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  • čas přidán 9. 05. 2024
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    00:00 Who is CZcams CEO Neal Mohan?
    01:04 A marker in our careers
    02:54 Neal’s CZcams journey
    05:56 What qualifies you to be the CEO?
    07:41 What CZcams offered to Samir growing up
    08:39 The $100M man
    09:15 Shorts monetization
    13:42 Creator funds vs revenue share
    16:59 Tracking source material in the clipping universe
    19:37 AI - challenges vs benefits
    22:26 Protecting against deepfakes
    24:49 Future of AI generated content
    30:01 Measuring the creator-to-fan connection
    32:05 Do subscribers still matter?
    34:07 Would CZcams ever hide views?
    34:48 Our issues with the comments section
    36:19 Creator business models and going off platform
    39:29 Why CZcams doesn’t take a cut of brand partnerships
    41:25 Emma Chamberlain’s exclusive Spotify deal
    44:24 The NFL Sunday Ticket deal
    47:20 The NBA’s TV rights
    49:44 What Neal watches on CZcams
    50:44 If Neal was CEO of Colin & Samir…
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  • @MohammedMuaawia
    @MohammedMuaawia Před 7 měsíci +788

    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.

    • @WhizPill
      @WhizPill Před 7 měsíci +5

      Yup, very motivating to see

    • @mricardo96
      @mricardo96 Před 7 měsíci +1

      Nailed it

    • @MitchellFX5
      @MitchellFX5 Před 7 měsíci +48

      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.

    • @MohammedMuaawia
      @MohammedMuaawia Před 7 měsíci +18

      @@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.

    • @RyanSoltani
      @RyanSoltani Před 7 měsíci

      @@MohammedMuaawiatrue

  • @gabrielgrassmayrtoo
    @gabrielgrassmayrtoo Před 7 měsíci +310

    The Fact that Colin and Samir went from giving up on youtube 3 years ago to now interviewing the CEO of CZcams himself, just shows how this platform is kinda like the “new American Dream”

    • @GroundbreakGames
      @GroundbreakGames Před 7 měsíci +4

      Was…

    • @realdavidpain
      @realdavidpain Před 6 měsíci +1

      Thanks to Samsung #NeverForget

    • @crissyhutto8409
      @crissyhutto8409 Před 5 měsíci

      If this is the best a country can offer FK OFF!!!

    • @sprucegoose6933
      @sprucegoose6933 Před 4 měsíci +2

      Lmao my ass. It's about knowing the right people. You don't get to interview CZcams's CEO when you come out of nowhere.

    • @michaelmcwhirter
      @michaelmcwhirter Před 3 měsíci

      ​@sprucegoose6933 What do you think would be the best way of getting to know these people?

  • @dorazd3338
    @dorazd3338 Před 7 měsíci +916

    IMA JUST INTERVIEW THE ALGORITHIM SO THEN IT GET PUSHED

  • @InternetAnarchist
    @InternetAnarchist Před 7 měsíci +414

    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!

  • @StinkyManWasTaken
    @StinkyManWasTaken Před 7 měsíci +307

    I’ll give Neil a A+ for question avoidance

    • @jzwadlo
      @jzwadlo Před 7 měsíci +23

      ................... "But what do you guys think?" 😂😭

    • @amanvermalh
      @amanvermalh Před 7 měsíci +5

      I don't think he avoided any questions

    • @VMYeahVN
      @VMYeahVN Před 7 měsíci +45

      @@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.

    • @penonpaper3132
      @penonpaper3132 Před 6 měsíci +6

      @@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, CZcams 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 CZcams 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 CZcams, a lot of viewers want to see his reaction to questions about CZcams's biggest issues.

    • @VMYeahVN
      @VMYeahVN Před 6 měsíci +8

      @@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_B
    @Donny_B Před 7 měsíci +456

    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 CZcams and Creators. Colin and Samir, thank you for asking (and suggesting) the right questions. The community needs you guys!

