This man asked almost as many questions back to you guys as you did to him, you can really tell this was a mutually beneficial interview, and with his sort of inquisitive mindset it's very easy to see how he got the position he's in.
@WhizPill10 ай бұрын
Yup, very motivating to see
@mricardo9610 ай бұрын
Nailed it
@MitchellFX510 ай бұрын
Its a minipulation tool to not give your thoughts on a question until you ask the person whos asking the question in the first place. His answer could easily change depending on what they said first.
@MohammedMuaawia10 ай бұрын
@@MitchellFX5 oh definitely I noticed that aswell, as well as being avoidant and deflecting/not answering. But ultimately you could tell Neal was also genuinely gathering insight and benefiting from the creator perspective of the guys.
@RyanSoltani10 ай бұрын
@@MohammedMuaawiatrue
@InternetAnarchist10 ай бұрын
You guys keep stepping it up every video. Really impressed with your guests and grind, this is definitely one of the most well made channels on the platform. Keep up the fantastic work!
@BillionaireBr010 ай бұрын
hey dude. u are a youtewber too
@RoadToAesthetics10 ай бұрын
Wow I didn't know aussie's were real
@jeffcook544910 ай бұрын
Yo I’m subbed no way
@BillionaireBr010 ай бұрын
@@jeffcook5449 appreciate it
@BillionaireBr010 ай бұрын
@@RoadToAestheticswe exist
@gabrielgrassmayrtoo10 ай бұрын
The Fact that Colin and Samir went from giving up on youtube 3 years ago to now interviewing the CEO of KZfaq himself, just shows how this platform is kinda like the “new American Dream”
@GroundbreakGames10 ай бұрын
Was…
@realdavidpain10 ай бұрын
Thanks to Samsung #NeverForget
@crissyhutto84099 ай бұрын
If this is the best a country can offer FK OFF!!!
@sprucegoose69337 ай бұрын
Lmao my ass. It's about knowing the right people. You don't get to interview KZfaq's CEO when you come out of nowhere.
@michaelmcwhirter6 ай бұрын
@sprucegoose6933 What do you think would be the best way of getting to know these people?
@ProntosHere10 ай бұрын
I’ll give Neil a A+ for question avoidance
@jzwadlo10 ай бұрын
................... "But what do you guys think?" 😂😭
@amanvermalh10 ай бұрын
I don't think he avoided any questions
@VMYeahVN10 ай бұрын
@@amanvermalh That means he did his job correctly. There were a handful of questions he dodged or answered with a non-answer. He has good media training (like any celeb or higher up exec does) where he can say stuff and make it sound like he answered a question but didn't really. For example, there were a lot of questions where he didn't give a hard answer and just asked back to Colin and Samir "what do you think?". On the surface it's a nice way to show he wants to hear their opinion, but it's also a deflection from the question and is a good way for him to get out of answering the question because usually the topic carries on. A lot of the AI questions he kinda dodged by just saying "i still think it's about the human element" repeatedly without really directly addressing the question. The human element is cute and all but as we all have seen over the last 2 years AI is something that is going to change a lot of things and it's already changing audience habits and the young audience growing up with AI content will not care about if the content is AI or human or not. Everyone very clearly sees that's where things are going and he dodged that question/concern entirely. He did answer a lot of questions, but he wasn't fully 100% transparent on every one.
@penonpaper313210 ай бұрын
@@VMYeahVN I mean he's not stupid. He understands that creators are concerned or even scared of AI taking over, so he's not going to say anything to alarm them, but he also understands that if the industry heads into the direction of AI generated content, KZfaq doesn't have to pay creators anymore. There is a profit incentive to allow AI content to succeed. He skillfully dodged the question by suggesting that "oh well, I think viewers come to KZfaq for the human element" which is a loaded statement of nothing. Doesn't suggest any policy direction or really any data to back that claim. He doesn't even say that "if viewers want AI content, we'll give them AI content." That's really the one topic where he fumbled pretty hard. Everything else was a range from mid to acceptable. I mean a lot of it comes to the quality of the interviewers and Colin and Samir didn't really press him as hard as I wish they did. They talked to him like friends which is ok, but you're interviewing the CEO of KZfaq, a lot of viewers want to see his reaction to questions about KZfaq's biggest issues.
@VMYeahVN10 ай бұрын
@@penonpaper3132 I think that's just you being super lenient because long form interviews like this always make someone who's otherwise not reachable seem more down to earth. That's the whole reason this format of things like Hot Ones are popular. But it shouldn't cloud your judgement from remembering that at the end of the day he's a corporate exec who's had literal media training classes that teach him how to not answer things he doesn't actually want to answer and he used it all through out this. Which is fine, just don't pretend like he was super open and 100% transparent or let us behind the curtain when that's not what happened here.
