YouTube channel research

Turn any YouTube channel
into a research memo.

Other AI tools summarize one video. We read the whole channel — every transcript — and hand you the hooks, sponsors, content gaps and business ideas. For founders, competitive research and investors. Minutes, not 50 hours. Raw transcripts included.

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Three lenses · Same transcripts

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Same channel, different intelligence.

01

Business Idea Hunt

Find business ideas hidden in founder interviews

Top 10 business ideas, monetization patterns, niches, distribution playbooks, founder quotes, hidden opportunity map.

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02

Channel Teardown

Reverse-engineer any competitor channel

Content pillars, hook library (verbatim), format patterns, audience pain points, sponsor map, content gaps, 30 video ideas.

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03

Market Pulse

VC / analyst grade signals

Companies mentioned, founder pain points, emerging categories, demand signals, competitive maps, deal flow implications.

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Built for serious researchers

Who actually pays for this?

For founders

Extract the playbooks behind successful founders

Analyze Starter Story, My First Million, Lenny's Podcast and Acquired. Find business ideas, pricing patterns, distribution plays and repeated pain points — in minutes, not weekends.

From $1.66/credit
For agencies

Done-for-you content strategy teardowns

Client wants a content strategy? Analyze 3 competitor channels and get content pillars, hook libraries, sponsor maps and 30 video angles. Turn 2 days of research into a client-ready memo.

Agency pack: 300 credits / $499
For creators

Reverse-engineer competitors before launching

Want to launch a YouTube channel in your niche? Analyze the top 5 channels first. Find format patterns, intro hooks, content gaps. Skip 6 months of trial-and-error.

From $2.95/credit
For VC / research teams

Trend signals across founder podcasts

Skim through dozens of founder interviews per week. Auto-extract emerging niches, pain points repeated by multiple guests, business model trends. Decision-grade signals, not vibes.

Founder / Agency packs
What you actually get

Not a summary. A research memo.

SAMPLE TABLE OF CONTENTS
Founder Research Memo: Starter Story
78 videos analyzed · ~92 seconds · markdown export
01Executive Summaryp.1
02Top 10 Recurring Thesesp.2
03Business Models & Monetization Patternsp.3
04Frameworks & Playbooksp.5
05Companies, Products, Tools (table)p.6
06Trend Signals & Opportunitiesp.7
07Audience Pain Pointsp.8
08Content Strategy Teardownp.9
09Hook Library (10 verbatim)p.10
10Best Quotes (marketing-ready)p.11
11Strategic Recommendationsp.12
12Channel Statisticsp.13
Markdown · copy to Notion, Linear, Slack
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3 steps · 5 minutes setup

How it works.

STEP 01

Sign up

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STEP 02

Paste a channel URL

Open dashboard, paste a YouTube channel or video URL, click Extract. Our backend pulls all the transcripts.

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STEP 03

Generate report

Click Generate Report, pick a mode (Founder / Creator / Market Research). Minutes, not 50 hours, for the full memo.

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Pay as you go

Pay only when you generate reports.

No subscription. Buy credits, use whenever. Reports cost 1–8 credits depending on channel size. Credits never expire.

Pilot

$9
2 credits
$4.50 per credit
One project, two reports
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Starter

$19
5 credits
$3.80 per credit
Solo research projects
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Founder

$59
20 credits
$2.95 per credit
Active research, weekly reports
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Agency

$499
300 credits
$1.66 per credit
Client work · multiple channels per week
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How credits scale with channel size
Larger channels need more compute. Cost scales fairly:
1–25 videos
1 credit
26–75 videos
2 credits
76–150 videos
3 credits
151–300 videos
5 credits
301–500 videos
8 credits
500+ videos
contact us — split into batches
Done-for-you research

Need a client-ready competitor research pack?

We can analyze 3–10 channels and deliver a custom strategy memo: hook libraries, sponsor maps, content gaps, opportunity matrix — tailored to your client's niche.

Starting at
$299
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Common questions

How is this different from NoteGPT, Glasp, etc.?+
Generic YouTube summarizers give you a TL;DR. We give you a research-grade intelligence memo: business models, framework taxonomies, named companies, hook libraries, opportunity signals. Built for serious research — founders, agencies, analysts, journalists, content strategists — not casual viewing.
What model generates the reports?+
Best-in-class AI for long-context analysis. We pay the API costs — you pay per credit.
Is my data private?+
Transcripts are stored only in your account. We never share, sell, or train AI on your data. See our Privacy Policy.
Do credits expire?+
No. Credits never expire. Use whenever you need.
Is this legal?+
TranscriptLabs extracts publicly available transcript data via our backend infrastructure and generates private analysis reports for your account. You are responsible for using reports in compliance with YouTube's terms and applicable law in your jurisdiction.
Can I get a refund?+
Unused credits: refundable within 14 days for Consumers (EU) and sole traders contracting outside their professional scope. See Refund Policy.