Erik Cupsa

Subscribers 99.6K

Videos 730

Views 18.3M

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Erik Cupsa covers the journey of building a startup, Empor, from a dorm room, sharing actionable insights, lessons learned, and strategies for turning ideas into reality, along with vlogs about life as a software engineer. Content style includes tutorials, vlogs, and startup-focused discussions, with recent videos highlighting monetization, AI app development, and solo programming efforts. The channel publishes frequently, with an average of about 61.3K views per video across 730 videos since joining on Jul 18, 2023.

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#1

Mikey No Code view on YouTube

91% relevance

Subscribers 109K

Videos 82

Views 4.7M

Appearances 15

SERP 100%

Similarity 86%

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Both target audiences interested in building profitable apps and AI-driven solutions (high 91% match with queries like 'build profitable app' and 'ai app development'), but Mikey No Code leans more toward no-code app creation whereas Erik Cupsa focuses on startup and coding journeys.

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Y Combinator view on YouTube

83% relevance

Subscribers 2.2M

Videos 786

Views 94.6M

Appearances 14

SERP 85%

Similarity 82%

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High search alignment around solo founder and startup topics (83% match; queries like 'solo founder startup' and 'startup learnings'), with YC delivering broader startup education and funding context that complements Erik Cupsa's founder-focused storytelling.

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TEDx Talks view on YouTube

74% relevance

Subscribers 44.2M

Videos 255K

Views 8.8B

Appearances 16

SERP 85%

Similarity 67%

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Significant audience overlap on startup journeys and learnings (74% match; queries include 'startup founder journey' and 'startup learnings'), though TEDx Talks provides a wide range of talks beyond entrepreneurial content.

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Edmund Yong view on YouTube

74% relevance

Subscribers 146K

Videos 22

Views 6.2M

Appearances 13

SERP 52%

Similarity 89%

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Shared focus on the startup founder journey and profitable app development (74% match); Edmund Yong’s content emphasizes solo founder experiences and practical app-building, aligning with Erik Cupsa's topics albeit with different delivery style.

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Startup Archive view on YouTube

72% relevance

Subscribers 33.2K

Videos 1.6K

Views 6.3M

Appearances 5

SERP 62%

Similarity 78%

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Overlaps on solo founder and coding a startup (72% match; queries 'solo founder startup', 'coding a startup'), but Startup Archive presents more archival case studies while Erik Cupsa offers ongoing narrative guidance.

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TED view on YouTube

69% relevance

Subscribers 27.2M

Videos 5.5K

Views 3.1B

Appearances 7

SERP 63%

Similarity 73%

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Common ground on startup learnings and entrepreneurial mindset (69% match; queries 'startup learnings', 'entrepreneurial mindset'), yet TED covers a broader array of topics beyond startup-specific content.

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Content Landscape

Discovered competitors include Mikey No Code (109K subscribers, 91% match) and Y Combinator (2.2M subscribers, 83% match) as the top matches. Both Mikey No Code and Y Combinator align with Erik Cupsa on overlapping queries such as build profitable app, ai app development, solo founder startup, and coding a startup. TEDx Talks (44.2M subscribers, 74% match) and Edmund Yong (146K subscribers, 74% match) are also relevant, sharing queries like startup founder journey and startup learnings. Startup Archive (33.2K subscribers, 72% match) adds to the overlap with solo founder startup and coding a startup. Erik Cupsa has 99.6K subscribers, which is far smaller than Y Combinator and TEDx Talks, indicating a smaller channel size relative to the strongest competitors while competing in similar startup, coding, and monetization topics.

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#7	66%	Ash Maurya - LEANFoundry	79%	104K	48%	6
#8	66%	Jacob Sucks At Code	80%	51.6K	44%	4
#9	63%	Dan Martell	83%	2.4M	33%	3
#10	62%	Arthur Spalanzani	83%	26K	29%	3
#11	61%	Tech With Tim	83%	2.0M	30%	4
#12	61%	Andrew Codesmith	85%	75.4K	25%	3
#13	60%	Phillip Choi	83%	151K	26%	2
#14	60%	Ugo Okoh	77%	30.7K	33%	2
#15	59%	Marko	80%	227K	28%	6
#16	58%	Lenny's Podcast	80%	560K	26%	5
#17	58%	Programming with Mosh	77%	5.0M	30%	3
#18	58%	Rob Walling	83%	116K	20%	3
#19	58%	Steven Cravotta	86%	60.6K	16%	1
#20	57%	Joma Tech	81%	2.3M	22%	3
#21	57%	EO	80%	658K	23%	5
#22	57%	Hallden	79%	675K	24%	3
#23	57%	Solo Founders	78%	9.1K	26%	6
#24	57%	gazi	80%	251K	22%	4
#25	57%	Slidebean	77%	650K	27%	2
#26	55%	Andreas Klinger @ PROTOTYPE	78%	21.2K	20%	1
#27	54%	Alex Hormozi	79%	4.0M	16%	3
#28	53%	The InBetween	75%	5.9K	20%	1
#29	53%	Harvard Business School	68%	766K	30%	7
#30	52%	Eleken	74%	7.2K	19%	2
#31	52%	Business Motiversity	72%	429K	22%	7
#32	52%	LeadDev	76%	54.6K	16%	1
#33	51%	Jake's Tech	72%	21.6K	21%	4
#34	51%	Neil Patel	74%	1.6M	16%	4
#35	50%	Alanis Business Academy	66%	175K	26%	3
#36	50%	Biz Life POV	70%	23.6K	20%	1
#37	50%	Harvard Innovation Labs	73%	419K	15%	4
#38	50%	The Startup Club by Slidebean	72%	48.5K	16%	1
#39	50%	Simon Sinek	68%	2.7M	21%	6
#40	49%	Valuetainment	67%	7.1M	23%	2
#41	49%	Bain & Company Insights	69%	23.2K	19%	2
#42	48%	Google for Developers	70%	2.6M	16%	1
#43	48%	GOTO Conferences	69%	1.1M	16%	2
#44	48%	get Poindexter	69%	1.1K	16%	1
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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Erik Cupsa?

Mikey No Code — 109K subscribers, 91% match; Y Combinator — 2.2M subscribers, 83% match; TEDx Talks — 44.2M subscribers, 74% match. The commonality is that all are prominent tech or startup-focused channels with content around software, startups, and coding/business topics, similar to Erik Cupsa's emphasis on software engineering careers and startup-building.

What type of content does Erik Cupsa make?

Erik Cupsa creates tech and startup-oriented content, with video titles about building profitable apps, starting a business in a dream city, coding a big startup with an F1 driver, job-search experiences in software engineering, and AI workflows. His uploads appear to be frequent, with an average of about 61.3K views per video, and recent titles range from 26.7K to 152.5K views.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Erik Cupsa?

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