I feel like scheduling this one was much more of a pain, since you need to drag your film crew to every meeting throughout the day instead of having one neat shoot
@@stevesamuel263 Linus has always said that it his team that makes LTT. He is the heart and soul as it is his company , but the operation is definitely a team effort.
@@philippstr James is like the "head writer" (dunno the official title), so the check mark dude is not that far off. he's also like linus's right hand man
It's so humanising to see Linus freak out on the job. He mostly looks like he has it relatively together. And it's kinda spirit lifting to know that even in something like a dream job on TH-cam has all the same anxiety inducing messes we all have to deal with in "normal" jobs.
Before this video: Linus why do you hire so many people, you just make youtube videos After this video: Linus I think you should hire like a few more people
Sad thing is how much ever people you hire there is still parts of the procedure that will still be bottlenecked by something you can’t solve by throwing money or people at it . Either Linus or James have to review and approve the idea for a video , knowing what will and won’t work as a video for the channel is extremely difficult and even Linus who has probably got the inner workings of the algorithm as much to a T as possible still has to take risks that could backfire. Iterating and Polishing the scripts and the presentation to ensure the video is concise, to the point and simple so as to ensure audience interest all the while ensuring regular and consistent videos is hard and not a lot of people can hit that mark for a long period of time with all their videos . That’s why even with a big crew Linus still has to go through every idea,draft,rough cut, etc because he is one of the few creators who know the inns and outs of TH-cam.
joke aside, more people doesn't always mean better. More people creates more complicated coordination, congested workflow, and conflicted resource allocation (number of equipment, office space, shooting sets,etc..) and scaling the crew appropriately means big increase of cost that doesn't worth the benefit it brings
I don't think there's any true bottleneck in this process except script review. More writers can work on more projects at once which means it can take more time without bad things happening. People can shift duties around so that there's a pre-reviewer before Linus and James - someone like Ed or something who has a great grasp of how an LTT video should be. It didn't seem to be a problem but editing could be done by multiple people per video if there was a bottleneck there, you could have two/three people edit and have one master editor who can finish up an edit and make it cohesive and match the LTT style. Adding more layers and importantly more people to a process means more coordination is required, but then you can indeed throw money/people at that problem too - that's what managers and supervisors are for.
@@Pisolithus nah it wouldn't. Theres always someone who can step in and I'm sure has while James mightve been away. That being said though linus never would anyway as well James is good at what he does
Viewers: Linus probably has a cushy job, showing up for a few hours a week to shoot videos and joke around. *Linus: *on the verge of mental collapse 24/7**
Yah; I don't get why people think this is easy. If it was just a random once in a while review, sure... but if there is enough production value, a script and a regular schedule, then of course it'd be hard.
Honestly I would resign all those positions save for the on-camera stuff. Granted, I imagine the reason he doesn’t want to do that is because he doesn’t trust anyone to run this as well as he does.
Despite all this, Linus is still able to maintain high energy and professionalism. I can only imagine how hard this is for everyone involved. Mad respect.
"Linus is not in on Monday, he spends with his kids" Even though he has a busy schedule, he tries to spend some time with his kids. Hats off, he's a good father.
@@FaithfulMC Yeah, it’s certainly not a job for everyone. There are a lot of good things about working there too, though, even if it is a high stress environment sometimes. Otherwise a lot of people wouldn’t have worked there for so long
@@FaithfulMC and hes also pushing himself the most, not only does he host a lot of the videos, he also does a lot of the directing and a lot of shoots require his presence for the entirety of it, causing headaches for himself and stressing out all the time. it really shows just how devoted he is to his work. And the fact LMG itself has gained more employees than losing them shows they do enjoy working with him. Even in this high-stress environment they stay commited.
Y'all are right but this still feels like slavery with extra steps lol. They are definitely not going to get old in good health... Bless them for sacrificing so much for us!!
@@daftbence While a video like this is great for seeing what goes on, it gives the impression that there's a lot of stress when in fact, it's just a collection of the most stressful parts. The only people who were actually stressed in the video *at all* were Linus and James with Linus being the only one that genuinely seemed stressed and under pressure a lot of the time. Everyone else was chilled and not only that, you could see that they felt comfortable to say 'no' for example with Sarah saying no to filming the next day. The team aren't heroes sacrificing anything for us, they're skilled employees that appear to feel happy and valued in their work place and with a management team that tries to use scheduling to reduce the stress of everyone involved.
