Cameo predicts that the number of people who qualify as talent on their platform will double to 5 million in the next five years, and they anticipate finding new talent on the way up rather than focusing on top celebrities due to their focus on the long and mid tail.
The hosts discuss the possibility of creating a Twitch channel to stream "All In," "This Week in Startups," and other shows, with the potential for millions of viewers. The channel would feature a mix of long-form dialogue and informative shows on various topics.
The hosts of the podcast discuss the amount of views some YouTube videos receive and how much money creators actually make from these views, while joking about some pop stars having billions of views on their songs.
In this podcast snippet, the speakers discuss the YouTube algorithm and how once a video gets over a certain hump, it tends to freewheel in views. They also talk about how videos with a lot of views tend to keep getting views, while those with none get none, and wonder if Mandeep could explain the algorithm.
Twitch, a private company bought by Amazon for $970 million in 2014, had 62 million users in 2018 and an estimated market valuation of $15 billion according to some estimates in 2020 based on 2 billion monthly watch hours and 2 million average concurrent viewers.
YouTube videos have the potential to surpass the legacy left behind by books, however, the fear of misinformation and controversy may lead to certain videos being suppressed from trending.