Sign up for free access to Karat Insights: https://link.trykarat.com/yt-insights @steezykane is done. He's quitting his Youtube channel with over 3 million subscribers. Steezy Kane was a fake persona created by Isaiah Shepard to get famous. Now, Isaiah is moving onto Hollywood. Today he discusses his collaboration with The Weeknd, his new show "Views" that will change Youtube, and why he's afraid of AI. ------------ Follow Karat at https://www.instagram.com/trykarat/ Now available on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/ Follow Eric Wei at https://www.instagram.com/erictway/ Follow Isaiah Shepard at https://www.instagram.com/steezykane/ @steezykane -------------- Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:17 - How Isaiah got chased during the eclipse 2:48 - Why he lost motivation to post videos 3:28 - Why Steezy Kane is DEAD 6:57 - Why he stopped making content for views 9:45 - His $32,000 FAILURE 15:49 - Classic films that started off as failures 21:30 - How Smosh tanked their channel 24:30 - Why TikTok is investing in AI influencers 26:20 - Why is Isaiah afraid of AI? 32:21 - What is his dream for his content? 33:46 - His sketch he made for The Weeknd 38:47 - Does he feel burnout on projects outside of his YouTube channel? 41:38 - Why did he start "Steezy Kane" 44:54 - Why Steezy Kane is a poor YouTuber? 46:46 - Isaiah describes his BAD financial situation 48:47 - How the pier jump saved his life 51:41 - Why is he crying in his YouTube channel picture? 54:44 - He didn't talk until high school. 57:47 - Why are so many creators quitting? 59:41 - Why he thinks shorts will fail? 01:02 - What does he want to make now?