Dubbed by ElevenLabs 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 COLIN AND SAMIR’S NEWSLETTER 📫 90,000+ read our free newsletter that breaks down the business of creators. Sign up: https://bit.ly/publish-press ASK US A QUESTION ❔ We answer questions from creators every Sunday in our newsletter. Submit yours here: https://bit.ly/publish-creator-support LISTEN TO THE SHOW iTunes: https://apple.co/2K1pYhu Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2OnTmBC GET IN TOUCH 🌍 Our website: www.colinandsamir.com 🌍 Work with us: ColinandSamirTeam@unitedtalent.com JOIN OUR COMMUNITY 📡 Discord: https://discord.com/invite/colinandsamir 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/colinandsamir 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/ColinandSamir 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@colinandsamir ABOUT US We’re Colin and Samir, creators based out of Los Angeles California. We make videos about the creator economy, and the lessons we’ve learned over 10 years of being on YouTube. We also interview creators and try to get to the bottom of what’s working on YouTube and where the creator economy is headed.