We interviewed the CEO of YouTube

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00:00 Who is YouTube CEO Neal Mohan?
01:04 A marker in our careers
02:54 Neal’s YouTube journey
05:56 What qualifies you to be the CEO?
07:41 What YouTube 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 YouTube ever hide views?
34:48 Our issues with the comments section
36:19 Creator business models and going off platform
39:29 Why YouTube 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 YouTube
50:44 If Neal was CEO of Colin & Samir…
53:24 Thumbnails

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