    • @_framedlife
      @_framedlife Před 7 měsíci +26

      I didn't get that feeling. seemed as if he wanted to always circle back to advertising

    • @blackman7186
      @blackman7186 Před 7 měsíci +38

      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.

    • @RyanSoltani
      @RyanSoltani Před 7 měsíci +1

      Amogus

    • @JacksonMack3742
      @JacksonMack3742 Před 7 měsíci +1

      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 CZcams. 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 CZcams monetization or are not motivated by money, well then you are even more free to go somewhere else or share your work on CZcams 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

    • @LiveProductionTips
      @LiveProductionTips Před 7 měsíci +11

      @@blackman7186 if CZcams 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 CZcams. So yes money is needed a lot of it

  • @JaredOwen
    @JaredOwen Před 6 měsíci +105

    He didn't seem to want to talk about the 30/70 membership split with creators.🤔 Dodged that one nicely...

    • @donowtube
      @donowtube Před 6 měsíci +1

      What's that?

    • @pawsomeLife48
      @pawsomeLife48 Před 5 měsíci +12

      ​@@donowtubeceo for a reason 😂😂😊

    • @Trevor_Philips_industries977
      @Trevor_Philips_industries977 Před 4 měsíci +6

      @@donowtube it's called being a simp

    • @anonymousgoogleuser5961
      @anonymousgoogleuser5961 Před 3 měsíci

      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_random2225
      @some_random2225 Před 2 měsíci

      Careful there bud

  • @joeingram1
    @joeingram1 Před 7 měsíci +43

    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/ CZcams 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 CZcams evolves

  • @jacob.feehan
    @jacob.feehan Před 7 měsíci +224

    This is nuts you’re talking to the CZcams CEO!?

    • @tatsuuuuuu
      @tatsuuuuuu Před 7 měsíci

      yes but also Anthony Padilla did it too.

    • @Spealer
      @Spealer Před 7 měsíci +10

      He's still just a person, just with alot of money and control

    • @cschaefer1139
      @cschaefer1139 Před 7 měsíci +1

      Ludwig did it first

    • @branmo_me
      @branmo_me Před 7 měsíci +2

      This isn't THAT big of a deal seeing a CEO talking to creators of their own platform

    • @crazyfool7075
      @crazyfool7075 Před 3 měsíci +4

      he's a paajeet after all

  • @fearlessandfar
    @fearlessandfar Před 5 měsíci +62

    Loved this Interview. As a CZcams 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+

    • @enigma8181
      @enigma8181 Před 2 měsíci

      He's a free speech hating pos

    • @pabloescobar7506
      @pabloescobar7506 Před 21 dnem +1

      everyone knows hm where it's heading after this paajeet became CEO

  • @TruthDoHurts
    @TruthDoHurts Před 7 měsíci +24

    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.

  • @JobOthoniel
    @JobOthoniel Před 6 měsíci +94

    Amazing Interview Colin and Samir, keep the good work, Also i notice Mr.Mohan do very honest answers for all the questions. thank you.

    • @Im_Himothy1
      @Im_Himothy1 Před 3 měsíci +3

      fake subs 😭

    • @JobOthoniel
      @JobOthoniel Před 3 měsíci +1

      @@Im_Himothy1 i don’t think so brother I suffer from algorithm shadowban

    • @JobOthoniel
      @JobOthoniel Před 3 měsíci +1

      @@Im_Himothy1 search in google for shadowban

    • @crazyfool7075
      @crazyfool7075 Před 3 měsíci +5

      ​@@JobOthonielyou mean wabbajack?

    • @SI-fu2jj
      @SI-fu2jj Před 3 měsíci +1

      @@JobOthonielshut up you buy subs

  • @hiitsizumi
    @hiitsizumi Před 7 měsíci +115

    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. 👏💗

    • @trannybitch
      @trannybitch Před 4 měsíci

      You do realise this was a PR stunt. He didn't really answer any questions

    • @winstonsmith8482
      @winstonsmith8482 Před měsícem +1

      lol you've been duped. congratulations.