@Donny_B10 ай бұрын
This really changed the way I feel about Neal. When he first took the role of CEO there was alot of bad publicity but I genuinely feel like he wants nothing but the best for KZfaq and Creators. Colin and Samir, thank you for asking (and suggesting) the right questions. The community needs you guys!
@_framedlife10 ай бұрын
I didn't get that feeling. seemed as if he wanted to always circle back to advertising
@blackman718610 ай бұрын
He's a perfect example of a capitalist society. Always thinking about the money and not creativity or emotion. YT doesn't care about its creators and it's an open secret at this point but this guy has pushed the money mindset way too much. For example, now creators can't choose to play single-roll ads in their videos and they are forced to put multiple ads in their videos even if they don't want to.. This is just one example, another would be the abomination of a broken copyright system on YT. When you focus too much on money things become soulless and that's what's been happening to YT over the years. There's no freedom of speech, creators get shadow banned, unfair guideline strikes, and all sorts of bullshit.
@RyanSoltani10 ай бұрын
Amogus
@JacksonMack374210 ай бұрын
The focus and hyper optimization of the algorithm to maximize profits with the algorithm and viewer retention and what not directly funds creative individuals and affords them the opportunity to create things they are passionate about that may otherwise be impossible without KZfaq. It will never be perfect, and will always lean towards maximizing profits, but it's about as good as you could expect in today's capitalistic creator economy. As long as human creativity contributes to YT revenue there will be an incentive for YT to pay those creatives. It is about money, but to pursue a career as an artist you will need to be able to survive, and to do so in today's world money is the best vehicle to meet your needs. If you don't agree with KZfaq monetization or are not motivated by money, well then you are even more free to go somewhere else or share your work on KZfaq anyways for the sheer joy of spreading your own creations with the world, and if it resonates with people, it will be suggested to more people, so wether you want to share your creativity with the world, or you want to monetize whatever you are doing, you can do both. Peacizzle dizzle yall
@LiveProductionTips10 ай бұрын
@@blackman7186 if KZfaq doesn’t make money how do you think it would ran? They need to make money to make a better platform and pay creators, because creators make the platform what it is. They also have to keep advertisers happy because they are the ones spending money. Everyone needs to be happy. The Viewers, Creators, Advertisers and KZfaq. So yes money is needed a lot of it
@dorazd333810 ай бұрын
IMA JUST INTERVIEW THE ALGORITHIM SO THEN IT GET PUSHED
@FumezCreates10 ай бұрын
I couldnt have said it better 😂
@tatsuuuuuu10 ай бұрын
Anthony Padilla also did it btw ^^'
@blayneelizabeth209810 ай бұрын
😅😅😅
@RyanSoltani10 ай бұрын
Exactly
@tarontex207610 ай бұрын
& the algorithm hacked us 😂💀💀💀💀💀
@fearlessandfar8 ай бұрын
Loved this Interview. As a KZfaq creator, It's so helpful to hear Neal speak. Even the non-answers are answers, and seeing the enthusiasm of on different topics shows where the platform is headed. A+
@enigma81815 ай бұрын
He's a free speech hating pos
@joeingram110 ай бұрын
My takeaways 1. Embrace shorts and monetization opportunities 3. Be cautious of AI generated content 3. Engage with your audience! Respond to comments! Key for long term success. 4. Subscribers still matter 5. Engage w/ KZfaq updates and help to shape the platform 6. Collaborating with other creators is very important for your success. 7. Adapt to changes and evolve as KZfaq evolves
@ixqulfil10 ай бұрын
wrong wrong wrong
@joeingram110 ай бұрын
wat@@ixqulfil
@apollosmartyn10 ай бұрын
I don't agree with a few of your points
@ixqulfil10 ай бұрын
@@apollosmartyn shut up
@HoopxBasketballOfficial9 ай бұрын
Subscribers doesn't matter anymore
@JobOthoniel10 ай бұрын
Amazing Interview Colin and Samir, keep the good work, Also i notice Mr.Mohan do very honest answers for all the questions. thank you.
@theone_51507 ай бұрын
fake subs 😭
@JobOthoniel7 ай бұрын
@@theone_5150 i don’t think so brother I suffer from algorithm shadowban
@JobOthoniel7 ай бұрын
@@theone_5150 search in google for shadowban
@crazyfool70757 ай бұрын
@@JobOthonielyou mean wabbajack?
@SI-fu2jj7 ай бұрын
@@JobOthonielshut up you buy subs
@hiitsizumi10 ай бұрын
The fact the CEO is asking creators their opinions on things and how they've experienced things makes me feel so seen and like my opinion matters. wow. 👏💗
@leegirl0078 ай бұрын
You do realise this was a PR stunt. He didn't really answer any questions
@winstonsmith84824 ай бұрын
lol you've been duped. congratulations.
