59 What Sponsors Think<br />48:14 Why Mack Left<br />57:24 Learning from Controversy<br />1:08:20 Overhauling Everything<br />1:20:45 Airrack’s Best Business Tips<br />1:23:25 Income Breakdown<br />1:27:20 Starting Smarter Creator Businesses<br />1:39:08 Future of Airrack</p>