Honestly, it looks, like there is still far too much work pinned only on Linus. Issue is he is CEO, so a lot of details must be run trough him, so being the face of LMS doesn't make this any easier.
He said that it is exhausting that he needs to be in front of the camera almost every other video, but i didn’t know that he goes through every single script with writers. Even if a video doesnt contain linus shoots, he is too involved by checking facts, confirming scripts structure. His input for merch is another thing we dont see often. If he approves edited videos, sponsorships individually, he is still operating as one man job, even with many talents. I am surprised that he hasnt completely burnt out yet.
This is not sustainable. He needs to find a balance. By pushing ppl hard everyday to achieve their video quantity target, he is making himself as well as them go through a process called "burn out". After going through such a work pressure, ppl would just quit and go work for a company where they are not so stressed out. 🤷🏻♂️ Mental health is very important.
@@LadyBoogScoots Hiring more staff and then increasing the amount of work = 0 difference. Most of his videos these days seems like they were just produced coz they wanted to achieve their quantity goal. Just because they wanna achieve 1 video per day goal, it seems like they just produce videos that adds 0 value.
@@marshallmathers2146 They are basically making a TV show like and amount of content. The reality for this type of business is working like this. There is not much alternative. You also have to remember though that not all of their content is the same with i'm betting the other none linus shows going smoother. The problem shown in this video is from linus being too streched thin and and the quality levels. The other channels are designed to be much other to produce. That is why we only hear about what is happening in the main channel.
No wonder the quality is tanking. Stressed out Linus is entertaining to watch though, for moments like punching the wall in in this video or when he broke his cameraman's bed.
Linus is able to put enthusiasm in his voice even after so much stress and work for us guys is legendary, Damn James you are the superman of management
Most people that create a company tend to be able to push out a smile even during despair. A lot of people that I know, that are CEOs of their respective companies don't see profit until after perhaps... two-three years. And then they spend perhaps 70h a week on managing the company. So, running a company is a hell of a lot of work for small/medium companies. Bigger companies, aka a lot of employees and a bit of surplus profit? Those CEOs can essentially lean back and relax. Because they just assign others, VD etc. to do the work for them. But not a lot of people... reach that level of Profit. Unless they are essentially part of a elite group of companies. *Cough* Google, Microsoft, Apple to mention a few.
From someone who also works in production, and has experience with scheduling problems all the time, the real secret sauce to LMG is company morale. The fact that Alex volunteered as tribute for WAN show speaks volumes to the quality of teammates and leadership LMG has. Well done, TV Networks can learn a thing or two from your example.
i think one thing that i can see at least from what LTT is trying to portray themselves is that they bond together by being buds and not exploiting the fact that they're bud (as much). So when shit hits the fan it feels like you're doing a solid for your bro rather than being the disposable guy that get thrown off when the boss is burnt up. a lot of organisation that have somewhat similar bonding/passion abuse it and make people cynical about the whole thing
Beyond the scheduling and setup stuff, the thing I'm most impressed by is the fact that Linus can be "On" for all of the videos involving him. You can tell he's stressed out beyond all belief, but somehow he still manages to keep a chipper, enthusiastic face for all of his videos so you'd never know it just by watching them. Golf clap, gold star, laurels and confetti to the man.
I’m sure for him it’s like using your “announcer voice” over the PA or responding to official phone calls. It’s a “mode” many people learn to turn on and off, regardless of how their day is going. I just hope Linus doesn’t get totally burnt out from all of this.
@@TheVirtualObserver yeah, its like with the 90's rock bands, they just kept going and going, you never realize the toll it takes on you keeping up at neckbreaking speed untill you reach THAT tipping point
and his left and half his brain too loved to see all the cogs moving and linus just showing up at the end after what was clearly a long day throw on a smile and do wan show
@UCYaIcmganV4jmU6ChxBv7-g yes, the millions of dollars he’s earned from being able to appear genuine. Remove Linus at any point in the channel’s history and it most likely would not be where it’s at now. In many ways, the success of the entire company is on his shoulders.
If he makes $1m a year then why would he need a 5k Intel home thingy to get the sound thingy he wanted. He’d already have it. You can’t compare one member of the LTT team to a single TH-camr, it would be more accurate to compare the LTT channel as a whole to the other TH-camr channel.