    • @pabloescobar7506
      @pabloescobar7506 Před 21 dnem +1

      he's a handsome paajeet isn't he?

  • @RoadToAesthetics
    @RoadToAesthetics Před 7 měsíci +27

    Neal Mohan thank you for joining Colin and Samir for the interview, this has been a huge help.

    • @iamluc1
      @iamluc1 Před 7 měsíci

      It's very insightful

  • @kavinkacreates
    @kavinkacreates Před 7 měsíci +14

    Interviewing your boss. Top-tier move.

  • @eamonshields2754
    @eamonshields2754 Před 5 měsíci +3

    Love how he genuinely asks questions about your guys thoughts on topics

  • @8thy
    @8thy Před 7 měsíci +85

    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:)

  • @JacobRestituto
    @JacobRestituto Před 6 měsíci +8

    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-Campos
      @Karen-Campos Před 6 měsíci +1

      👀 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.

  • @JohnCastillo
    @JohnCastillo Před 7 měsíci +2

    really cool seeing Neal ask as many questions back at you. You can tell he values your expertise 🙌🏼

  • @Walkingclaxxic
    @Walkingclaxxic Před 7 měsíci +3

    Half way thru this and man I’m glad I found this channel yall are the truth! 🔥

  • @captainkite
    @captainkite Před 7 měsíci +3

    This was more of a conversation than an interview.

  • @Internatics
    @Internatics Před 7 měsíci +3

    i like how he asks colin and samir what they think to get feedback. hopefully the conversation will helps shape it the right way

  • @LordOfTheThings
    @LordOfTheThings Před 7 měsíci +8

    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

  • @TuckerPearce
    @TuckerPearce Před 7 měsíci +14

    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 CZcams is just epic. love seeing your success. Can't wait to watch this.

  • @butterfliesinspace
    @butterfliesinspace Před 6 měsíci +5

    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.

    • @robertpolnicky7702
      @robertpolnicky7702 Před 3 měsíci

      Ive been censored and shadiwbanned out the ionosphere. I can guess why but the reasons are covert.

  • @FalconEcho
    @FalconEcho Před 7 měsíci +8

    Invalid traffic issue????

    • @250kowalski
      @250kowalski Před 7 měsíci +3

      Yeah for real, how was this one missed?!?!

  • @Tornnnado
    @Tornnnado Před 7 měsíci +7

    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! ❤

  • @AutomateYourLife
    @AutomateYourLife Před 7 měsíci +22

    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 CZcams 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.

    • @karentaylorsmells
      @karentaylorsmells Před 7 měsíci +4

      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.

    • @Kelson01
      @Kelson01 Před 4 měsíci

      @@karentaylorsmellsyes but these platforms wouldn’t exist without individuals creating content. It’s a nonsense take thinking that we owe them 😂

  • @benguin_
    @benguin_ Před 7 měsíci +16

    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 CZcams are bullish on Shorts, and creators need to get on board.

    • @TheDarkSaberGod
      @TheDarkSaberGod Před 7 měsíci +1

      You said it perfectly

    • @Empress222
      @Empress222 Před 4 měsíci

      oh so charming and non-threatening - what a good little ceo interview.

  • @ZirothTech
    @ZirothTech Před 7 měsíci +19

    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!

  • @TwinShards
    @TwinShards Před 7 měsíci +2

    I like how at the end they took nice pic for the thumbnail and the only person not in the thumbnail IS the CEO

  • @AdrianPuiu
    @AdrianPuiu Před 7 měsíci +19

    “What do you guys think?” That’s why he is the CEO! 👏👏

  • @justkayy
    @justkayy Před 6 měsíci +7

    Happy to see that the CEO of CZcams 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. CZcams 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✌🏼

    • @cheesemanthe2nd
      @cheesemanthe2nd Před 6 měsíci +1

      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

  • @vandalorian8777
    @vandalorian8777 Před 7 měsíci +3

    As a CZcams 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.

