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Raw Startup - what's actually working, and what isn't

Business · 10-min uploads · 111K subscribers · started 2018 · ~0.2/week
Est. ad revenue$7–$26/morough estimate from recent upload pace at $1.5-6 RPM

Most stats sites hand you a subscriber count and an earnings guess. Neither answers the question that matters: which titles win on this channel, which flop, and what a creator should copy. Here is that read, from its 95 most recent of 127 long-form uploads. One of the business YouTube channels we track. Visit Raw Startup on YouTube →

In Raw Startup's own words
Raw Startup is for everyone that wants to learn more about Startups. We cover the most relevant subjects for entrepreneurs as well as giving advice to Startups. Raw Startup is hosted by Heini Zachariassen, Heini is the founder of Vivino, the world's largest wine app, community and marketplace used...Based in US

How many views does Raw Startup actually get?

This channel runs on hits: its top 10% of videos pull 76% of all views and its biggest is 294.1× the median, so the median upload (5K views) is the floor and the big numbers are the exception.

5K
median views
294.1×
top vs median
34%
hit rate (2×+)
76%
views from top 10%

What is Raw Startup's most popular video?

Its biggest hit is "How to Make an App [UPDATED 2026 VERSION 👇]" at 1.5M views - 294.1× the channel median. The other top performers:

Video titleViews
How to Make an App [UPDATED 2026 VERSION 👇]1.5M
We Built an App in 24 Hours [No Code]483K
Angel Investors: How to Find Investors [in 2023]313K

Which titles work best for Raw Startup - and which flop?

Same channel, same audience. The gap between these two lists is the title doing the work. Its strongest titles:

Video titleViews
How to Make an App [UPDATED 2026 VERSION 👇]1.5M
We Built an App in 24 Hours [No Code]483K
Angel Investors: How to Find Investors [in 2023]313K
NEVER Say This To An Investor [9 Things]181K
Transform Your Business Using OKRs Like Google and Intel161K
Twitter Marketing [Tactics & Hacks in 2023]151K
Ultimate Pitch Deck Guide with Examples [in 2022]137K
How to Launch & Grow an App [in 2023]123K
Master The Hidden Psychology of Winning Investors123K
Startup Funding - THIS is How you fund your Startup!90K

And the uploads that underperformed for this channel:

Video titleViews
Successful Founder Shares Top Advice for New Entrepreneurs!2K
The Disturbing Demise Behind the 90's Greatest Game2K
The AI-Powered Formula for Startup Success2K
They Make +$1M/year with a Food App2K
Inside Silicon Valley's Ultra-Rich Tech Oasis2K
How to Run a Successful Startup Hackathon2K
The Unfair Advantage of Being Small2K
Liberty Ships - The First Ever MVP2K
Chat GPT Just Killed Google (Innovator's Dilemma)2K
Inside the €24 Billion Startup That Never Existed2K

Which title patterns actually move the needle

Not a guess - the real view lift of each pattern across 95 uploads: median views with it versus without. This isolates the title from the topic, so you copy what works here and skip what does not - something no other tracker breaks down per channel.

View lift by title pattern - Raw Startup
Has a number48% of videos
+138%
Best / top / worst / ultimate12% of videos
+96%
Starts How / Why / What27% of videos
-27%
Short title (≤6 words)24% of videos
-23%
Speaks to "you"25% of videos
-17%
The title formula for Raw Startup

Lean on has a number and best / top / worst / ultimate - they lift views the most on this channel. Go easy on starts how / why / what.

starts how / why / what drags views 27% below par here - worth easing off.

What keywords does Raw Startup rank on?

Weighted by views, the topics this channel actually pulls traffic on are: app updated, updated version, app code, pitch deck, product market, market fit, real reasons, silicon valley. These are the lanes it owns - and the ones a similar channel competes against.

How often does Raw Startup post, and when?

Raw Startup publishes about 0.2 videos a week, most often on Thu.

Views by day of week
Sun
10
Mon
1
Tue
9
Wed
16
Thu
25
Fri
15
Sat
19

How long are Raw Startup's videos?

Typical uploads run about 10 minutes. Broken down by length, its 10-20 min videos perform best (10K median views) - the format worth leaning into on this channel.

Median views by video length
10-20 min
10K
20 min+
5K
5-10 min
4K

How does Raw Startup compare to other business channels?

At 5K median views, Raw Startup sits below the typical business channel we track (9K) - there is headroom.

How much does Raw Startup make? (estimated)

Nobody outside the channel sees the real figure, and ad revenue is only part of it - sponsorships and merch often dwarf it. But from public view counts, Raw Startup pulls roughly 4K long-form views a month from recent uploads, which at a typical $1-4 RPM works out to an estimated $4-$18 a month in ad revenue (about $53-$211 a year). Treat it as a ballpark, not a payslip - real creator income varies wildly, and this ignores the back catalogue.

What should a channel like Raw Startup make next?

Copy what already works here, not generic advice: lean on the 10-20 min format, ship on Thu. The median is the bar - the goal of every upload is to clear 5K views.

Raw Startup stats at a glance

Subscribers111K
Total views4.4M
Videos published127
Avg views (of 95 analyzed)45K
Uploads per week0.2
Typical length10 min
On YouTube since2018 (8 yrs)

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Public YouTube data for Raw Startup, analyzed by TubeHunter. We show the read, not a guarantee - titles are one lever, not magic.

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