@@everyone503 With a company like this, there's a lot more overhead, especially in the tech space, where a lot more materials are needed. My guess would be that most of the management is making low six figures, and the staff is making higher five figures. Gaming TH-cam has a much lower barrier to entry, it's just much more saturated as a result.
@@ophast2128 it is a big project to work on, however this is a small feet for Linus because Linus has soo many editors, but they won't have many writers or sets where Linus has to personally intervene, I think this video is a free realm of James and the editors to make it happen, Besides the editors already have the footage of it which was the major hassle depicted on video
I remember Linus talking in the studio tour how James has really stepped up into the management role and hoo boy does this video show it. Good on him, that's a LOT of things to keep moving.
@@akoiya6300 "Actually. Linus is the boss". Your comment is dumb. That's why Solstice Projekt said : "what a boss" and not "what the boss". Or maybe you don't understand that you can be a boss and have authority on some people in a office (James is a manager) while still having THE boss of the whole company above you (Linus is the CEO).
@@theshindigg They made this video before Mac Address was announced. One of the dates on the planner was March 8th and Mac Address only started posting videos about a month ago.
As a former film major, I shed a tear while watching this. Thank God you guys made a video about how hard it is. I have been involved in projects as hectic as these and people only see the end result. They never appreciate what went into it unless they have experienced the grind. Thanks for the video.
Hats off to everyone at LMG. Especially Linus and James. Thanks for your hard work, determination and love that you all pour into your work. Please don't burn out. Love you guys.
I 1000% feel this. I only make two videos a week, but I'm also only one person. Still...managing all those people and timelines and sponsor deadlines....woooh doggy, no thanks. Props to LTT and the crew, from the outside looking in for most people, you make this look seamless.
I'm sitting here thinking to myself... why are they putting that much stress on themselves, they could just do one fewer video if it's that hard... then I read your comment and realized-SPONSOR DEADLINES. yeet. I don't envy them lol
@@DavidJohnsonFromSeattle I honestly suspect that they have a few videos filmed that they can release for weeks where they just don't have enough and this is one of them
For me, this is a dream work environment. It may be exhausting and difficult at some parts, but it's worth it when everybody moves. Imagine, there are goals to be finished, but everybody does their part and in sync. Respect to Linus and to his team. ☝🏻
1. My level of appreciation rises with each video, but this one really got me 2. Each person is so stressed, but if it can be easier, I think Linus could just let someone hosts entire episodes! I know he is the face of this company, but we love everyone in LMG equally
See, the thing is Linus likes the wan show and sees it as time off almost that he can spend with a friend on twitch while still working. But the rest is kinda problematic
@@cyprian4869 My impression is he does deal with less of the business side stuff since then, like he doesn't handle hiring at all. But yeah, they could probably have someone else do the script review, and review the merch and stuff. And have other hosts for LTT.
Linus is legit one of those content creators that's still underrated despite being rated high already. Srsly this guy earned his success... OH ALGORITHM TAKE MY COMMENT AND BOOST THIS VIDEO'S PERFORMANCE
i thought about retiring at 31, too. but then i got the next month's mortgage statement and decided that maybe i should keep working for the next year or thirty.
This was THE best LTT video I have ever watched. Seeing the mechanics behind LMG is incredibly interesting, as well as seeing how much hinges on Linus.....this being said, the fact it all hinges on Linus made me worry a bit. Are there contingencies if Linus breaks his ankle and can't do a thing??
I think they know, that's was one of the reason why experiment with deep fake in their previous LTT. I also think that's the more reason to give more hosts air time so the audience can start to get attached to another personality as well as Linus.
@@aysils I seriously don't think the world is ready to watch a video with Linus deep faked in it. And they're probably aware of that as well. Personally I'd feel like they'd be trying to fool me if they ever did that. Frankly, I'd much rather watch any of the other hosts, all of them are good at what they do.
Yeah tbh, after his "possible retirement" video almost 1.5 years back (?) I was genuinely shocked how deep he still is involved in the creation of almost every video. Especially the script review thing seems like it really isnt necessary for Linus to be there, but that's just me. Frankly, while LTT has many other big faces now, he still is the brand as much as he was a few years back...
Please do more of these types of videos. Getting to look behind the scenes, and get a better understanding of what it takes to get content out is really cool. Thnax to all the LTTers for all the hard work they do.