  • @markksantos
    @markksantos Před 7 měsíci +1

    whats the creator they mentioned at 24:55?

    • @markksantos
      @markksantos Před 7 měsíci

      i found him nvm its Kwebbelkop

  • @HenryBelcaster
    @HenryBelcaster Před 7 měsíci +113

    Great interview!

    • @mysiph
      @mysiph Před 7 měsíci

      hey henry

    • @lengeschandran109
      @lengeschandran109 Před 7 měsíci +1

      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?

    • @champ78
      @champ78 Před 4 měsíci

      ​@@lengeschandran109Right why he not verfiied that's weird

    • @crazyfool7075
      @crazyfool7075 Před 3 měsíci +4

      great paajeet

    • @-techexo
      @-techexo Před 3 měsíci

      ​@@lengeschandran109because verifying is manual

  • @prismstories
    @prismstories Před 7 měsíci +8

    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

    • @Fatvod
      @Fatvod Před 7 měsíci

      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.

    • @prismstories
      @prismstories Před 7 měsíci +1

      @@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

  • @Willy_MMA
    @Willy_MMA Před 7 měsíci +16

    this is just so INSANELY valuable to every creator. You guys are legends 🎉

  • @Celinelikedion
    @Celinelikedion Před 7 měsíci +10

    The way I clicked on this so fast 🔥 stoked for you guys and this interview

  • @RyansDetailingLLC
    @RyansDetailingLLC Před 3 měsíci

    This a good interview, lots of information that was useful. Thanks for making this. I’m just getting started with CZcams and in make sense of questions I had. Thanks again.

  • @parasocialbondsmetaswvoits9078
    @parasocialbondsmetaswvoits9078 Před 7 měsíci +5

    the content value is OUT of charts
    thanks for the upload
    and I thank all of you for being here 🙏

  • @FinalEffect25
    @FinalEffect25 Před 7 měsíci +6

    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 CZcams feed and now its cluttered with crap I don't want and have to use 3rd party extensions to get what I want.

  • @MobbJusticeTV
    @MobbJusticeTV Před 3 měsíci

    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

  • @MeeraC94
    @MeeraC94 Před 4 měsíci

    I first came across your CZcams 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 CZcams.

  • @NivitaVerma
    @NivitaVerma Před 5 měsíci +2

    "Neal Uncle says it cool..." lol :) CZcams is my absolute favorite online platform (entertaining, educational, etc). I LOVE IT! Glad to see Neal Mohan leading CZcams to unlock even more value for creators and users!

  • @ethersecure2432
    @ethersecure2432 Před 6 měsíci +7

    CEO: "AI will never replace real creators like you on CZcams"
    AI: "Hold my beer" 😂

  • @andrewboryk3904
    @andrewboryk3904 Před 7 měsíci +6

    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?

  • @HoopxBasketballOfficial
    @HoopxBasketballOfficial Před 5 měsíci +2

    Subscribers is not important anymore, you need to produce high quality, long retention videos in your niche in a consistent basis so CZcams 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 CZcams.

  • @carissasharesallvlogs
    @carissasharesallvlogs Před 4 měsíci +3

    He almost interviewed you guys as much as you interviewed him. It was awesome

  • @megsernst
    @megsernst Před 7 měsíci +6

    I would be interested to hear more about how CZcams 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 CZcams’s statements about what is fair use, and this can be super frustrating for creators.

    • @ChurchofCthulhu
      @ChurchofCthulhu Před 7 měsíci

      Definitely!

    • @penonpaper3132
      @penonpaper3132 Před 6 měsíci

      That's a good question, but you have to remember that CZcams is a profit driven company (maybe not as profit driven as other social media sites because CZcams 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 CZcams is specifically designed for larger companies to abuse and CZcams allows for that greediness because they don't want to fight legal battles.
      I'm not meatriding CZcams 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 CZcams does what they do.