@beast94712 ай бұрын
@pabloescobar7506madrasa chap 😅
@diro965510 күн бұрын
You sound like a sheep
@JaredOwen9 ай бұрын
He didn't seem to want to talk about the 30/70 membership split with creators.🤔 Dodged that one nicely...
@donowtube9 ай бұрын
What's that?
@pawsomeLife489 ай бұрын
@@donowtubeceo for a reason 😂😂😊
@Trevor_Philips_industries9777 ай бұрын
@@donowtube it's called being a simp
@anonymousgoogleuser59616 ай бұрын
What is a KZ? Is it a Case, who Faschists you press in, for Lidl Lidl Lidl Money This is YT Is it a KZ, who big Mass on Humans (max. UNPERSONAL) pressed in. This is a Skynet warning ⚠ ❤ I m German, my English is crap😅
@some_random22256 ай бұрын
Careful there bud
@RoadToAesthetics10 ай бұрын
Neal Mohan thank you for joining Colin and Samir for the interview, this has been a huge help.
@iamluc110 ай бұрын
It's very insightful
@TruthDoHurts10 ай бұрын
They should add in a function whereby viewers from shorts are able to report or inform/tag the relevant videos to the channels that have their videos reuse by other creators. That would be more practical than having an ai capturing and recognizing audio, easier to be done and could be pushed out earlier too.
@user-yk3zx2cs1g10 ай бұрын
Well said
@imfastasfuckboy67672 ай бұрын
Green-screen kid: You ain't gonna catch me!!!!!!
@8thy10 ай бұрын
Really glad Neal asked questions back for opinions, feels like he’s the kind of guy who’d be in a CEO role and yet would listen to individual people and walk away with a new thought and idea, like he wouldn’t throw that away if that makes sense. Very fun interview interesting period we’re all in when it comes to content’s meaning right now and glad to get Neal’s views on that current ecosystem:)
@VINTERIUM..EXPLORIUM.17 ай бұрын
👍
@jacob.feehan10 ай бұрын
This is nuts you’re talking to the KZfaq CEO!?
@tatsuuuuuu10 ай бұрын
yes but also Anthony Padilla did it too.
@Spealer10 ай бұрын
He's still just a person, just with alot of money and control
@cschaefer113910 ай бұрын
Ludwig did it first
@branmo_me10 ай бұрын
This isn't THAT big of a deal seeing a CEO talking to creators of their own platform
@crazyfool70757 ай бұрын
he's a paajeet after all
@HoopxBasketballOfficial9 ай бұрын
Subscribers is not important anymore, you need to produce high quality, long retention videos in your niche in a consistent basis so KZfaq always push your contents, missed one week not uploading you will experience a huge decline of your views, so better plan ahead and never loose your momentum. Be a good employee of KZfaq.
@FalconEcho10 ай бұрын
Invalid traffic issue????
@holisticawareness12310 ай бұрын
Yeah for real, how was this one missed?!?!
@eamonshields27549 ай бұрын
Love how he genuinely asks questions about your guys thoughts on topics
@justkayy10 ай бұрын
Happy to see that the CEO of KZfaq is so thoughtful and really listens to your feedback and concerns. It’s shows that he’s a good CEO which means a good product follows. One concern I have with the introduction of shorts is the reduction of attention spans. KZfaq is the only platform with consumers who have a longer attention span. Hopefully they take this in consideration as the introduction of shorts or focus on it could lower the attention span of their consumers resulting in a lower quality of consumers as advertisers pay much better when our attention spans are longer. One other introduction that could be cool is our own photo feed in the community page so the updates are listed in three by three allowing a curated feed. Could be cool✌🏼
@cheesemanthe2nd10 ай бұрын
No he doesn't, basically all of youtube exploded when they disabled dislikes (mainly his idea) and nothing was dont. Now, basically all of youtube is exploding about sssniperwolf and how she's a doxxer and child preditor, all she got was one demonized video
@AutomateYourLife10 ай бұрын
Great interview guys - Really insightful. I caught on around 40 minutes where Neal said that he wanted creators to feel like YT is our home. On that note, I talked to my partner manager today and specifically told them that I wasn't sure about KZfaq as our home anymore. Invalid Traffic and the lack of transparency with that issue is a significant breach of trust for someone building a brand and a business. Just clarity is needed, but there's no one caring or responding the right way to this.
@karentaylorsmells10 ай бұрын
I know what you mean.. but what I always remember is Gary V saying these platforms are free, we’re not paying to use it. It owes us nothing but if people want to utilise them they’re there to use.
@Kelson018 ай бұрын
@@karentaylorsmellsyes but these platforms wouldn’t exist without individuals creating content. It’s a nonsense take thinking that we owe them 😂
@JacobRestituto10 ай бұрын
So wildly impressed that you guys were able to land this interview! I found it hard to tell if he was genuinely curious to hear your opinions or if he was simply deflecting your questions so that he didn’t have to give a concrete answer.
