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  • Notion is a productivity tool powered by AI that is making inroads on Google Docs and Microsoft Office. The company is a standout on the 2024 Forbes AI 50 list and a steady stream of Notion tutorials can be found on social media, which speaks to its rapid rise in popularity.
    In this video, Forbes staff writer and AI 50 list editor Kenrick Cai sat down with Notion cofounder and CEO Ivan Zhao in Notion's San Francisco headquarters to learn more about the company's philosophy and approach to business.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 82

  • @Chris-cx6wl
    @Chris-cx6wl Місяць тому +460

    Notion isn’t an AI startup. They’re a startup with some AI feature. There’s a difference.

    • @francismensah4946
      @francismensah4946 Місяць тому +2

      The founder referred to Notion as an "Augmentation Intellect" (A.I.) app in this vid.

    • @QuantuMGriD
      @QuantuMGriD Місяць тому +1

      Lol true😂

    • @Mossad84
      @Mossad84 Місяць тому +5

      I think they're using APIs from other AI companies, not building by themselves.

    • @chiquita683
      @chiquita683 Місяць тому

      Cope

    • @SodiqAyilara
      @SodiqAyilara Місяць тому +1

      AI washing

  • @thinkingcitizen
    @thinkingcitizen Місяць тому +117

    biggest problem with notion is its latency, not low enough

    • @hellodeiv52
      @hellodeiv52 Місяць тому +2

      So your data is safe on chinese server right? Right?!?!

    • @hum6le
      @hum6le Місяць тому +8

      the biggest issue is it’s server based, not local. obsidian is way better

    • @blessdarah1256
      @blessdarah1256 Місяць тому

      @@hellodeiv52😂😂😂😂😂

    • @Designsystemstream
      @Designsystemstream 25 днів тому

      ​@hellodeiv52 huh?

    • @soxxks
      @soxxks 18 днів тому

      @@hum6leObsidian gang rise up 🙌🏽

  • @misterfilmguy
    @misterfilmguy Місяць тому +35

    I just started using Notion a couple weeks ago and have been really impressed by the flexibility and customization. I'm planning a trip with it now and it's a night and day difference compared to similar projects using Google Docs. So much more flexible and smooth

  • @DielGunner
    @DielGunner Місяць тому +10

    Been using Notion since 2018. What I really appreciate from Notion: modularity, scalability, and the ease of integrating various things into it.

  • @paulXmbingu
    @paulXmbingu Місяць тому +44

    Notion is king, I can't picture my design and research planning without it.

  • @soupisreallygoodfood
    @soupisreallygoodfood Місяць тому +15

    Great interview. I've been running Notion and Notion Calendar for about a month now, and I love it.

  • @jonathanbyron8664
    @jonathanbyron8664 Місяць тому +13

    Really impressed by his depth of knowledge and anecdotes in English. He must be a phenomenal motivator in his native language.

  • @jairunet
    @jairunet Місяць тому +6

    Brilliant in many ways, I already have respect for this dude, keep it up!

  • @Gurungsiddharth
    @Gurungsiddharth Місяць тому +5

    Notion has impacted hugely in life for this year thank you for making this app.

  • @irfanadamm5819
    @irfanadamm5819 Місяць тому +22

    please make it faster

  • @ueser-gwek
    @ueser-gwek Місяць тому +1

    저는 notion이 영어버전일때부터 사용했는데 그때는 너무 어려웠어요. 한국 사용자를 위해서 한국어 버젼을 👍👍빠르게 만들어줘서 아주 쉽게 사용할 수 있었어요 그래서 지금까지도 노션이 유료이긴 하지만 지금도 사용하고 있고 seoul에 있는 회사에서는 대부분 notion 을 사용합니다 .
    notion 최고 !! ❤❤

  • @cheesybirdmess7349
    @cheesybirdmess7349 Місяць тому +7

    Notion made itself so useful it's starting to be unimaginable to live without it

  • @ric3587
    @ric3587 Місяць тому +8

    Notion is amazing 🎉

  • @AbnerAlvarado
    @AbnerAlvarado Місяць тому +1

    Epic answers 😮👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🔥

  • @Michael-qp7gx
    @Michael-qp7gx Місяць тому

    Notion is great. Recently, I've been more drawn to Capacities though.