    • @VINTERIUM..EXPLORIUM.1
      @VINTERIUM..EXPLORIUM.1 Před 4 měsíci

      👍

  • @heyimamaker
    @heyimamaker Před 6 měsíci +1

    I'd love to see CZcams analytics include conversions by time.
    At what video time was a link clicked in the description, card, or subscribed.
    And an AI feature to create shorts from popular moments in published videos.

  • @JozzFilms
    @JozzFilms Před 7 měsíci +1

    I like he doesn’t get defensive, he plainly asked “Why?” which is cool.

  • @RoadToAesthetics
    @RoadToAesthetics Před 7 měsíci +6

    Neal Mohan or Colin and Samir, do you have an approximate estimate of when creators/smaller channels will be able to post CZcams shorts from their desktop pcs?
    Would make it far more convenient for a ton of creators.

    • @DeepinLife
      @DeepinLife Před 7 měsíci

      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.

    • @RoadToAesthetics
      @RoadToAesthetics Před 7 měsíci

      It simply just doesn't give me the option to post a short, when I go to my CZcams studio and press "create".
      I can only go live, upload a long form vid, create post, new playlist or create a podcast @@DeepinLife

    • @RoadToAesthetics
      @RoadToAesthetics Před 7 měsíci

      how sure are you about the video converting, if it's under 1 minute and in vertical format? @@DeepinLife

    • @DeepinLife
      @DeepinLife Před 7 měsíci

      @@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 czcams.com/users/shorts

  • @musicbydru
    @musicbydru Před 7 měsíci +10

    Great conversation guys! An area I would love to see discussed more is I would love to see more strides in the section of CZcams Live Streaming. I feel like Shorts and Live happened at the same time and both got substantial boosts early on but since then Live has gone static as far as updates to the platform and moderation side of things.

  • @SaveEarthNowOriginal
    @SaveEarthNowOriginal Před 5 měsíci +2

    This is just awesome! It's really cool to watch you guys discuss IMPORTANT aspects of CZcams, especially for us creators.

  • @fran_galli
    @fran_galli Před 7 měsíci

    great interview, loved that you kept the thumbnail moment

  • @edmn
    @edmn Před 7 měsíci +9

    Bizarre. I use CZcams every day but didn't know who the CEO was!

    • @ashwin.unlead
      @ashwin.unlead Před 7 měsíci +1

      same

    • @AustinCameron
      @AustinCameron Před 7 měsíci +3

      Susan was the real CEO through all the controversy, but after all the backlash, the WEF decided on the next predictable puppet.

    • @Jsarson1976
      @Jsarson1976 Před 5 měsíci

      I didn’t know either.

  • @LandoSuccess
    @LandoSuccess Před 7 měsíci +3

    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

  • @TwoQuickOnes
    @TwoQuickOnes Před 6 měsíci

    getting the thumbnail at the end was my favorite part.

  • @rajidselim6867
    @rajidselim6867 Před 7 měsíci

    so rewarding watching this as a long time subscriber. congrats!!

  • @KuldaevaWatercolor
    @KuldaevaWatercolor Před 7 měsíci +3

    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!

  • @kevinnickens
    @kevinnickens Před 7 měsíci +3

    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 CZcams). I was excited to hear that the use of copyrighted music would become available to CZcams 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

    • @ChurchofCthulhu
      @ChurchofCthulhu Před 7 měsíci

      Totally agree, but the dying music industry will never give up a penny.

  • @FumezCreates
    @FumezCreates Před 7 měsíci +2

    Been loking forward to this one. Lets go

  • @vinayk6409
    @vinayk6409 Před 7 měsíci

    Love to see how eager he is to hear your thoughts, amazing

  • @viktorbanczi9905
    @viktorbanczi9905 Před 7 měsíci +3

    Did you talk about censorship? That should be the biggest and most important topic.

