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"Stanford is the easiest to get into with low grades" (ft. Arpi Park, Elliot Choy)

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Well, I'm glad you asked.", 'start': 32.357, 'duration': 2.942}, {'end': 45.243, 'text': 'Audible Originals are exclusive audio titles created by celebrated storytellers from worlds as diverse as theater, journalism, literature, and more.', 'start': 35.579, 'duration': 9.664}], 'summary': 'Focused on college admissions strategy, mentioning stanford as an easier option, with a brief sponsor promotion for audible.', 'duration': 45.094, 'max_score': 0.149, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/DFDGHEzf5oE/pics/DFDGHEzf5oE149.jpg'}, {'end': 94.534, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 68.559, 'weight': 2, 'content': [{'end': 74.061, 'text': "I've been using Audible when I do boring stuff, like when I commute, when I do laundry, when I cook,", 'start': 68.559, 'duration': 5.502}, {'end': 77.883, 'text': 'which allows me to suck in all that knowledge and become a better me.', 'start': 74.061, 'duration': 3.822}, {'end': 79.043, 'text': 'And you should too.', 'start': 78.423, 'duration': 0.62}, {'end': 87.266, 'text': "So if you're interested, don't forget you can go to audible.com slash Joma or send Joma to 500-500 to try Audible for free.", 'start': 79.603, 'duration': 7.663}, {'end': 94.534, 'text': "Like when I look at your channel, I'm actually like, oh man, I kind of want that channel.", 'start': 90.851, 'duration': 3.683}], 'summary': 'Using audible during daily tasks can help absorb knowledge and improve oneself. visit audible.com/joma or send joma to 500-500 for a free trial.', 'duration': 25.975, 'max_score': 68.559, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/DFDGHEzf5oE/pics/DFDGHEzf5oE68559.jpg'}], 'start': 0.149, 'title': 'College admissions strategy', 'summary': 'Discusses a college admissions strategy focusing on selecting top schools based on ease of acceptance, and includes a sponsorship message from audible offering a free trial and audible originals.', 'chapters': [{'end': 87.266, 'start': 0.149, 'title': 'College admissions strategy', 'summary': 'Discusses a college admissions strategy based on selecting top schools based on ease of acceptance, and includes a sponsorship message from audible, promoting a free trial and audible originals.', 'duration': 87.117, 'highlights': ['The speaker chose top schools based on ease of acceptance, mentioning Stanford as one of the options. 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I just want to say whatever.', 'start': 118.093, 'duration': 5.124}, {'end': 126.279, 'text': 'But I do think that your audience is very strong, though.', 'start': 123.237, 'duration': 3.042}, {'end': 128.18, 'text': "Yeah, I'm really thankful for that.", 'start': 126.699, 'duration': 1.481}, {'end': 131.222, 'text': "It's a lot of good memes and stuff like that.", 'start': 128.22, 'duration': 3.002}, {'end': 134.785, 'text': 'I think at the beginning, my channel was also like that.', 'start': 131.242, 'duration': 3.543}, {'end': 138.187, 'text': 'A bit more meme-y, a lot of inside jokes and stuff.', 'start': 134.825, 'duration': 3.362}, {'end': 142.03, 'text': 'Yeah, but then like the tech videos, they just like blew me up.', 'start': 138.827, 'duration': 3.203}], 'summary': 'Tech videos boosted channel success with a strong audience.', 'duration': 29.1, 'max_score': 112.93, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/DFDGHEzf5oE/pics/DFDGHEzf5oE112930.jpg'}, {'end': 229.068, 'src': 'heatmap', 'start': 183.829, 'weight': 1, 'content': [{'end': 191.654, 'text': 'Hi So I brought you in because you go to Stanford and Stanford gets a lot of clicks.', 'start': 183.829, 'duration': 7.825}, {'end': 193.335, 'text': "So I'm gonna use that on my channel.", 'start': 191.814, 'duration': 1.521}, {'end': 199.298, 'text': "So can I just ask you a little bit about your scores first, and then, how'd you get in?", 'start': 193.575, 'duration': 5.723}, {'end': 202.239, 'text': 'Why did you think you got in and stuff like that??', 'start': 199.458, 'duration': 2.781}, {'end': 204.821, 'text': 'SAT I got a 1590 and then ACT got a 36..', 'start': 202.259, 'duration': 2.562}, {'end': 206.602, 'text': 