@Karen-Campos10 ай бұрын
👀 Wonder what the word count was for “ecosystem!” 😂 But they hit some hard questions like the common use of Discord for engagement & many moving support off platform.
@benguin_10 ай бұрын
Typical CEO interview. Don’t give specifics. Don’t be controversial - tap into both sides of the audience. Push your agenda. Deflect or defer questions you don’t want to answer. All I took away from this with any certainty, is that KZfaq are bullish on Shorts, and creators need to get on board.
@TheDarkSaberGod10 ай бұрын
You said it perfectly
@Empress2227 ай бұрын
oh so charming and non-threatening - what a good little ceo interview.
@NivitaVerma9 ай бұрын
"Neal Uncle says it cool..." lol :) KZfaq is my absolute favorite online platform (entertaining, educational, etc). I LOVE IT! Glad to see Neal Mohan leading KZfaq to unlock even more value for creators and users!
@VINTERIUM..EXPLORIUM.17 ай бұрын
👍
@kavinkacreates10 ай бұрын
Interviewing your boss. Top-tier move.
@AdrianPuiu10 ай бұрын
“What do you guys think?” That’s why he is the CEO! 👏👏
@IdRatherBeHiking10 ай бұрын
Can you ask him why it's acceptable to have creators like me who have put in 20,000+ hours of work over 8 years only to get my channel deleted BY KZfaq after it was hacked? So many creators are getting hacked right now, it's one thing if youtube is doing everything possible to support creators, in my situation they have ruined my life and livelihood. I'm still working out if I'll write off a multi-hundred thousand dollar loss, basically not needing to pay taxes again for decades or sueing youtube.
@LandoSuccess10 ай бұрын
Really wish he wasn’t so political and safe with all his answer’s so unfortunately didn’t learn anything new by his answers. You guys definitely tried and asked some great questions
@butterfliesinspace10 ай бұрын
The big problems with youtube now, is that the Algorithm plays favorites. Its no longer working for the viewers or creators, but instead based on pushing channels that are already grown so that they can grow even more. It creates an inequality among creators and really puts the small creators and new channels at a huge disadvantage. I wish @youtube and @creators would push more independent small creators.
@robertpolnicky77026 ай бұрын
Ive been censored and shadiwbanned out the ionosphere. I can guess why but the reasons are covert.
@kawana1961Ай бұрын
@@robertpolnicky7702 Yeah, they are playing with you guys and you are still happy about it. xD Wait few years and you will have to pay 0.19 youtubepoints to see that video xD
@kawana1961Ай бұрын
+ Everything they say must be the truth, cause we can shadowban all the problems :D
@LordOfTheThings10 ай бұрын
I think for new creators, the barrier to entry is so high that it is just way easier to do it all on TikTok and blow up there, there should be a creative program that, at least after a year of consistency, you get pushed out to a wider audience
@VINTERIUM..EXPLORIUM.17 ай бұрын
👍
@ZirothTech10 ай бұрын
Been excited for this one since you first took questions! This really shows that you guys are the pulse of the creator economy, love to see it!
@RyanSoltani10 ай бұрын
Colin and Samir ftw
@TuckerPearce10 ай бұрын
To think, I watched you guys back when you were trying to meet YesTheory, in the early days. The fact that you are interviewing the CEO of KZfaq is just epic. love seeing your success. Can't wait to watch this.
@JohnCastillo10 ай бұрын
really cool seeing Neal ask as many questions back at you. You can tell he values your expertise 🙌🏼
@Celinelikedion10 ай бұрын
The way I clicked on this so fast 🔥 stoked for you guys and this interview
@LaurenAngela_aufDeutsch10 ай бұрын
Ditto lol
@MobbJusticeTV7 ай бұрын
Great session! I love how Neal kept asking Colin and Samir questions. Felt like a real discussion. Also think Neal uses all engagements with creators as a chance to learn something or at least gauge how the platform is performing
@seanjamescameron10 ай бұрын
If he doesn’t address the false invalid claims issue then it’s a waste of time watching.
@ChurchofCthulhu10 ай бұрын
I love this channel, but they only gave him softball questions.
@MadMaximo10 ай бұрын
They didn't even ask about y in God's name he removed dislikes worst change on the platform IMO
@HenryBelcaster10 ай бұрын
Great interview!
@mysiph10 ай бұрын
hey henry
@lengeschandran10910 ай бұрын
Why r u not verified 😂😂😂 I think this is the first time I’ve seen a account with a million subscribers and not being verified 🤔 or is it that I can’t see it?