  • @themepark101
    @themepark101 Před 7 měsíci +3

    Amazing interview as always. So many insights throughout the whole video, and definitely had some aha moments! 😁😁😁

  • @laurariedt
    @laurariedt Před 7 měsíci +2

    Literally so pumped to watch this episode!! Colin und Samir, you came such a long way and I‘m just so happy that you get to do what makes you excited 🎉 witnessing your growth over the past months (not only in numbers but also in learning curve and quality of your output) really really inspires me. I’ve just went all-in on my youtube journey and your work has been such a blessing (especially on the days that are incredibly lonely when starting out). Thank you! Truly 🥰

  • @KayxTee11
    @KayxTee11 Před 7 měsíci

    Absolutely sat for this!🙌🏾

  • @DEYOCLUB
    @DEYOCLUB Před 7 měsíci +10

    Great interview guys! I think the future for CZcams is bright with Neal at the helm. Can Neal please look into all the scam ads that are on CZcams. Is there no human review with all the crypto and AI scam ads that on the platform?

  • @ThatsSoNav
    @ThatsSoNav Před 7 měsíci +12

    does CZcams only care about there top 1 % creators or do they also support small youtuber .. also it would be amazing if Mohan could answer why CZcams is on banning rampage of small channels without any reason

  • @TBN1337
    @TBN1337 Před 6 měsíci

    I feel if i missed 1-2 of your vids youtube stop recommending, then i have to think about it and go back in the channel watch something and that pops you guys back into my feed instantly for the next 2-3 videos getting out.

  • @RoadToAesthetics
    @RoadToAesthetics Před 7 měsíci

    Which SHURE model is this? I'd like to use it for my other CZcams channel

  • @FrankBendler
    @FrankBendler Před 7 měsíci +3

    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

  • @seanjamescameron
    @seanjamescameron Před 7 měsíci +13

    If he doesn’t address the false invalid claims issue then it’s a waste of time watching.

    • @ChurchofCthulhu
      @ChurchofCthulhu Před 7 měsíci +3

      I love this channel, but they only gave him softball questions.

    • @MadMaximo
      @MadMaximo Před 6 měsíci +2

      They didn't even ask about y in God's name he removed dislikes worst change on the platform IMO

  • @Eric.Estrada
    @Eric.Estrada Před 7 měsíci

    the image quality and color in this episode is next level!

  • @TechAnswerHub
    @TechAnswerHub Před 4 měsíci

    Great interview. Very insightful. Thanks Colin & Samir. Crazy to think that I used to eat Pizza at the Amici's right below what would become CZcams's original office.... 🤯

  • @alexwendlinglive
    @alexwendlinglive Před 7 měsíci +4

    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!

  • @MrBizaaro
    @MrBizaaro Před 7 měsíci +6

    Looks like a well educated, talented and experienced CEO as expected. But I don't think he answered a lot of questions.

    • @ImKrazyFrench
      @ImKrazyFrench Před 7 měsíci +2

      Because he didn't..!

    • @604stella
      @604stella Před 7 měsíci +2

      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.

  • @TimmyLodhi
    @TimmyLodhi Před 7 měsíci +1

    When you called him “Neil Uncle” I died. All us south-Asian peeps felt that one 😂

  • @Marcel-qz6tl
    @Marcel-qz6tl Před 7 měsíci +1

    This has gotta be noe of the better interviews i’ve seen in a long long time, great job guys!

  • @HeisenbergFam
    @HeisenbergFam Před 7 měsíci +27

    It would be cool if CEO created this app called YT kids instead of removing dislikes

    • @CriIp
      @CriIp Před 7 měsíci

      ??? no correlation between the two

    • @ChurchofCthulhu
      @ChurchofCthulhu Před 7 měsíci

      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

  • @ThatsSoNav
    @ThatsSoNav Před 7 měsíci +5

    Interesting Video but the real question should be does CZcams really Care about there creators ? is the career on CZcams is it safe how long does CZcams normally take to ban or demonetize someone in a error for no reason without any explanation . .is it really worth uploading on CZcams 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 CZcams has any real employees or only bots who decides to ban people in error ..

