: He began posting comedy sketches and stand-up clips to YouTube in 2008, reaching over one million subscribers by the summer of 2010. Recent Activities
The premise was deceptively simple: Kassem would go to the Venice Beach boardwalk, Hollywood Boulevard, or local colleges, armed with a handheld camera and a cheap microphone. He would ask strangers questions. But unlike traditional interviewers who sought coherent answers, Kassem sought chaos.
As his fame grew, so did his business ventures. As a co-founder of Maker Studios, Kassem found himself at the center of the biggest business deal in YouTube history. When Disney acquired Maker Studios for $500 million (with eventual payouts reaching nearly $1 billion based on performance), Kassem Gharaibeh suddenly found himself a wealthy man.