@champ788 ай бұрын
@@lengeschandran109Right why he not verfiied that's weird
@crazyfool70757 ай бұрын
great paajeet
@-techexo6 ай бұрын
@@lengeschandran109because verifying is manual
@ThatsSoNav10 ай бұрын
Interesting Video but the real question should be does KZfaq really Care about there creators ? is the career on KZfaq is it safe how long does KZfaq normally take to ban or demonetize someone in a error for no reason without any explanation . .is it really worth uploading on KZfaq knowing the risk of getting banned or demonetized for no reason is very high . Can Creator Seek legal support if a channel gets banned for no reason and does KZfaq has any real employees or only bots who decides to ban people in error ..
@evanfitzgerald168910 ай бұрын
nearly impossible to watch with any flow due to the quantity of commercials
@viktorbanczi990510 ай бұрын
Did you talk about censorship? That should be the biggest and most important topic.
@DvBlackFire10 ай бұрын
Would’ve loved if you posed some more critical questions like about scam ads, demonetization of perfectly fine content etc.
@prismstories10 ай бұрын
CS: Asks question. CEO: doesn’t answer question. “What do you guys think?” CS: gives answer CEO: I Agree, answers question with their frame Lol
@Fatvod10 ай бұрын
Not true he directly said no we aren't leaning that direction or no we don't think that's going to be a priority a number of times.
@prismstories10 ай бұрын
@@Fatvod he often asked the question back to extract more information to inform how he should respond. Doesn’t mean he always agreed but he always knew their position. Which is brilliant, just interesting
@vincyagain10 ай бұрын
I just want them to bring back KZfaq rewind. It was our childhood honestly.
@Willy_MMA10 ай бұрын
this is just so INSANELY valuable to every creator. You guys are legends 🎉
@strivingspace8 ай бұрын
17: 02 perhaps YoutTube need to create a new feature to allow viewers see the history of the content presented on the video. Click and see the timeline of video from the beginning until the last time this specific part of video uploaded on youtube. It will also show the related content for viewers to see more.
@FinalEffect2510 ай бұрын
How about provide tools to the viewers who don't like shorts/premieres/livestreams the ability to filter them out of their "Subscriptions" Feed. I just want my old school KZfaq feed and now its cluttered with crap I don't want and have to use 3rd party extensions to get what I want.
@Peake_DG10 ай бұрын
One thing I think is weird and I don't like. Is every time I open the YT app, it opens on shorts. I doubt they would change it because it adds lots more viewers to shorts, but i still dont like it. I only want to consume long form. But i am kinda forced to watch short form. Yes I just click off after a couple shorts, or somedays way more than a couple shorts. Yea just dont like opening yt and having shorts there.
@parasocialbondsmetaswvoits907810 ай бұрын
the content value is OUT of charts thanks for the upload and I thank all of you for being here 🙏
@SaveEarthNowOfficial9 ай бұрын
This is just awesome! It's really cool to watch you guys discuss IMPORTANT aspects of KZfaq, especially for us creators.
@VINTERIUM..EXPLORIUM.17 ай бұрын
👍
@Tornnnado10 ай бұрын
I am continually astounded by the guests you're able to wrangle in for the show, and I'm yet further astounded by the sheer intelligence that radiates through your conversations. I've learned quite a bit from this one; Neal has such a unique perspective. Thank you for doing this! ❤
@DEYOCLUB10 ай бұрын
Great interview guys! I think the future for KZfaq is bright with Neal at the helm. Can Neal please look into all the scam ads that are on KZfaq. Is there no human review with all the crypto and AI scam ads that on the platform?
@FrankBendler10 ай бұрын
Question for the ceo : why is my Adsense payout dropping about 95% down over knight for month and back over night as well, caused by “invalid traffic” which I have nothing to do with. I don’t click on my own ads, don’t run bots or anything… this is the 4th time my Adsense got crushed and revived. It’s hilarious
@ThatsSoNav10 ай бұрын
does KZfaq only care about there top 1 % creators or do they also support small youtuber .. also it would be amazing if Mohan could answer why KZfaq is on banning rampage of small channels without any reason
@ChurchofCthulhu10 ай бұрын
100%
@604stella10 ай бұрын
Was wondering the same thing.
@megsernst10 ай бұрын
I would be interested to hear more about how KZfaq is trying to develop its fair use policy for creators who make, for example, video essays and use movie clips. I feel like the copyright claims don’t really match KZfaq’s statements about what is fair use, and this can be super frustrating for creators.
@ChurchofCthulhu10 ай бұрын
Definitely!
@penonpaper313210 ай бұрын
That's a good question, but you have to remember that KZfaq is a profit driven company (maybe not as profit driven as other social media sites because KZfaq is owned by Google which would probably step in, pay the bills, and keep the lights on if something bad happened) that doesn't want to be sued if they side with creators on copyright issues. The copyright system on KZfaq is specifically designed for larger companies to abuse and KZfaq allows for that greediness because they don't want to fight legal battles. I'm not meatriding KZfaq or defending their questionable crony business decisions. I'm just putting on my "profit driven capitalist" hat on for a second and thinking about why KZfaq does what they do.
