Chat with Dave Jones from EEVblog (Part 1 of 2) - Phil’s Lab #52

Dave Jones from EEVblog very kindly agreed to have a chat with me about YouTube, engineering, jobs, and more. This is Part 1 of 2. Thanks again for your time, Dave! [SUPPORT] Mixed-signal hardware design course: Udemy course: Free trial of Altium Designer: PCBA from $0 (Free Setup, Free Stencil): Patreon: [LINKS] GitHub: [TIMESTAMPS] 00:00 EEVblog Growth, Content, and Editing 05:21 Designing (for Videos, in Spare Time, in Company) 10:38 Working with Sponsors and Income Sources 12:54 Job Experiences and Doing Your Own Thing 17:29 YouTube Niche, Engineering YouTubers, and Views 25:06 Standing Out With Video Titles and Thumbnails 29:14 YouTube Analytics and Audience Retention 32:31 Promoting Videos and EEVblog (Brand/Forum) Origins 35:24 Doug Ford Microphone Video Series 36:13 Collaborations 38:25 Comments and Emails 45:17 Consulting and Time Spent Working 47:39 Employee and Internship Position 51:33 Portfolio and Going Back to a ’Normal’ Job After YouTube ID: QIBvbJtYjWuHiTG0uCoK