Dan Snow co-founded History Hit - the world’s premier digital platform for all things history - on the sly, as a few anonymous social media accounts whilst presenting prime-time history shows for the BBC.
As a top television presenter, Dan was living a charmed life. But he was passionate about joining the digital revolution - so he jumped in despite the potential danger of disrupting his career.

Today, HistoryHit is a subscription video service, home to extraordinary documentaries; one of the most popular history podcasts on the planet, and of course there’s all the action on twitter, instagram and across the socials too.

What is amazing about Dan's story is that he didn’t have to do it. As he regularly acknowledges he was deeply privileged to be born into a family who loved history and understood content: both his parents were journalists. And yet he opted to take the hard road of entrepreneurialism rather than the easy path that many expected.

Hosted by pioneering new media entrepreneur Sam Barcroft, in this episode Sam explores:

• Just how small the first entrepreneurial move can be to set the ball rolling
• The role that pride and shame can play in the entrepreneurial journey
• How important it is that the initial dream behind your idea is true to your personal passion

Dan Snow

@thehsitoryguy

HistoryHit

Sam Barcroft

@sambarcroft

Creatorville.co

Produced in association with the brilliant Spirit Studios
Executive Producer: Fred Casella
Sound Designer: Will Horrocks
Producer: Lauren Abery
Created by: Sam Barcroft
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