@VINTERIUM..EXPLORIUM.17 ай бұрын
👍
@kevinnickens10 ай бұрын
I have some feedback for the platform and a question for Neal. I make guitar lesson videos, so I’m in the music education niche. The use of copyrighted music is a known cripple of this niche. Almost all of my fellow creators in the music education niche as well as myself use copyrighted music under the terms of fair use, but we still deal with copyright strikes and demonetization (mostly because the copyright holders-record companies-don’t understand KZfaq). I was excited to hear that the use of copyrighted music would become available to KZfaq shorts next year through a revenue share. I can confidently say that if this feature came to long form content and it was robust enough to stop the unfair demonetizations and strikes, it would absolutely be nothing short of revolutionary for the music education niche. Are there any plans in this vein? Great video! Love this channel
@ChurchofCthulhu10 ай бұрын
Totally agree, but the dying music industry will never give up a penny.
@ethersecure243210 ай бұрын
CEO: "AI will never replace real creators like you on KZfaq" AI: "Hold my beer" 😂
@JozzFilms10 ай бұрын
I like he doesn’t get defensive, he plainly asked “Why?” which is cool.
@vandalorian877710 ай бұрын
As a KZfaq viewer I can tell you that I absolutely hate shorts. They clog it the feed and there should be a toggle to turn off shorts.
@rollierollout10 ай бұрын
I wish the guy they're interviewing talked more than the interviewer. They asked one hard hitting question and didn’t even let him answer it.
@HunterKowald10 ай бұрын
Copyright problems are a huge issue for us, please don’t just say you’re going to “noodle on it” then move on.
@hirostvjapan10 ай бұрын
It's so hard to get monetized. I was once but got deleted the channel for monetized. I have over 70K subs, over 300 million watched, for shorts 20 Million watched, but still can't get monetized. It's so hard trying my best every day.
@AnHebrewChild10 ай бұрын
what are the requirements to get monetized? I would have thought the rules were clearly defined (eg over 10k subscribers OR over x# total views, etc.). Is this not the case?
@carissasharesallvlogs8 ай бұрын
He almost interviewed you guys as much as you interviewed him. It was awesome
@DirtyDanGamingYT10 ай бұрын
You should ask why they censor content and demonetize so much. They say they want to grow podcasts but lost joe rogans because the demonetized alot of his videos
@chillingtalesfordarknights10 ай бұрын
Intriguing conversation and insights! It's always fascinating to get a behind-the-scenes look into the minds of those leading platforms we use daily. Thanks for facilitating this candid talk with KZfaq's CEO, Neal Mohan, and highlighting the nuances of the platform's journey and future vision. Kudos to the team for such a comprehensive interview!
@ronrauwerda10 ай бұрын
Great interview. But why no questions about the invalid traffic bug that's going on?
@captainkite10 ай бұрын
This was more of a conversation than an interview.
@RenegadesGarage9 ай бұрын
Colin and Samir.. Great interview with Neal. Thanks for sharing it. I am very grateful that my channel is monetized but I think us creators should be paid more. I understand that it's KZfaqs platform and I respect that but think about if from our prospective, if there were no content creators using the platform there wouldn't be a KZfaq platform. Creators big and small are putting in the work but are not getting the reward from it. KZfaq is making more money from our hard work than we are.
@kenny.bender10 ай бұрын
Subscribers matter infinitely less than they used to, it seems to just provide the algo an initial pool to test a video before pushing out to home page impressions. At least that is how it functions for me.
@muskankataria10 ай бұрын
Maybe Subscribers can be used to create the community chat thing like the discord to engage viewers
@apprisers8 ай бұрын
Love how Neal is delving down on each question as if he is interviewing the hosts. He is actually gaining a lot of insights on his own product. This is what good product guys do. They don't leave any opportunity to get user feedback. He is asking open ended questions to the hosts to hear what they have to say! Love the pod man! #productmanagement
@Trevor_Philips_industries9778 ай бұрын
he was the one behind removing dislike button and demonitizing KZfaq channels. so don't get your hopes of KZfaq getting better, it's actually going to be more worse
@VINTERIUM..EXPLORIUM.17 ай бұрын
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@edmn10 ай бұрын
Bizarre. I use KZfaq every day but didn't know who the CEO was!
@ashwin.unlead10 ай бұрын
same
@AustinCameron10 ай бұрын
Susan was the real CEO through all the controversy, but after all the backlash, the WEF decided on the next predictable puppet.
@Jsarson19769 ай бұрын
I didn’t know either.
