The Origin Story Of A Successful New York City Travel Vlogger | The Sagnik Show

Ariel Viera quit his job because his producer didn't want him on camera, then he started Urbanist. Now he explores different cities all across the world and narrates stories about history and architecture, trying out the local foods, and learning about local cultures.

Show Notes:

0:00 Intro

0:48 Showing the REAL New York City?

06:36 How Ariel started vlogging in NYC

10:27 The Casey Neistat era

12:00 Leaving VOX Media for YouTube

15:50 Why Ariel prefers livestream over vlogs

18:00 Urbanist: Ariel's media company 

19:19 The Urbanist audience

23:27 How Ariel makes money

27:06 Does NYC suck, sometimes?

29:49 Art vs Businesses 

32:56 The American hustle

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