@@Ati27 Uh, yes, that's not exclusive to fathers, though. If you're doing what you're expected to do then you are doing a good job. Don't make it seem like a gotcha.
It's a poor way to manage a company long-term. He needs to delegate more of his responsibilities. They also control the number of videos they have to produce. They set the bar too high and ultimately it results in too much stress for the employees and the owner as well. They could do 15 videos and have slightly lower profits... ultimately it sucks to come home at 7:30 pm on Friday and get back to work for two hours. Poor life decisions for more money.
@@thelastrhino2581 He's been hiring people like crazy to fix this. He's just not willing to give up video quality for hiring random idiots. This really isn't about the money
@@ExySmexy he just creates another channel (Carpool Critics and Mac Address) when he hires more employees. Everyone they've hired more employees because of these same problems (actually the hiring is most likely Yvonne's doing, not Linus'), they have just increased the workload. Imagine you wanting to build a shed in your backyard, and a few days in you realize you can't do it on your own. So you hire a "handyman" to help you, but you realize that you can now add an attached garage to the shed. Well, a few days later you realize that's too much work so you hire 2 laborers. Now that you hired 2 laborers and works getting done faster, you decide to finish out the interior of the shed (drywall, insulation, a.c.). So now you hire your friend that is an HVAC contractor and your friend that is a trim carpenter. Well, now you realize that this went from a $12k job to a $45k job. Now you need to recoup some of that money and you decide to make it a full mother-in-law suite with an attached garage, so you can rent it out, which will bring the cost up to $80k. Well, you're back at square 1. You don't have your shed/shop, you're out the $80k, and you're relying on rent money. You may have earned equity in the house, akin to Linus building brand equity, but it doesn't really change anything.
@@xenonram your analogy has the spirit but falls off, they aren't blindly hiring bodies they're hiring personnel with large return on investment. So basically you'd end up tripling the 80k but have way less time and more stress. The only actual issue in this video was how often Linus is needed for actually shooting videos, which to be fair he's spoken about consistently and even semi-recently brought up him leaving shooting entirely. I just don't think he's found an actor/host that can replace him to the LLT fanbase, and as great as they are the hosts of Mac Address, Carpool Critics, etc. aren't Linus and I don't know if the viewer retention would remain if they replaced him in main LTT videos.
Two take always after watching Linus’ “I’ve been thinking of retiring live stream” 1) James managing part of Linus’ schedule 2) Linus spending Monday’s with his kids. Great to see!
"I don't want a red graphics card" She laughs as if that's ridiculous but if she only knew how ridiculous actual PC gamers can be with the color of their graphics card...
for me it is which GPU gives me the best bang for the buck. i do not even care if i have a Eye straining pink card. or a normal black card. if the pink one is 100$ cheaper and has better preformance, i go with the pink one
I learned to remount a GPU heat sink back when they used thermal glue instead of spring tension. Purely because I really wanted this raised line to be bright Nvidia green on an otherwise bland looking black cooler.
I feel like people don't get the opportunity to say "thank you" enough. Your corporation provides so much entertainment for the watchers here. Thank you for your hard-work, diligence, and commitment!
work is always stressfull and anxiety always will be there no matter what you do in your life, it's about balancing, if you are stressed because of work but can't get paid enough or you dont love the job it's just prison
I use Monday at my work and it doesn't work great. When you have big sheets it's slow as hell the automation tools is almost good but it's just slightly lacking.
I knew that LTT releases a lot of videos, but I never thought it was 17 per week, and I never knew this much work goes into planning it all. Hats off to making all these high quality videos!
"7 LTT's, a wan show, clips from the previous weeks wan show, 3 techlinkeds, 3 shortcircuits, 2 techquikies, and a carpool critics." And a mac address.
@@JustinJamesJeep this already is part 2, there was a very similar one a while ago. Also what I don't get: How are there 7 LTT videos PLUS WAN show? I always thought it is 6+WAN and no LTT video on Fridays?
They're going to end up making videos on how they make videos on how they make videos on how they make videos on how they make videos... I think you get the idea
I thought it was so absurd to hire that many new people...but after seeing this, even if they hired a whole Village and name it "Linus Media Village", it might still not be enough.
@@mediaplayer1594 I mean, depends on what you mean by technical skills true he often defers to other people but that's depending on the situation, but that's what a good leader does.. And the channel(s) by extension, are apart of his presentation and they all look pretty damn great. Sounds like you're just a hater, just saying.
