Will Phillips

Subscribers 28.7K

Videos 197

Views 2.0M

Channels Like Will Phillips

Will Phillips covers behind-the-scenes stories of startups and founders, sharing raw, unfiltered narratives from the startup world. The content style leans toward deep-dives and documentary-style storytelling, with video topics ranging from accelerator glimpses and AI startup culture to venture funding and enterprise robotics. The channel publishes long-form, interview- and behind-the-scenes style videos and averages around 47.3K views per video, with an overall library of 197 videos since joining in 2015.

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Y Combinator view on YouTube

86% relevance

Subscribers 2.2M

Videos 786

Views 94.6M

Appearances 54

SERP 100%

Similarity 76%

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Shares a strong audience for startup storytelling and founder interviews, with high search overlap (100%) but the content is less about Will Phillips's specific voice and more about general startup storytelling and funding cycles (86% match overall, 100% search, 76% content).

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TED view on YouTube

60% relevance

Subscribers 27.2M

Videos 5.5K

Views 3.1B

Appearances 17

SERP 39%

Similarity 75%

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Audiences converge on startup storytelling and growth strategies, reflected in high search alignment (39%) and robust content overlap (75%), yet TED’s format and topics span broader ideas beyond Will Phillips’s niche.

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Startup Archive view on YouTube

57% relevance

Subscribers 33.2K

Videos 1.6K

Views 6.3M

Appearances 15

SERP 28%

Similarity 77%

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Targets behind-the-scenes startup culture and silicon valley startups similar to Will Phillips’s topics, showing solid content similarity (77%) but lower overall search presence (28%), indicating shared audience but distinct discovery paths.

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The Startup Club by Slidebean view on YouTube

56% relevance

Subscribers 48.5K

Videos 100

Views 1.5M

Appearances 11

SERP 28%

Similarity 75%

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Covers startup funding cycles and growth strategies like Will Phillips, with matching content depth (75%) and moderate search overlap (28%), suggesting a similar audience but different channel framing.

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Slidebean view on YouTube

54% relevance

Subscribers 650K

Videos 554

Views 54.3M

Appearances 11

SERP 20%

Similarity 76%

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Focuses on silicon valley startups and startup funding cycles similar to Will Phillips, with comparable content style (76%) and modest search overlap (20%), indicating aligned topics but different discovery routes.

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Starter Story view on YouTube

53% relevance

Subscribers 786K

Videos 380

Views 45.9M

Appearances 9

SERP 22%

Similarity 74%

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Centers on founder journeys and startup storytelling, mirroring Will Phillips’s core themes with strong content similarity (74%) and limited, but meaningful, search overlap (22%).

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Top competitors include Y Combinator (86% match) and TED (60% match). They share overlapping queries such as startup storytelling, founder interviews, and startup funding cycles, which align with Will Phillips’s focus on behind-the-scenes startup content and venture insights. Other notable competitors are Startup Archive (57% match) and The Startup Club by Slidebean (56% match); Slidebean (54% match) also overlaps on silicon valley startups and funding cycles. Will Phillips appears smaller in subscriber base (28.7K) compared with Y Combinator (2.2M) and TED (27.2M), highlighting a significant gap in reach but similar thematic focus on startup stories and growth strategies.

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#23	49%	Bloomberg Originals	71%	5.0M	15%	8
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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Will Phillips?

Y Combinator — 86% match, 2.2M subscribers; TED — 60% match, 27.2M subscribers; Startup Archive — 57% match, 33.2K subscribers. The commonality is they all produce content related to startups, entrepreneurship, venture capital, and tech startups, similar to Will Phillips'

What type of content does Will Phillips make?

Will Phillips creates videos about startup ecosystems, venture capital, and AI-enabled enterprises, as evidenced by titles like Inside a $19M YC Startup Building AI Agents for Enterprise and Inside a $500M Venture Capital Fund in Silicon Valley. The channel averages about 47.3K views per video, with recent uploads highlighting various startup environments and accelerator programs.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Will Phillips?

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