There’s been an infinite number of times I’ve spoken to people about how a career in comedy and building products are similar: a journey that involves so much iteration, craft, and attention to detail. And dealing with audiences day in and day out along with the market defining a hit of your work: how close can this get!
Which is why TikTok, Instagram Reels, and a lot of social media content are going high on humour, both for the content and the tech creators who are the faces behind. So what exactly can we learn from building a thriving business out of humour, content, and technology?
I can't contain my excitement—for I finally pulled in Alexis Gay (Creative Entrepreneur | Stand-up Comic | Podcaster) to sit down with me and discuss everything about creative entrepreneurship.
00:00 Intro to Alexis and her work
01:18 Transition from tech to comedy: A journey
07:49 Why to be good at comedy (& business), you have to first be bad
12:06 How to shift the needle from ROI to enjoying the process
15:01 How to plan blocks of time as a creator and prepare a calendar
20:44 Building consistency and momentum around work
27:53 Acknowledging newer versions of yourself as a founder
31:36 Working on viral comedy content: lessons learned
37:46 Why it's important to be 'funny' than anything else
39:38 Hard parts of today's creator apps and the gap left to address
47:40 Talking to world-renowned people on "Non Technical" podcast
Follow Alexis: https://twitter.com/yayalexisgay
Check out her reels: https://www.instagram.com/yayalexisgay/
Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/non-technical/id1542532605
The Founder's Foyer on:
Website - https://www.thefoundersfoyer.com/
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thefoundersfoyer/
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7xov9chTGQ5F9rP5N0J78v
Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-founders-foyer-with-aishwarya-ashok/id1628603555
Newsletter - https://aishwarya.substack.com/