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  • Опубликовано: 10 апр 2024
  • 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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Комментарии • 82

  • @Chris-cx6wl
    @Chris-cx6wl 2 месяца назад +463

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

    • @francismensah4946
      @francismensah4946 2 месяца назад +2

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

    • @QuantuMGriD
      @QuantuMGriD 2 месяца назад +1

      Lol true😂

    • @Mossad84
      @Mossad84 2 месяца назад +5

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

    • @chiquita683
      @chiquita683 Месяц назад

      Cope

    • @SodiqAyilara
      @SodiqAyilara Месяц назад +1

      AI washing

  • @thinkingcitizen
    @thinkingcitizen Месяц назад +117

    biggest problem with notion is its latency, not low enough

    • @hellodeiv52
      @hellodeiv52 Месяц назад +2

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

    • @hum6le
      @hum6le Месяц назад +8

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

    • @blessdarah1256
      @blessdarah1256 Месяц назад

      @@hellodeiv52😂😂😂😂😂

    • @Designsystemstream
      @Designsystemstream Месяц назад

      ​@hellodeiv52 huh?

    • @soxxks
      @soxxks 27 дней назад

      @@hum6leObsidian gang rise up 🙌🏽

  • @misterfilmguy
    @misterfilmguy 2 месяца назад +36

    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 Месяц назад +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 2 месяца назад +45

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

  • @jonathanbyron8664
    @jonathanbyron8664 Месяц назад +13

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

  • @soupisreallygoodfood
    @soupisreallygoodfood 2 месяца назад +15

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

  • @Gurungsiddharth
    @Gurungsiddharth Месяц назад +5

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

  • @jairunet
    @jairunet 2 месяца назад +6

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

  • @irfanadamm5819
    @irfanadamm5819 2 месяца назад +22

    please make it faster

  • @cheesybirdmess7349
    @cheesybirdmess7349 2 месяца назад +7

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

  • @ric3587
    @ric3587 2 месяца назад +8

    Notion is amazing 🎉

  • @ueser-gwek
    @ueser-gwek Месяц назад +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 !! ❤❤

  • @Michael-qp7gx
    @Michael-qp7gx Месяц назад

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

  • @onlybryanliu
    @onlybryanliu 2 месяца назад +21

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

    • @marcossantana.mp4
      @marcossantana.mp4 Месяц назад +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 Месяц назад +1

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

    • @eliassmouni1245
      @eliassmouni1245 Месяц назад +2

      Skill issue

  • @AbnerAlvarado
    @AbnerAlvarado 2 месяца назад +1

    Epic answers 😮👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🔥

  • @BigCowProductions
    @BigCowProductions Месяц назад +1

    DnD world building with notion is awesome

  • @ambarde
    @ambarde 2 месяца назад +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 2 месяца назад +2

      It works really smoothly on my base M1 MacBook Air.

    • @bjorn1429
      @bjorn1429 Месяц назад +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

  • @nuclearthrone2497
    @nuclearthrone2497 Месяц назад

    Great interview and interesting answers

  • @talkbotchronicles
    @talkbotchronicles Месяц назад +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.

  • @charlech
    @charlech 2 месяца назад +10

    Casually humble brag wifey is a VC I see

  • @riclerico
    @riclerico Месяц назад

    those shoes are cool af....

  • @HimanshuSharma-oy9ss
    @HimanshuSharma-oy9ss Месяц назад +1

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

  • @EcomCarl
    @EcomCarl Месяц назад

    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. 👍

  • @owilhm
    @owilhm Месяц назад

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

  • @wut2404
    @wut2404 Месяц назад

    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.

  • @stan4457
    @stan4457 Месяц назад

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

  • @alko_xo
    @alko_xo Месяц назад

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

  • @williamikennanwosu
    @williamikennanwosu Месяц назад

    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 😉.

  • @blocSonic
    @blocSonic 29 дней назад +1

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

  • @victortruong2538
    @victortruong2538 Месяц назад

    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...

  • @kindaking
    @kindaking 2 месяца назад +2

    forever a notion stan

  • @roodood
    @roodood 2 месяца назад +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.

  • @ProjectileGrommet
    @ProjectileGrommet Месяц назад +1

    Obsidian gang

  • @suloheart
    @suloheart Месяц назад

    sooooo docs, ok got it

  • @User-of-internet
    @User-of-internet Месяц назад +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 Месяц назад +2

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

  • @Fraexc
    @Fraexc Месяц назад +2

    Interviewer needs to stop saying uhh

  • @harryliu9234
    @harryliu9234 Месяц назад

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

  • @hellodeiv52
    @hellodeiv52 Месяц назад +1

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

  • @V_LUVVV
    @V_LUVVV Месяц назад

    Notion is a notes app on steroids

  • @jeirs4231
    @jeirs4231 Месяц назад +1

    Obsidian is way better

  • @GenNextAnalyst
    @GenNextAnalyst Месяц назад

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

    • @Michael-qp7gx
      @Michael-qp7gx Месяц назад

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

  • @Trasgoooo
    @Trasgoooo Месяц назад

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

  • @AarenIgnazio77
    @AarenIgnazio77 Месяц назад

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

  • @SallyMwalrMusic
    @SallyMwalrMusic Месяц назад

    Google will win they have a solid foundation,

  • @lkgpuanimho0349
    @lkgpuanimho0349 Месяц назад

    Is Notion free?

    • @eliassmouni1245
      @eliassmouni1245 Месяц назад

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

  • @elvisvan
    @elvisvan Месяц назад

    _ICT🌤️12PM April 17th 2024_

  • @namo-1
    @namo-1 Месяц назад

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

  • @jialx
    @jialx Месяц назад

    Another 'app developer' turned 'philosopher'

  • @88HaZZarD88
    @88HaZZarD88 Месяц назад

    What about Evernote

    • @TCakes
      @TCakes Месяц назад

      It's been power crept

  • @James-mk8jp
    @James-mk8jp Месяц назад

    Notion does not augment the human intellect lol

  • @edenassos
    @edenassos 2 месяца назад +3

    Most successful Uyghur muslim.

    • @charlech
      @charlech 2 месяца назад +1

      How is he Uyghur when his name is Zhao LOL

    • @edenassos
      @edenassos 2 месяца назад +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 2 месяца назад

      @@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 2 месяца назад

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

    • @Michael-qp7gx
      @Michael-qp7gx Месяц назад

      You should give Capacities a try

  • @jerkchicken508
    @jerkchicken508 Месяц назад +9

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

    • @rodrigovallades2480
      @rodrigovallades2480 Месяц назад

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

    • @TCakes
      @TCakes Месяц назад +1

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