@@mediaplayer1594 his knowledge on consumer electronics is immense. And even in the more complex fields he seems to know his stuff well enough. And for areas where he isn't too knowledgeable in, he pays people to consult him and help him research. That sounds like a pretty smart dude to me.
Man how LMG has grown is just insane, your workflow and staff organization is just INSANE. I would like to see a less stressed Linus before he'll have his next breakdown, take yourself time man!
Theres just one thing to say "thank you" to everyone. It makes you apriciate every vídeo after seeing how much work is put into them you guys are the best.
"What are you gonna do after you're done at 5?" "I'm gonna sit and wallow in a pool of anxiety" Same, but also not on that level lol JFC man, you guys are going hard every week!
That's generally how it works when any organization gets large enough. Take the US Presidency for example (doesn't matter which one, or which party). The President is technically in charge, but in reality the Chief of Staff is really the one doing all the day to day decisions because they set the schedule. Much like James here, a chief of staff is the one who tells all the relevant parties where to be and when, decides who is in the room during each and every meeting, etc, etc. Meanwhile the President (or Linus in this case) is so busy being the face man for the camera and are involved in so many things that they are more than happy to let their assistants take care of all the small daily decisions.
@@dtemp132 He talks about it a bit in the last tour video. Essentially Nick can be that senior executive decision maker when Linus can't be there. The biggest thing is Nick kind of oversees the entire business and marketing wing of the company so Linus can focus more on the production side.
![[MV] A leap of faith...ความเชื่อใจครั้งสุดท้าย (From "Petrichor the series")](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/U1piZH2CNXA/mqdefault.jpg)
"We need a 7th video!"
"Make a video about making the other videos"
"what"
smart
and... and the whole video to be a sponsored video
@be happy _Can you not please?_ Put your memes to rest.
I feel like scheduling this one was much more of a pain, since you need to drag your film crew to every meeting throughout the day instead of having one neat shoot
Big brains
This whole video is just James' way of telling us he needs a raise.
haah you got that too, eh?
If I recall he just recently got promoted. He's the head of the writing division.
@@chadbizeau5997 seems like my man James is the brains of the company, not just the head of a division, while Linus is the heart of LMG
Did you see the his rig upgrade video? I think he's already doing pretty well for himself.
@@stevesamuel263 Linus has always said that it his team that makes LTT. He is the heart and soul as it is his company , but the operation is definitely a team effort.
James is the MVP
Hi checkmark
He da goo
In the video that James wrote, directed an hosted 🧐
@@philippstr James is like the "head writer" (dunno the official title), so the check mark dude is not that far off. he's also like linus's right hand man
Everyone are MVPs
It's so humanising to see Linus freak out on the job. He mostly looks like he has it relatively together. And it's kinda spirit lifting to know that even in something like a dream job on TH-cam has all the same anxiety inducing messes we all have to deal with in "normal" jobs.
same anxiety but paid better
The amount of stuff riding on Linus' shoulders as the CEO of LMG is monumental to say the least. I admire him and the whole crew.
Like 699 Noice
what is the program you are using for planning?
Seeing someone breakdown is very spirit lifting, yes!
Before this video: Linus why do you hire so many people, you just make youtube videos
After this video: Linus I think you should hire like a few more people
Sad thing is how much ever people you hire there is still parts of the procedure that will still be bottlenecked by something you can’t solve by throwing money or people at it . Either Linus or James have to review and approve the idea for a video , knowing what will and won’t work as a video for the channel is extremely difficult and even Linus who has probably got the inner workings of the algorithm as much to a T as possible still has to take risks that could backfire. Iterating and Polishing the scripts and the presentation to ensure the video is concise, to the point and simple so as to ensure audience interest all the while ensuring regular and consistent videos is hard and not a lot of people can hit that mark for a long period of time with all their videos . That’s why even with a big crew Linus still has to go through every idea,draft,rough cut, etc because he is one of the few creators who know the inns and outs of TH-cam.
joke aside, more people doesn't always mean better. More people creates more complicated coordination, congested workflow, and conflicted resource allocation (number of equipment, office space, shooting sets,etc..) and scaling the crew appropriately means big increase of cost that doesn't worth the benefit it brings
Linus should hire more linus
Only if Linus could duplicate himself
I don't think there's any true bottleneck in this process except script review. More writers can work on more projects at once which means it can take more time without bad things happening. People can shift duties around so that there's a pre-reviewer before Linus and James - someone like Ed or something who has a great grasp of how an LTT video should be.