  • @onlybryanliu
    @onlybryanliu Місяць тому +21

    i stopped using notion, cuz the amount of time you spend customizing it is way too much

    • @marcossantana.mp4
      @marcossantana.mp4 Місяць тому +1

      This varies from person to person, you may need to review things like productive procrastination and discipline. I say this because I also suffer from too much personalization. The answer is to find the discipline.

    • @Michael-qp7gx
      @Michael-qp7gx Місяць тому +1

      Yeah, agree. You should give Capacities a try. It's designed for personal use and to "just work".

    • @eliassmouni1245
      @eliassmouni1245 Місяць тому +2

      Skill issue

  • @nuclearthrone2497
    @nuclearthrone2497 Місяць тому

    Great interview and interesting answers

  • @talkbotchronicles
    @talkbotchronicles Місяць тому +1

    Thanks to Notion, we've crafted a tutorial on enhancing a database to boost AI prompts. It's incredibly user-friendly. Notion has the potential to become one of the next big companies globally.

  • @EcomCarl
    @EcomCarl Місяць тому

    Notion's journey from near bankruptcy to becoming a tool that enhances both work and personal productivity is truly remarkable. Its flexibility, inspired by the simplicity of paper, shows how tools that adapt to user needs drive innovation and engagement. 👍

  • @BigCowProductions
    @BigCowProductions Місяць тому +1

    DnD world building with notion is awesome

  • @ambarde
    @ambarde Місяць тому +6

    Notion is amazing, but their MacOS app is slow on Intel macs (not sure about M series ones). The team might even know about this. Hope it doesn't become another Slack. Probably will use it anyway, but will surely appreciate the speed. 🙏🏽

    • @misterfilmguy
      @misterfilmguy Місяць тому +2

      It works really smoothly on my base M1 MacBook Air.

    • @bjorn1429
      @bjorn1429 Місяць тому +2

      I agree. It's performance, for me on a M1 macbook, is also the biggest bummer. Is it 'slow'? Not really, but for sure not fast. Lots of tiny delays are just harming the overall experience and make me not enjoying it

  • @HimanshuSharma-oy9ss
    @HimanshuSharma-oy9ss Місяць тому +1

    Notion taking over google does not surprise me at all, it is extremely user friendly and versatile.

  • @wut2404
    @wut2404 Місяць тому

    Using a screen reader, I wasn't even able to begin editing because focus wouldn't move to the confirmation modal. Not to mention all of the other problems.
    I love the idealistic paper metaphor, but until the product is accessible, it won't compare. At present, Notion is not built for everyone.

  • @charlech
    @charlech Місяць тому +10

    Casually humble brag wifey is a VC I see

  • @williamikennanwosu
    @williamikennanwosu 26 днів тому

    Ivan Zhao is a breath of fresh air amongst tech CEOs. He has some of that Bruce Lee profoundness and insight (Not because he is East Asian and North American; don't come for me in the comments☺); I'm sure others can sense it as well. I like the way he speaks too because he did not try to fit and change his voice to sound like everyone else. Authentic and true. Notion is a great product too but as everyone says in the comments, it would be nice if they could make it faster 😉.

  • @riclerico
    @riclerico Місяць тому

    those shoes are cool af....

  • @stan4457
    @stan4457 Місяць тому

    I have found google docs and sheet to be sufficient for my workflow.

  • @owilhm
    @owilhm 23 дні тому

    9:44 - 10:30 note this guys! cheers to all fellow techies

  • @alko_xo
    @alko_xo 24 дні тому

    He started to talk exactly like Elisabeth Holmes and Sam Bankman-Fried!

  • @blocSonic
    @blocSonic 20 днів тому +1

    AI startup?!? The application has AI features, but that's it.

  • @victortruong2538
    @victortruong2538 27 днів тому

    I hope Notion keeps on being successful. All the features it has makes it truly unique and can't go back to google or microsoft...

  • @User-of-internet
    @User-of-internet Місяць тому +1

    I'm a freelance writer and I want to use Notion but it's too much. Too many templates, too much going on. I'd waste my life making things pretty than actually working.

