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| UNC Chapel Hill, April 2015 |
“Asking Online Strangers for Advice”, edited and
directed by Max Reisinger, for his new Perspectopia channel and clothing
business.
The channel also has an earlier film of how Max
selected YouTube partners for his business. The real point of reviewing this
film is to discuss how teen entrepreneurs are quickly organizing, even in the
middle of a pandemic (or hopefully toward the end now).
The current film (9 minutes) comprises short
testimonials by young people, one of which says “be kind, and not just because
people are kind to you.” I’ve seen
similar sentiments on Twitter from Trey Yingst (formerly News2share, now Fox
correspondent from Israel), and from the “real” David Hogg (a 19 year old in North
Carolina, going to UNC Charlotte and working in the real world for a grocer). For the record, Max himself has yet to turn
18, and is finishing his last year of high school at UNC Chapel Hill (some of
it virtual). Max covers topics for young
adults in a manner that reminds me of John Fish (21, Harvard), Nate O’Brien (22
years old, I think, Santrel Media in Philadelphia), and even Tyler Mowery’s
screenwriting channels (2 of them). All
of these influencers talk about the importance of reading a lot of books, including
fiction.
While mentioning companies started by very young
people, we have to mention “that” David Hogg (Harvard) and his new pillow
company, Good Pillow, with William LeGate. Yes, the motive for the company is
partly political (anti-Trump), and we won’t get into that right now. On the other hand, the “real” David Hogg at
UNC sells sewn potholders and other hand art woodwork. To an outsider, it looks like there is
synergy between these companies and maybe they could work together.
In one earlier video, Max showed how he imprints his
Perspectopia T-shirts or jackets with a press in his home. The Perspectopia
channel page shows a drawing of an alien city.
All of them have mentioned how they relate to
investors and spend time on business proposals.
The Harvard David Hogg even showed a daily schedule for a Monday, where
he would do school homework and meet with investors, and get up at 3:30
AM. He used a planner that looked motivated
by John Fish’s growth notebook. The two
David Hogg’s, if claiming opposite political loyalties, are more alike than
they think.
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