'What is that out of? Oh, 1600.', 'start': 204.821, 'duration': 1.781}, {'end': 207.402, 'text': 'Canadian, sorry.', 'start': 206.602, 'duration': 0.8}, {'end': 208.403, 'text': 'Oh, right, right.', 'start': 207.582, 'duration': 0.821}, {'end': 208.763, 'text': 'Oh, 1600.', 'start': 208.423, 'duration': 0.34}, {'end': 209.303, 'text': 'Yeah, yeah.', 'start': 208.763, 'duration': 0.54}, {'end': 211.124, 'text': "That's pretty good, I think.", 'start': 209.724, 'duration': 1.4}, {'end': 216.926, 'text': "Like it's one point before the maximum? Yeah, it was one question.", 'start': 212.345, 'duration': 4.581}, {'end': 219.326, 'text': 'I was always bummed about that.', 'start': 216.946, 'duration': 2.38}, {'end': 220.646, 'text': 'Trash I know.', 'start': 219.406, 'duration': 1.24}, {'end': 223.587, 'text': "You shouldn't even get accepted to Stanford.", 'start': 220.666, 'duration': 2.921}, {'end': 225.107, 'text': "That's pretty impressive.", 'start': 224.327, 'duration': 0.78}, {'end': 229.068, 'text': "So in your videos, you say that you don't study a lot and stuff like that.", 'start': 225.427, 'duration': 3.641}], 'summary': 'A stanford student with high scores discusses admission and study habits.', 'duration': 45.239, 'max_score': 183.829, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/DFDGHEzf5oE/pics/DFDGHEzf5oE183829.jpg'}, {'end': 253.933, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 229.108, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 235.909, 'text': "Yeah Is it true now or is it even true before? 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Because they don't look at freshman year.", 'start': 288.602, 'duration': 1.742}, {'end': 295.75, 'text': 'And I have a weird set of extracurriculars, so I thought it fit Stanford best.', 'start': 290.984, 'duration': 4.766}], 'summary': 'Student aimed for stanford due to easier admission criteria and fit with unique extracurriculars.', 'duration': 29.576, 'max_score': 266.174, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/DFDGHEzf5oE/pics/DFDGHEzf5oE266174.jpg'}, {'end': 321.221, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 296.531, 'weight': 1, 'content': [{'end': 302.894, 'text': "So the decision to apply to Stanford versus like Ivy League or whatever was basically just because I thought it'd be easier to get into Stanford.", 'start': 296.531, 'duration': 6.363}, {'end': 307.676, 'text': 'Okay So you wanted to get into like Ivy League slash prestigious school? Yeah.', 'start': 302.914, 'duration': 4.762}, {'end': 315.239, 'text': 'And then you thought Stanford was like the easiest one? As weird as it is to say, Stanford seemed like the easiest option.', 'start': 307.956, 'duration': 7.283}, {'end': 317.36, 'text': 'Interesting Okay, Elliot is here right now.', 'start': 315.579, 'duration': 1.781}, {'end': 318.12, 'text': 'Oh, sweet.', 'start': 317.68, 'duration': 0.44}, {'end': 319.621, 'text': "So I'm gonna get him.", 'start': 318.34, 'duration': 1.281}, {'end': 321.221, 'text': 'So here we have Elliot now.', 'start': 319.981, 'duration': 1.24}], 'summary': 'Preferring stanford over ivy league for easier entry', 'duration': 24.69, 'max_score': 296.531, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/DFDGHEzf5oE/pics/DFDGHEzf5oE296531.jpg'}], 'start': 90.851, 'title': 'Content creation, channel growth, and college admissions', 'summary': 'Delves into balancing content creation and audience demands, the impact of video types on channel growth, and the strategic approach to college admissions, emphasizing the importance of standardized test-taking skills and minimal studying for high scores.', 'chapters': [{'end': 174.807, 'start': 90.851, 'title': 'Content creation and channel growth', 'summary': 'Discusses the challenges of balancing content creation between personal interests and audience demands, as well as the impact of specific video types on channel growth and audience engagement.', 'duration': 83.956, 'highlights': ['The creator discusses the conflict between creating random content and doubling down on the content that led to channel growth.', 'The creator acknowledges the temptation to create content that receives more views, such as Stanford videos, despite personal preferences.', 'The conversation explores the balance between appealing to a strong audience and maintaining personal interests in content creation.', "The creator reflects on the evolution of their channel's content from meme-oriented to tech videos and the impact on channel growth.", 'The interview format is discussed, highlighting the challenges of balancing personal input with audience expectations.']