Podcast with https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9810f-VSxIUZbdiJ8Ng8Qg, co-founder of https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXBC0n7uDLxg7d-qII9orig David Döbele graduated as one of the best students from Goethe University in Frankfurt, Germany. During his studies, he interned at the Swiss bank UBS, and later started a YouTube channel providing career advice. Due to the success of his career coaching events, together with his co-founder https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1TyOd8MwtZmhWkc5nmSNHw, they founded their startup PumpkinCareers in early 2020. They company started growing incredibly fast, due to extremely high demand for coaching and career advice in Consulting, Investment Banking, and Private Equity. Nowadays, PumpkinCareers has an office in downtown Frankfurt, with a spectacular skyline view and rooftop terrace. They coach almost 1,000 ambitious students interested in careers in the aforementioned fields. Most of their resources are available online, for free, on their YouTube channels and other platforms ▬ In this video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ We talk about David's early start on YouTube, and how focusing on a smaller niche helped him become very successful at organizing career events. We talk about how David and Jonas started their startup just before the pandemic started in 2020, and how they grew at an incredible pace in just two years. Next, we talk about how David manages to stay productive, and how he organizes his day. We also talk about sleeping habits and David's tricks to perform well even with minimum sleep. ▬ Follow David ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ YouTube: @David Döbele TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@david.doebele LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-doebele/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/david.doebele/ ▬ Follow me ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samuel.bosch/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samuel-bosch/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@boschsamuel YouTube: @Samuel Bosch ▬ Timestamps ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 0:00 - Intro 0:35 Where are you from? 03:05 What is your background? 10:32 Top 3 tips for students interested in finance/business careers 14:07 Biggest challenges in starting a company 18:46 YouTube journey, finding a niche, and building a company through social media 25:08 Reality of being a start-up founder 25:52 How much do you sleep/how much do you work? 31:01 Sleep hack + productivity 34:40 Outro, Like, Subscribe, Comment :)