[kadoban]

> One thing you can't fault Linus for is his ability to hire entertaining characters and promote a fun environment. That is a great skill. There's at least 5 other people there who could be YouTube empires all on their own.

Yeah, agreed, it's a bit absurd to me how they've managed to collect so many actually talented, entertaining people.

[freemint]

By offering them a a better deal then starting from nothing as a YouTuber and then "hooking" them with things such as writing staff, filming locations, good equipment, good people behind the camera, credit for their work and editing staff as well as access to hardware they would not get otherwise. They surely spend mid 6 digits on their workshop for example. Mostly to make CNC machines create custom heat spreaders.