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5 min readShervin made $300 in his first year on YouTube. Now he earns a full-time income as a creator living in New York City, the most expensive city in the world. He quit a six-figure software engineering job to chase something that "just doesn't make logical sense," moved back into his parents' house, and spent years posting videos before hitting a thousand subscribers. This conversation with Starter Story's Pat Walls walks through how he made the leap, how he actually makes money, and what it takes to survive as a creator when the numbers are still tiny.
The leap: quitting a safe job with almost no savings
Shervin quit his job twice—first a software engineering role, then a product management position. He had no mentor or peer pushing him; all his friends were working regular jobs and enjoying them. What tipped him was a Gary Vaynerchuk video arguing that right after college is the time to take high risk, before marriage and kids make it impossible. Shervin's logic: "What's the worst thing that can happen? I can always go back into a software engineering job."
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:00) **🎙️ Introduction: Shervin Shares**
- 2 (02:37) **Why He Quit His Six-Figure Job**
- 3 (03:03) **The Decision to Quit**
- 4 (04:07) **Financial Backup Plan**
- 5 (05:04) **Cutting Personal Expenses**
- 6 (05:34) **The Cost of Being a YouTuber**
- 7 (06:37) **Early YouTube Workflow and Growth**
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Show Notes
He Makes $125,000/year As A Niche YouTuber
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This is the story of how Shervin Shares went from his miserable 6-figure job to becoming a full time YouTuber living in New York City.
Shervin’s Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@ShervinShares
0:00 - Intro 0:59 - Shervin's Early Days 1:29 - How he made the decision to quit 2:34 - When is the right time to quit? 3:33 - Cutting down personal expenses 3:59 - How much is costs to do YouTube 4:30 - What is takes to be a YouTuber 5:00 - First starting on YouTube 5:22 - Best YouTube upload schedule 5:44 - How long did it take to get 1K subscribers? 6:20 - How long until you made $$$ from YouTube? 6:53 - Different ways to make money on YouTube 8:19 - His income streams 9:00 - Living in NYC as a creator 9:51 - Cost of living in NYC 11:00 - Coffee vibes 11:10 - Most viral video 11:58 - Viral formula 12:47 - Finding talent + hiring 13:24 - Advice for new creators 14:03 - How to find video ideas 14:58 - How to meet other creators 16:06 - Running a 5 minute mile 17:06 - Final words
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