    • @eliassmouni1245
      @eliassmouni1245 Місяць тому +2

      Then don’t make things pretty if it’s a waste of time to you..

  • @kindaking
    @kindaking Місяць тому +2

    forever a notion stan

  • @ProjectileGrommet
    @ProjectileGrommet Місяць тому +1

    Obsidian gang

  • @suloheart
    @suloheart Місяць тому

    sooooo docs, ok got it

  • @harryliu9234
    @harryliu9234 Місяць тому

    Notion is getting too complicated to use as a daily note-taking app. And the still very slow. Moving back to Evernote.

  • @roodood
    @roodood Місяць тому +19

    10B valuation for a "productivity" software (really a notes manager), while being so slow and clunky. I personally use Linear which is sooo much more pleasant to use, but it's obviously a more focused tool as well.

  • @Fraexc
    @Fraexc Місяць тому +2

    Interviewer needs to stop saying uhh

  • @jeirs4231
    @jeirs4231 Місяць тому +1

    Obsidian is way better

  • @hellodeiv52
    @hellodeiv52 Місяць тому +1

    This guy literally is an asset. Sad that he can hide from this.

  • @GenNextAnalyst
    @GenNextAnalyst Місяць тому

    However Coda is more flexible and the strongest competitor for Notion.

    • @Michael-qp7gx
      @Michael-qp7gx Місяць тому

      For individual users, I think capacities is even better because it's more streamlined and designed for personal use.

  • @V_LUVVV
    @V_LUVVV Місяць тому

    Notion is a notes app on steroids

  • @Trasgoooo
    @Trasgoooo Місяць тому

    I really don't understand this app and the hype behind it. That said, they do good marketing, full of influencers

  • @SallyMwalrMusic
    @SallyMwalrMusic Місяць тому

    Google will win they have a solid foundation,

  • @AarenIgnazio77
    @AarenIgnazio77 Місяць тому

    Psst, Notion requires employees to Return to Office! No thanks!

  • @elvisvan
    @elvisvan Місяць тому

    _ICT🌤️12PM April 17th 2024_

  • @namo-1
    @namo-1 21 день тому

    funfact google docs and microsoft are free and notion is paid people are using paid software rather than free

  • @lkgpuanimho0349
    @lkgpuanimho0349 Місяць тому

    Is Notion free?

    • @eliassmouni1245
      @eliassmouni1245 Місяць тому

      Yes, there is a subscription version but you can do everything with the free version

  • @jialx
    @jialx Місяць тому

    Another 'app developer' turned 'philosopher'

  • @James-mk8jp
    @James-mk8jp Місяць тому

    Notion does not augment the human intellect lol

  • @88HaZZarD88
    @88HaZZarD88 Місяць тому

    What about Evernote

    • @TCakes
      @TCakes Місяць тому

      It's been power crept

  • @edenassos
    @edenassos Місяць тому +3

    Most successful Uyghur muslim.

    • @charlech
      @charlech Місяць тому +1

      How is he Uyghur when his name is Zhao LOL

    • @edenassos
      @edenassos Місяць тому +1

      @@charlech Look up his background first then talk. Zhao can mean his dad is Han chinese but he grew up in Xinjiang with his mom. Quite a number of Uyghurs also get Han chinese names to try to blend into society.

    • @charlech
      @charlech Місяць тому

      @@edenassos source? Yeah I know he’s from Xinjiang but I don’t see anything about him being Uyghur on Google. Xinjiang is already over half Han Chinese.

  • @JRay2113
    @JRay2113 Місяць тому

    Love Notion. But never gonna happen. Way. Too. Slow.

    • @Michael-qp7gx
      @Michael-qp7gx Місяць тому

      You should give Capacities a try

  • @jerkchicken508
    @jerkchicken508 Місяць тому +9

    Let's be honest, it's essentially a glorified notes app.

    • @rodrigovallades2480
      @rodrigovallades2480 Місяць тому

      Do you use it by yourself (in isolation), or do you use it in a team context?

    • @TCakes
      @TCakes Місяць тому +1

      At the lowest level sure, but that's not really the target demographic.