I started a fully AI-generated YouTube channel — 10 days in, here’s what I’ve learned
A 10-day experiment with a fully AI-generated Shorts channel, covering the workflow, production trade-offs and what the early public results do not prove.
Case Studies · Tiny Media Lab
See what successful channels actually do.
Detailed breakdowns of creators, videos and channel systems—focused on the choices behind the numbers, not the numbers alone.
Browse the library01Context
Understand the creator, audience and constraints.
02Choices
Identify the content and packaging decisions that mattered.
03Transfer
Take the principle—not a shallow copy—to your own channel.
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Jenny Hoyos Shorts Case Study: Storytelling in 60 Seconds
A source-backed analysis of Jenny Hoyos’s Shorts storytelling system, with a six-Short experiment small creators can test in their own Analytics.
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