  • @blop_the_blob
    @blop_the_blob Před 2 měsíci

    I'm not a content creator, but as someone who hopes to one day work for a youtuber or be one myself these interviews always are so interesting. Content creation is such an incredible buisness.

  • @7ChordsLater
    @7ChordsLater Před 7 měsíci

    This dude is dope!!! I love how he asking questions about the questions to dig deep into the question at hand

  • @KennysFit
    @KennysFit Před 7 měsíci +3

    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.

    • @muskankataria
      @muskankataria Před 6 měsíci

      Maybe Subscribers can be used to create the community chat thing like the discord to engage viewers

  • @DirtyDanGamingYT
    @DirtyDanGamingYT Před 7 měsíci +3

    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

  • @JamesPuente
    @JamesPuente Před 7 měsíci +2

    Once again, Colin & Samir deliver immense value to all of us in their community. So so grateful to have found y’all few years back. Thanks for all you do! 🙌

  • @samhayek_
    @samhayek_ Před 3 měsíci

    The bit on CZcams feeling like home is so refreshing.
    IG is doing the absolute opposite...
    Excited to be a new creator here.

  • @CreatorDynamics
    @CreatorDynamics Před 7 měsíci +16

    Excellent conversation, guys. Neal seems relaxed and very honest.

  • @IshanSharma7390
    @IshanSharma7390 Před 7 měsíci +22

    This is EPIC!

  • @apprisers
    @apprisers Před 5 měsíci

    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_industries977
      @Trevor_Philips_industries977 Před 4 měsíci +1

      he was the one behind removing dislike button and demonitizing CZcams channels. so don't get your hopes of CZcams getting better, it's actually going to be more worse

    • @VINTERIUM..EXPLORIUM.1
      @VINTERIUM..EXPLORIUM.1 Před 4 měsíci

      👍

  • @Stoppy-
    @Stoppy- Před 7 měsíci

    i swear as soon as i learn something new everybody around me including social media talks about that exact topic just like the music i found on epidemic that was used in the intro of this video for my vlog everyone uses them now

  • @rollierollout
    @rollierollout Před 7 měsíci +3

    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.

  • @IdRatherBeHiking
    @IdRatherBeHiking Před 7 měsíci +3

    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 CZcams 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.

  • @ipekmd1281
    @ipekmd1281 Před 7 měsíci

    so excited for this episodee!!!

  • @edn
    @edn Před 7 měsíci

    You guys by far have been one of the most insightful CZcams channels that I have ever stumbled upon. I look forward to watching your videos every time they drop!

  • @HunterKowald
    @HunterKowald Před 7 měsíci +3

    Copyright problems are a huge issue for us, please don’t just say you’re going to “noodle on it” then move on.

  • @elmax5748
    @elmax5748 Před 7 měsíci +3

    This bloke is more monotone than a grey wall

  • @jacobrzewnicki1832
    @jacobrzewnicki1832 Před 7 měsíci

    In my experience the depth of connection a creator has with their audience can be FELT as opposed to quantified in the comments. I feel like the atmosphere in a comment section is a telltale sign of the audiences appreciation towards the creator.

    • @PHlophe
      @PHlophe Před 6 měsíci

      Jakub, you must be new on youtubes because audience feelings is easily drowned by trolls. Most Black people on utube are on double duty with excessive trollish racist comments and can rarely afford to take a break. They not only spoil the comment section but they mass report also. if your world is safely "country" and MAGA of course i can see why you would think in simpler terms.

  • @CuriousCharacter
    @CuriousCharacter Před 6 měsíci +2

    After 3 years of experience on youtube as a creator now I can say " audience is in the top priority " nothing matters other things