"Hello! This is Hank Green, general internet guy and cofounder of Complexly. This is my last time in the Decoder guest host chair unfortunately, unless Nilay decides to have another kid someday, but we're making the best of it. Today, I'm talking with my friend Sam Reich, who is the CEO and, I at least think, founder of Dropout TV."
"You wouldn't think that's a likely recipe for success, but Sam has been very successful! Dropout has grown every year. You've probably seen some clips on a vertical video platform, if not watched them on TV, from its most popular shows - including Game Changer, which Sam hosts. Well, "host" might not always be the right word for what happens in every episode, but he's definitely there, and you'll hear us talk about that a little bit, too."
Hank Green guest-hosts Decoder and interviews Sam Reich, CEO and founder of Dropout TV. Sam bought the company formerly called CollegeHumor for zero dollars, immediately laid off almost the entire staff, and then faced the covid-19 pandemic shutting everything down in early 2020. Dropout has grown every year since. Popular shows include Game Changer, which Sam hosts in an unconventional way. Growing the company introduced challenges of balancing creative work with multiple stakeholders. Most media companies navigate advertisers and shareholders who want to make money; Dropout's ownership structure centers on Sam and a few partners with aligned priorities.
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