Sunil Singhvi on working at Instagram, the challenges they face and how to make passive income as creators

For the past 15 years, Sunil has built an incredible career holding senior titles at tech giants such as Twitter, Instagram and also COO at James Grant, now known as YMU. Sunil has worked closely with creators during his roles, and has always understood the intricate details of the major apps demands and needs.   

Sunil joins Jordan to discuss the struggles Instagram is facing and why TikTok is making every platform work for their space in the market. He offers his advice as to where he believe creators should starting out and what opportunities NFT’s could bring creators long-term.

00:00 - 01:00 - Who Sunil is and his background working at Instagram
01:00 - 05:20 - Instagrams platform issues and why TikTok has bought it challenges
05:20 - 06:40 - the interest around BeReal and what Instagram can learn
06:40 - 08:00 - Working with creators
08:00 - 12:00 - The difference between creators and those with a lot of followers
12:00 - 18:00 - Opportunities for creators and thinking about passing income
18:00 - 19:20 - How video has evolved on Instagram
19:20 - 21.24 - How TikTok is coming for YouTube and how YouTube are responding
21.34 - 23.30 - Where he would advise creators start out in today's market
23.30 - 25:00 - TikTok’s superpower
25:00 - 26:00 - Sunil’s experience working at Rariable and NFT opportunities
26.17 - Creators Sunil is loving right now

Sunil’s must see creator:
Fearne Cotton: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw0wGD--N6e1y5BO15NXAVg

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