}, {'end': 400.518, 'start': 174.887, 'title': 'College admissions and test scores', 'summary': 'Discusses college admissions, test scores, and the decision-making process for choosing stanford over other prestigious schools, emphasizing the importance of standardized test-taking skills and minimal studying for high scores, and the strategic approach to college applications based on extracurriculars and grades.', 'duration': 225.631, 'highlights': ['The interviewee scored 1590 on SAT and 36 on ACT, with minimal studying for standardized tests. 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The interviewee's approach to college admissions involved evaluating personal grades and strategically choosing a school where admission would be relatively easier, demonstrating a strategic perspective in the college application process."]}], 'duration': 309.667, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/DFDGHEzf5oE/pics/DFDGHEzf5oE90851.jpg', 'highlights': ['The interviewee scored 1590 on SAT and 36 on ACT with minimal studying, emphasizing the significance of test-taking skills.', 'The interviewee strategically chose to apply to Stanford over Ivy League or other prestigious schools, indicating a strategic decision-making process in college applications.', "The interviewee's approach to college admissions involved evaluating personal grades and strategically choosing a school where admission would be relatively easier, demonstrating a strategic perspective in the college application process.", "The creator reflects on the evolution of their channel's content from meme-oriented to tech videos and the impact on channel growth.", 'The conversation explores the balance between appealing to a strong audience and maintaining personal interests in content creation.']}, {'end': 921.566, 'segs': [{'end': 498.435, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 466.468, 'weight': 4, 'content': [{'end': 467.529, 'text': 'I never took the SAT.', 'start': 466.468, 'duration': 1.061}, {'end': 469.269, 'text': 'And I.', 'start': 468.349, 'duration': 0.92}, {'end': 469.97, 'text': 'I had a 36.', 'start': 469.269, 'duration': 0.701}, {'end': 470.17, 'text': 'Oh, okay.', 'start': 469.97, 'duration': 0.2}, {'end': 471.81, 'text': 'Yeah, yeah, yeah.', 'start': 470.21, 'duration': 1.6}, {'end': 472.691, 'text': 'Okay, okay, okay.', 'start': 471.851, 'duration': 0.84}, {'end': 473.711, 'text': 'So many different ones.', 'start': 472.711, 'duration': 1}, {'end': 473.991, 'text': 'A 35.', 'start': 473.771, 'duration': 0.22}, {'end': 475.812, 'text': 'I was like, 1, 600? Come on, that seems kind of low.', 'start': 473.991, 'duration': 1.821}, {'end': 476.332, 'text': "That's trash.", 'start': 475.832, 'duration': 0.5}, {'end': 481.017, 'text': "Yeah, I'm 35 and what else?", 'start': 478.454, 'duration': 2.563}, {'end': 482.379, 'text': 'Yeah, can you tell me about?', 'start': 481.438, 'duration': 0.941}, {'end': 486.605, 'text': 'your was like the common application or like essay stuff?', 'start': 482.379, 'duration': 4.226}, {'end': 487.346, 'text': 'What is it?', 'start': 487.006, 'duration': 0.34}, {'end': 488.127, 'text': 'What did they ask you?', 'start': 487.406, 'duration': 0.721}, {'end': 491.131, 'text': 'And then, like why did you think you got in??', 'start': 488.167, 'duration': 2.964}, {'end': 492.774, 'text': 'What was your selling point?', 'start': 491.432, 'duration': 1.342}, {'end': 495.375, 'text': 'My style was honestly my Instagram.', 'start': 493.234, 'duration': 2.141}, {'end': 498.435, 'text': 'I was doing a lot of photography and I talked about like.', 'start': 495.455, 'duration': 2.98}], 'summary': 'Multiple references to high sat scores, with 36 being the highest mentioned. discussion also includes college application and instagram as a selling point.', 'duration': 31.967, 'max_score': 466.468, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/DFDGHEzf5oE/pics/DFDGHEzf5oE466468.jpg'}, {'end': 