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Today's recording — 2:00 PMEpisode 3 with Marcus Reed. Research brief is ready.
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Episode 2 is ready for review5 titles · 6 Shorts · description · social posts · thumbnails
Review
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You're losing 42% of viewers before 1:30One fix would change it — see Insights
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This week's uploads: scheduled1 long-form Friday · 6 Shorts, one per day
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Content
Every episode, from upload to published.
Member questions — answer on air at today's recording
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"How do you say no to money when you're broke?"
Marcus T. · member since May · wants name read on air
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"Did Sarah ever regret staying invisible?"
Dana K. · member since June · anonymous
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"What's the first thing to put your name on?"
Leo A. · member since June · wants name read on air
Needs you
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The Coach Who Never Chased Fame — Sarah Okafor
Package complete · 5 titles · 6 Shorts · ready 2h ago
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New upload — raw_interview_jul8.mp4
Rendering clips · 4 of 6 done · ~9 min remaining
Scheduled & published
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Why He Turned Down $2M to Keep His Name — David Chen
Published Jun 26 · 8.4K views · 6 Shorts live · top clip: 21K
Insights
Last 28 days · all platforms. What's working, where viewers leave, what to fix.
31.2K
Total views
▲ 34% vs prior
4.1%
Long-form CTR
▼ 0.6 pts
2 / 2
Weeks filmed
Streak alive
The business
87
Community members
▲ 12 this week
3 / 87
Member Qs this month
all queued for Ep3
$41
Affiliate (books)
412 clicks · garnish, not dinner
Where you're losing viewers — Episode 1 retention
42% of viewers are gone before 1:30
Audience retention, long-form · benchmark for similar channels shown dotted
Views by platform
What to improve — ranked by impact
FIX 1
Cut the cold open to under 20 seconds
You lose 42% of long-form viewers before 1:30. Episodes that open mid-story retain ~2x better. Start with the guest's strongest moment, intro after.
FIX 2
Money-vs-integrity clips outperform 3-to-1 — make more
Your top 3 Shorts all share one theme. I can bias clip selection toward these moments automatically.
FIX 3
Long-form CTR dropped to 4.1% — thumbnail test needed
Ep1's face-only thumbnail underperformed. Test text-overlay variant on Ep2 ("$2M. He said no.").
FIX 4
Instagram is underweighted
Reels get posted 2 days after TikTok. Same-day posting historically lifts IG reach — the export package makes this a 3-minute task.
Library
Everything the show knows. Transcripts, research, people, ideas.
Guest
David ChenFounder, Chen & Sons · Ep1 · research brief, timeline, 42 claims verified
Guest
Sarah OkaforCoach · Ep2 · research brief, 3 books mentioned, full transcript
Book
The Reputation GameMentioned in Ep1 & Ep2 · summary + key quotes saved
Theme
Turning down money to protect the name4 moments across 2 episodes · candidate compilation clip
Research
Marcus Reed — brief for todayCareer timeline · 6 suggested questions · 2 companies researched
Moment
“Your name is the only thing you can’t buy back”Ep1 · 41:22 · top-performing Short (21K views)