Amy and James talk about starting their own YouTube Channels: the gear and workflows they use, how it has helped their careers, and how growth looks different for everyone.SponsorsVercelVercel combines the best developer experience with an obsessive focus on end-user performance. Their platform enables frontend teams to do their best work. It is the best place to deploy any frontend app. Start by deploying with zero configuration to their global edge network. Scale dynamically to millions of pages without breaking a sweat.For more information, visit Vercel.comZEAL is hiring!ZEAL is a computer software agency that delivers “the world’s most zealous” and custom solutions. The company plans and develops web and mobile applications that consistently help clients draw in customers, foster engagement, scale technologies, and ensure delivery.ZEAL believes that a business is “only as strong as” its team and cares about culture, values, a transparent process, leveling up, giving back, and providing excellent equipment. The company has staffers distributed throughout the United States, and as it continues to grow, ZEAL looks for collaborative, object-oriented, and organized individuals to apply for open roles.For more information visit softwareresidency.com/careersDatoCMSDatoCMS is a complete and performant headless CMS built to offer the best developer experience and user-friendliness in the market. It features a rich, CDN-powered GraphQL API (with real-time updates!), a super-flexible way to handle dynamic layouts and structured content, and best-in-class image/video support, with progressive/LQIP image loading out-of-the-box."For more information, visit datocms.comShow Notes0:00 Introduction3:41 What is your whyEpisode 20: Learning and Building in PublicSimon Sinek: Start with Why6:38 Why YouTube over another medium?8:14 Just get startedClarity comes in doingExample: First Pancake10:36 GearEpisode 14: Building the Perfect Desk SetupScreenflowQuickTimeSnagItiMovie13:00 Sponsor - Vercel14:13 Amy's Recording Workflow15:58 James's Recording Workflow17:45 Amy's Editing / Post Production WorkflowDescriptPremiereEpidemic SoundAfter EffectsEnvato Elements19:10 James's Editing Workflow21:28 Growth on YouTube25:47 Sponsor - DatoCMS26:41 YouTube Policies and Growth Metrics30:41 Sponsor - ZEAL32:10 Grab Bag Questions - Creating in a series vs. One-Off Videos35:54 Picks and Plugs36:18 James's Pick - Portable Screen Cleaner38:20 James's Plug - jamesqquick on Twitter and #100daysofcode39:28 Amy's Pick - Astropad40:31 Amy's Plug - selfteachme on Twitch