542.113, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 514.019, 'weight': 1, 'content': [{'end': 517.62, 'text': 'No, so I talked about like my Instagram account in high school.', 'start': 514.019, 'duration': 3.601}, {'end': 525.603, 'text': "I had like 24, 5, 000 and I was like growing it and I thought it was like kind of unique and I don't know.", 'start': 517.679, 'duration': 7.924}, {'end': 528.765, 'text': 'I just thought it would be pretty interesting to talk about, develop the story around it.', 'start': 525.603, 'duration': 3.162}, {'end': 530.086, 'text': 'Nice, that makes sense.', 'start': 529.365, 'duration': 0.721}, {'end': 532.047, 'text': 'What was your selling point for Stanford?', 'start': 530.466, 'duration': 1.581}, {'end': 535.929, 'text': "My selling point is that I don't know.", 'start': 532.467, 'duration': 3.462}, {'end': 539.772, 'text': "basically, I'm a kid studying communication, which nobody really does.", 'start': 535.929, 'duration': 3.843}, {'end': 542.113, 'text': 'So yeah.', 'start': 540.712, 'duration': 1.401}], 'summary': 'In high school, i grew my instagram account to 24,500 followers, which i found unique. my selling point for stanford is studying communication, which is rare.', 'duration': 28.094, 'max_score': 514.019, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/DFDGHEzf5oE/pics/DFDGHEzf5oE514019.jpg'}, {'end': 590.599, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 561.524, 'weight': 3, 'content': [{'end': 562.744, 'text': 'Watch it all the time.', 'start': 561.524, 'duration': 1.22}, {'end': 566.266, 'text': "Later on, I'll tell you why you should get into CS, but okay.", 'start': 563.364, 'duration': 2.902}, {'end': 566.786, 'text': 'Okay, okay.', 'start': 566.326, 'duration': 0.46}, {'end': 573.368, 'text': "What about you? So it's called Human and Organizational Development, and I have a business minor.", 'start': 566.846, 'duration': 6.522}, {'end': 574.829, 'text': "It's too complicated to explain.", 'start': 573.448, 'duration': 1.381}, {'end': 581.012, 'text': "so it's just business pretty much, but it's a liberal arts school, so it's kind of wishy-washy.", 'start': 574.829, 'duration': 6.183}, {'end': 582.673, 'text': 'interesting, interesting.', 'start': 581.012, 'duration': 1.661}, {'end': 585.435, 'text': "so i mean it's it's way too early for you guys.", 'start': 582.673, 'duration': 2.762}, {'end': 586.756, 'text': "but i'll still ask you like what?", 'start': 585.435, 'duration': 1.321}, {'end': 589.398, 'text': 'what do you envision yourself in like five years?', 'start': 586.756, 'duration': 2.642}, {'end': 590.599, 'text': 'so like what kind of job?', 'start': 589.398, 'duration': 1.201}], 'summary': 'Discussion about academic backgrounds and future career plans with no specific data provided.', 'duration': 29.075, 'max_score': 561.524, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/DFDGHEzf5oE/pics/DFDGHEzf5oE561524.jpg'}, {'end': 686.382, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 659.129, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 662.21, 'text': 'So for the first couple months of my channel, I was just editing essays 24-7.', 'start': 659.129, 'duration': 3.081}, {'end': 664.55, 'text': 'You actually did them for them? Yeah, I did.', 'start': 662.43, 'duration': 2.12}, {'end': 667.171, 'text': 'Because I started the channel to try to help people,', 'start': 664.57, 'duration': 2.601}, {'end': 673.313, 'text': "because I thought there was an information gap in the college application process for kids who didn't get counseling and things like that.", 'start': 667.171, 'duration': 6.142}, {'end': 676.674, 'text': 'So I wanted to help them, but after a while, I was just drowning.', 'start': 673.813, 'duration': 2.861}, {'end': 677.275, 'text': 'I feel you.', 'start': 676.694, 'duration': 0.581}, {'end': 677.555, 'text': 'Same, same.', 'start': 677.295, 'duration': 0.26}, {'end': 677.915, 'text': 'I had to stop.', 'start': 677.575, 'duration': 0.34}, {'end': 682.298, 'text': 'I would say I do get a lot of questions from high schoolers as well.', 'start': 678.815, 'duration': 3.483}, {'end': 686.382, 'text': "It's like, oh, what do I do for like, how do I get into this college? Like, I don't know.", 'start': 682.999, 'duration': 3.383}], 'summary': 'Started channel to