@HeisenbergFam10 ай бұрын
It would be cool if CEO created this app called YT kids instead of removing dislikes
@CriIp10 ай бұрын
??? no correlation between the two
@ChurchofCthulhu10 ай бұрын
It’s because the White House and a lot of the advertisers were getting hundreds of thousands of down votes to 50 up votes on their videos. Disney knows their current products are 💩but they don’t want everyone to see the disapproval
@MrBizaaro10 ай бұрын
Looks like a well educated, talented and experienced CEO as expected. But I don't think he answered a lot of questions.
@ImKrazyFrench10 ай бұрын
Because he didn't..!
@604stella10 ай бұрын
Instead of answering the questions, he would flip it back to them! At first I thought it was cool because seemed interested in their opinion. It got a bit old after a while and a little patronizing. I thought it was in poor taste that he stood up before filming ended. Comes across a bit rude, imo.
@CuriousCharacter10 ай бұрын
After 3 years of experience on youtube as a creator now I can say " audience is in the top priority " nothing matters other things
@VINTERIUM..EXPLORIUM.17 ай бұрын
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@gre7810 ай бұрын
Neal Mohan's humility and pleasant demeanor during discussions make sharing thoughts and ideas a delight. The delivery of this conversation surpasses any other I've seen on KZfaq, so congratulations! KZfaq stands as the ideal and most serious platform for creators. The balance struck with AI only enhances it. We are, after all, human and primarily seek human content, shared by and for humans. AI serves a useful purpose, but only as an accessory. It can never recreate the unique ambiance found in interviews such as this. Thank you all and congratulations once more!
@abhishekmaurya51186 ай бұрын
How many come from Sandeep Sir Suggestion
@CreatorDynamics10 ай бұрын
Excellent conversation, guys. Neal seems relaxed and very honest.
@MeeraC947 ай бұрын
I first came across your KZfaq last week, after watching your podcast with Amelia (Creator of Chicken Shop Date). I've been a huge fan of podcasts, and I must say I'm super impressed by the way you both come across and the calibre of these conversations. I'm in my "creator era" and this is truly the perfect podcast that could have landed in my view, at the start of 2024. Thank you! This is exactly why I love and watch KZfaq.
@marksherberg645810 ай бұрын
He did not inspire confidence in a vision for KZfaq’s future and new innovative features.
@RealRickCox10 ай бұрын
I'd like to know why there doesn't seem to be an effective method of dealing with fake copyright claims and other attacks on channels that result in people losing EVERYTHING. This happened to a friend recently. He got multiple copyright claims and then his channel was removed and @TeamKZfaq isn't doing anything to help!
@ChurchofCthulhu10 ай бұрын
That has become too common lately. It’s disgusting.
@RealRickCox10 ай бұрын
@@ChurchofCthulhu Yep! And despite the "manual review" process.... it seems whoever is reviewing is brain dead. Why would anyone want to build an empire on a platform that could be taken away from them by some bad actors?
@LiamJamesKay9 ай бұрын
37:24 Why would you want to put all of your eggs in one basket? It's way better to have your community on different places, like on Discord or in your email list. Just think, if something goes wrong on KZfaq, like your channel gets taken down or they the algorithm , you've still got your people in other spots. It's not really smart to let KZfaq handle every single way you talk to your fans. It's giving them too much control.
@TwinShards10 ай бұрын
I like how at the end they took nice pic for the thumbnail and the only person not in the thumbnail IS the CEO
@Adanpai10 ай бұрын
Neil is one of the few people who made their interview interesting by asking counter questions!! Love to see it
@samhayek_7 ай бұрын
The bit on KZfaq feeling like home is so refreshing. IG is doing the absolute opposite... Excited to be a new creator here.
@KuldaevaWatercolor10 ай бұрын
As creator of the channel in a niche area - watercolor painting, I really appreciate you covering many questions I had, including long vs short content formats. Thank you for this conversation!
@FumezCreates10 ай бұрын
Been loking forward to this one. Lets go
@elliott726810 ай бұрын
He's got a lot of work to do
@randbaldwin7 ай бұрын
Landed a huge interview. If I could ask him one question, it would be: Why do you allow your algorithm to keep pushing me videos I have already watched? Isn't your goal to have me watch more content? Isn't re-suggesting what I have already watched counter productive? That just baffles me, but I am a good listener and learner.
@randbaldwin7 ай бұрын
The whole thing of don't watch this video, tell us why, because I've already seen it is garbage. Why even bother if your don't listen? Or tell me how you are listening? The problem is you keep asking but ignoring the feedback. It is frustrating and erodes my trust.
