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00:00 Who is Hank Green
02:37 Why Hank’s in LA
03:02 How Hank puts out so much stuff!
04:55 Cancer
08:19 Quantitative vs qualitative metrics
14:04 Explaining Complexly
19:41 His first YouTube upload
23:46 Why he was so optimistic about YT
25:50 TikTok cutting corners
28:03 Elon Musk
33:39 Defending his thesis
36:26 How motivated is Hank by money?
42:24 On being an advocate for creators
48:15 OTT platforms
52:53 YouTube being threatened
54:32 YouTube’s biggest problem
55:48 YouTube Premium
59:30 Creator unions
1:03:30 YouTube Shorts
1:07:13 Creating VidCon
1:10:02 YouTube vs Hollywood
1:15:15 His most profitable company
1:17:12 How he sees himself in YouTube culture
1:22:55 Sustaining productivity
1:25:09 His first moment of validation
1:28:30 Hank’s advice for Colin and Samir
1:41:33 Hank’s relationship with his brother John
1:47:36 The future of education
1:52:57 Twitter as a creator platform
1:57:03 Mortality and legacy
We interview youtube legend hank green to discuss his company Complexly, 17 years on YouTube, and challenges that YouTube is facing.
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