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HIBT Lab! Hevesh5: Lily Hevesh

How I Built This · 27 Apr 2023 · 41m

What this episode covers

Lily Hevesh, creator of the Hevesh5 YouTube channel, explains how she turned a childhood hobby of domino art into a multi-faceted business, including launching a precision domino line with Spinmaster and starting an agency for large-scale projects. She details the technical challenges of manufacturing toppling dominoes, the decision to leave polytechnic college to pursue content creation full-time, and her strategic choice to prioritize her craft as a solo artist over scaling into a massive 'empire' structure. Hevesh also discusses her role as a judge on the Dutch TV show 'Domino Challenge' and her vision for bringing domino art into educational settings.

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companies scaling up

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Companies
Spinmaster, Warner Bros., U.S. Bank
Products
Hevesh5, Collateral Beauty, Campbell's soup, Domino Challenge, Lego
Also
Will Smith

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