@anonymousgoogleuser59616 ай бұрын
@@randbaldwin Hallo, ich bin Deutscher, sie müssen mein Text übersetzen. Das Problem ist nicht nur YT und dessen KI oder AI. Es ist nicht nur so das die USA immer globaler um sich greift, auch Konzerne wie YT äffen dies Imperial Gehabe nach. Was macht das mit Uns Menschen? Es presst uns in Schachteln wie Gefängnisse , KZ's waren vor 100 Jahren "modern", heute ist es YT wo Menschen ihre zuflucht hoffnungslos suchen. Warum? Wo ist das Problem? Das Problem ist die "billige" & "faschistoide" Menschen Massen abfertigung wie vor 100 Jahren in KZs. Bei mir sind es nicht dumme Filme. Mein Problem ist das diese Menschen Massen abfertigende KI oder AI, politisch soziale wichtige Texte offensichtlich falsch übersetzt und billig löscht. Es macht wütend 😠 und verhetzt Menschen ❤ Und das ist es was aus YT ein KZ macht. Früher dachte ich noch an Zufall Aber ich weiß das es die Maschinelle Billige Massenabfertigung ist KZ = Konzentrationslager = Gefängnis = YT Tanks vor Translate & Reading Best Regards ❤ This is a Warning for Skynet ⚠
@moneeb34310 ай бұрын
This really felt like a corporate PR interview and not what I expect from C&S; you could really tell when Neal shifted into PR overdrive during his answers
@RyansDetailingLLC7 ай бұрын
This a good interview, lots of information that was useful. Thanks for making this. I’m just getting started with KZfaq and in make sense of questions I had. Thanks again.
@RoadToAesthetics10 ай бұрын
Neal Mohan or Colin and Samir, do you have an approximate estimate of when creators/smaller channels will be able to post KZfaq shorts from their desktop pcs? Would make it far more convenient for a ton of creators.
@DeepinLife10 ай бұрын
Can you elaborate further what you mean by that? I ask because all of my shorts have been posted from my Mac not PC. As long as videos are under 1 minute and in vertical format it automatically converts into a shortform.
@RoadToAesthetics10 ай бұрын
It simply just doesn't give me the option to post a short, when I go to my KZfaq studio and press "create". I can only go live, upload a long form vid, create post, new playlist or create a podcast @@DeepinLife
@RoadToAesthetics10 ай бұрын
how sure are you about the video converting, if it's under 1 minute and in vertical format? @@DeepinLife
@DeepinLife10 ай бұрын
@@RoadToAesthetics Whenever I upload a vertical video meaning at least 1080 x 1920 and under 1 minute it will automatically contain a link with short in it. It will start out as a regular youtube link at first then convert into a short link once youtube processes it. You can upload it the same method as you would a regular video. Have you tried it before? At worse you can put the video on private if it's a short it will start with kzfaq.info
@Rashadmcka10 ай бұрын
The vagueness of how ai will warp KZfaq is honestly kinda scary to me. We’ll have to see I guess.
@IshanSharma739010 ай бұрын
This is EPIC!
@shawezfaraz10 ай бұрын
you are everywhere 🫡
@Trevor_Philips_industries9778 ай бұрын
yeh... but he ain't gonna give you free American citizenship...
@crazyfool70757 ай бұрын
this is paajeet
@shashankdalmia826710 ай бұрын
Loved how Neal was asking questions back and getting your views. But on small critique was that Samir interrupted/talked over Neal a couple of times. Didnt like that as i wanted to hear more from him
@alexwendling10 ай бұрын
great episode! 14:45 "funds are not scaleable. i dont think funds show long term commitment... they don't have the predictability of the youtube partner program. rev share concepts/the mechanics of the pay outs/how it moves from an ad dollar ultimately to a creator dollar" SUCH cool insight to hear!
@TwoQuickOnes10 ай бұрын
getting the thumbnail at the end was my favorite part.
@andrewboryk390410 ай бұрын
Hey Colin and Samir! Amazing interview, very insightful on where youtube is going. If you are A/B testing the thumbnails, can you share the analytics results on what performed?
@TheDMGinfo10 ай бұрын
Some of my videos have no public views. It was the result of a glitch many years ago. I can see them privately, but the videos have no public view count.
@elmax574810 ай бұрын
This bloke is more monotone than a grey wall
@TimmyLodhi10 ай бұрын
When you called him “Neil Uncle” I died. All us south-Asian peeps felt that one 😂
@amoliski10 ай бұрын
Re: Content ID around 19:00 - Their tools are robust, but JJJacksfilms has 420k subscribers for a channel pointing out how youtubers like SSniperwolf have channels full of freebooted comment with no action from youtube
@ChurchofCthulhu10 ай бұрын
It’s because SSsuckwolf brings in millions of dollars. Full stop.
@dan_rad9 ай бұрын
I would like to add that while it’s important to focus on the advertisers and the creators, the audience shouldn’t be overlooked. Shorts feel dangerous to me. I don’t feel they work as a content discovery tool. I don’t feel they draw in advertisers. They’re highly addictive and bad for mental wellbeing. But I’m seeing recent experiments where I open KZfaq and I get a 4x4 grid of shorts covering my entire screen. Giving shorts priority over long form seems crazy. I wish there was an option for users to disable the shorts shelf so they don’t get sucked in.