help college applicants, edited essays 24-7, but had to stop due to overwhelming demand.', 'duration': 27.253, 'max_score': 659.129, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/DFDGHEzf5oE/pics/DFDGHEzf5oE659129.jpg'}, {'end': 816.009, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 794.64, 'weight': 2, 'content': [{'end': 803.292, 'text': 'The payment I get from YouTube is around 1 to 2k, and it could be a lot higher if I actually I use a lot of copyrighted music,', 'start': 794.64, 'duration': 8.652}, {'end': 804.954, 'text': 'probably on 80% of my videos.', 'start': 803.292, 'duration': 1.662}, {'end': 811.043, 'text': "So that's the reason why all my biggest videos, none of them are monetized because I care a lot about music and whatnot.", 'start': 805.355, 'duration': 5.688}, {'end': 812.144, 'text': 'so like around.', 'start': 811.423, 'duration': 0.721}, {'end': 816.009, 'text': 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Just like bouncing between like suburbs, like white suburbia, like through most of my childhood.', 'start': 1079.061, 'duration': 8.586}, {'end': 1089.729, 'text': 'I was always like the only Asian kid in the neighborhood.', 'start': 1087.847, 'duration': 1.882}, {'end': 1095.261, 'text': 'Yeah, I mean, they were all my friends, but looking back on it now, there was always some sort of divide.', 'start': 1090.72, 'duration': 4.541}], 'summary': 'Felt prejudice in white suburbia during childhood, but not at school or frat houses.', 'duration': 28.608, 'max_score': 1066.653, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/DFDGHEzf5oE/pics/DFDGHEzf5oE1066653.jpg'}, {'end': 1195.728, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 1168.856, 'weight': 4, 'content': [{'end': 1172.498, 'text': "there's a lot of greek life at vanderbilt, greek non-greeks,", 'start': 1168.856, 'duration': 3.642}, {'end': 1181.083, 'text': 'most greek is white and like there is that segregation and 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No, it's not.", 'start': 1365.214, 'duration': 2.542}, {'end': 1368.516, 'text': "It's like B or something.", 'start': 1367.816, 'duration': 0.7}, {'end': 1369.477, 'text': "Yeah, it's probably around a B.", 'start': 1368.536, 'duration': 0.941}, {'end': 1372.96, 'text': 'Interesting I think I read that the average GPA at Stanford is like a 3.7 or a 3.8.', 'start': 1369.477, 'duration': 3.483}, {'end': 1373.46, 'text': 'Oh, interesting.', 'start': 1372.96, 'duration': 0.5}, {'end': 1376.263, 'text': "Yeah That's odd.", 'start': 1373.5, 'duration': 2.763}, {'end': 1381.348, 'text': "But then again, are your grades important nowadays? 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Yeah.', 'start': 1421.146, 'duration': 1.14}, {'end': 1424.327, 'text': "So it's like the average is a D.", 'start': 1422.486, 'duration': 1.841}, {'end': 1426.527, 'text': "It's, well, I don't know if it's a D, but it's lower, yeah.", 'start': 1424.327, 'duration': 2.2}, {'end': 1427.447, 'text': "Oh, that's terrible.", 'start': 1426.787, 'duration': 0.66}, {'end': 1430.888, 'text': 'Okay Yeah, I think MIT and Princeton also have great deflation.', 'start': 1427.547, 'duration': 3.341}, {'end': 1432.909, 'text': "Oh, really? Yeah, so- That's harsh.", 'start': 1430.908, 'duration': 2.001}, {'end': 1436.37, 'text': "Actually, MIT, I think, has a quota on a number of students that can get A's in a class.", 'start': 1432.929, 'duration': 3.441}, {'end': 1438.45, 'text': "So they're literally competing with each other.", 'start': 1436.85, 'duration': 1.6}, {'end': 1440.731, 'text': "Yeah And I don't know, that seems toxic to me, so.", 'start': 1438.49, 'duration': 2.241}, {'end': 1449.274, 'text': "Yeah Yeah, when I went to CJEP, which is something in Quebec, it's like pre-university, we had something called an R-score.", 'start': 1440.751, 'duration': 8.523}], 'summary': "Some schools have grade deflation, like mit and princeton, with a quota on a's.", 'duration': 31.629, 'max_score': 1417.645, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/DFDGHEzf5oE/pics/DFDGHEzf5oE1417645.jpg'}, {'end': 1524.703, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 1500.714, 'weight': 5, 'content': [{'end': 1507.377, 'text': 'summer, though, I spent like three months alone in New York and I really just got to do my own thing and explore,', 'start': 1500.714, 'duration': 6.663}, {'end': 1516.26, 'text': 'and I think I really thought about like where I wanted to be in the future, and that really helped me be grounded in my goals and my ambitions.', 'start': 1507.377, 'duration': 8.883}, {'end': 1518.421, 'text': "I think I've changed a lot since then.", 'start': 1516.84, 'duration': 1.581}, {'end': 1524.703, 'text': "Yeah, I mean like a lot of people change in college just because you're exposed to new perspectives.", 'start': 1518.441, 'duration': 6.262}], 'summary': 'Three months alone in new york helped me clarify my goals and ambitions, leading to significant personal growth.', 'duration': 23.989, 'max_score': 1500.714, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/DFDGHEzf5oE/pics/DFDGHEzf5oE1500714.jpg'}], 'start': 1186.985, 'title': 'Personal and career growth in academia', 'summary': 'Explores journeys to product management and personal growth, discusses grade inflation in top universities, highlighting a gpa of 3.7-3.8, and its implications on fields like pre-med and stem graduate school, and the personal growth experienced in college, including a shift in mindset and ambition.', 'chapters': [{'end': 1325.069, 'start': 1186.985, 'title': 'Journey to product management', 'summary': 'Explores a journey from wanting to be an investment banker to transitioning to data science and finally becoming a product manager while re-evaluating values and career aspirations.', 'duration': 138.084, 'highlights': ['Transitioned from math to computer science after learning about the high pay for software engineers at companies like Facebook and Google. The individual switched from studying math to computer science after discovering the high salaries offered to software engineers at top tech companies.', 'Changed career aspirations from data science to product management due to a shift in values and ambition to run a startup. Transitioned from pursuing a career in data science to product management driven by a desire to lead a startup and a re-evaluation of personal values.', 'Initially aspired to be an investment banker but found business studies boring and ultimately pursued a different career path. 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Like, I'll give you a comparison.", 'start': 1565.772, 'duration': 5.183}, {'end': 1576.078, 'text': 'In a company, we have something called like a goal metric, or an OKR.', 'start': 1571.436, 'duration': 4.642}, {'end': 1583.419, 'text': "It's something that the company worked towards too, right? But it's not always correct.", 'start': 1576.599, 'duration': 6.82}, {'end': 1585.541, 'text': "It doesn't always lead you to the right path.", 'start': 1583.94, 'duration': 1.601}, {'end': 1591.264, 'text': "And the most dangerous thing you can do is following it blindly and then realizing that that's not what you want.", 'start': 1585.601, 'duration': 5.663}, {'end': 1597.367, 'text': "So, I mean, I think it's totally okay that you don't have a goal anymore.", 'start': 1592.424, 'duration': 4.943}, {'end': 1604.191, 'text': "But it's nice to try to think about it and know at least what kind of direction you want to go to.", 'start': 1598.027, 'duration': 6.164}, {'end': 1608.372, 'text': 'I mean, I feel like you kind of know what you want, especially for now.', 'start': 1604.611, 'duration': 3.761}, {'end': 1610.092, 'text': "It's like you want to own your own thing.", 'start': 1608.412, 'duration': 1.68}, {'end': 1616.393, 'text': "I'm guessing you want to do your own thing, run your own business kind of a thing, right? 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The speaker highlights that YouTube allows them to fulfill personal goals, such as meeting people doing cool things, traveling, and expressing creativity.', 'Starting a YouTube channel was prompted by a desire to fill an information gap and capitalize on a niche market. The speakers discuss the motivations behind starting their YouTube channels, including addressing a lack of content related to specific topics and leveraging the potential of niche markets.', 'Challenges of sustainability and audience engagement are acknowledged as important factors in creating a lasting presence on YouTube. 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