It didn't seem to be a problem but editing could be done by multiple people per video if there was a bottleneck there, you could have two/three people edit and have one master editor who can finish up an edit and make it cohesive and match the LTT style.
Adding more layers and importantly more people to a process means more coordination is required, but then you can indeed throw money/people at that problem too - that's what managers and supervisors are for.
Conclusion: Linus cannot afford to fire James
if he does then LMG would sink in a blink
I thought Colton was the one always getting fired.
@@Pisolithus nah it wouldn't. Theres always someone who can step in and I'm sure has while James mightve been away. That being said though linus never would anyway as well James is good at what he does
James: We need more then 7 videoes on LTT this week
Linus: Just make a video about videos
James: Genius!!
Genius move!
Two birds with one stone. Classic.
The "Meta" Video
200 Iq
Viewers: Linus probably has a cushy job, showing up for a few hours a week to shoot videos and joke around.
*Linus: *on the verge of mental collapse 24/7**
That's the problem with being the president, owner, CEO AND talent the whole endeavour is based on.
Just shows why the back end of a company is just as important if not more so than the front end.
Yah; I don't get why people think this is easy. If it was just a random once in a while review, sure... but if there is enough production value, a script and a regular schedule, then of course it'd be hard.
Honestly I would resign all those positions save for the on-camera stuff. Granted, I imagine the reason he doesn’t want to do that is because he doesn’t trust anyone to run this as well as he does.
kind of glad that James is there to keep everything in track
Despite all this, Linus is still able to maintain high energy and professionalism. I can only imagine how hard this is for everyone involved. Mad respect.
More mask mumbling - I will skip this one.
@@brentgreeff1115 You won't be missed.
@@prxz1 by actually doing it from scratch.
@@prxz1 Just cause he makes money from it doesn’t mean it can’t be stressful/overwhelming
@@brentgreeff1115 I can understand them just fine.
"Linus is not in on Monday, he spends with his kids"
Even though he has a busy schedule, he tries to spend some time with his kids. Hats off, he's a good father.
Bro, he's the one making the schedule... I'd hate working in this company after seeing this bts video.
@@FaithfulMC Yeah, it’s certainly not a job for everyone. There are a lot of good things about working there too, though, even if it is a high stress environment sometimes. Otherwise a lot of people wouldn’t have worked there for so long
@@FaithfulMC and hes also pushing himself the most, not only does he host a lot of the videos, he also does a lot of the directing and a lot of shoots require his presence for the entirety of it, causing headaches for himself and stressing out all the time. it really shows just how devoted he is to his work. And the fact LMG itself has gained more employees than losing them shows they do enjoy working with him. Even in this high-stress environment they stay commited.
Y'all are right but this still feels like slavery with extra steps lol. They are definitely not going to get old in good health... Bless them for sacrificing so much for us!!
@@daftbence While a video like this is great for seeing what goes on, it gives the impression that there's a lot of stress when in fact, it's just a collection of the most stressful parts. The only people who were actually stressed in the video *at all* were Linus and James with Linus being the only one that genuinely seemed stressed and under pressure a lot of the time. Everyone else was chilled and not only that, you could see that they felt comfortable to say 'no' for example with Sarah saying no to filming the next day. The team aren't heroes sacrificing anything for us, they're skilled employees that appear to feel happy and valued in their work place and with a management team that tries to use scheduling to reduce the stress of everyone involved.
This really explains why linus once felt like retiring.
And then got memed to hell
Honestly, it looks, like there is still far too much work pinned only on Linus. Issue is he is CEO, so a lot of details must be run trough him, so being the face of LMS doesn't make this any easier.
He said that it is exhausting that he needs to be in front of the camera almost every other video, but i didn’t know that he goes through every single script with writers. Even if a video doesnt contain linus shoots, he is too involved by checking facts, confirming scripts structure. His input for merch is another thing we dont see often. If he approves edited videos, sponsorships individually, he is still operating as one man job, even with many talents. I am surprised that he hasnt completely burnt out yet.
Jeeeze, hat's off guys to the amount of quantity (and keeping top quality) videos you pump out each and every week. 🤯 👏
This is not sustainable. He needs to find a balance. By pushing ppl hard everyday to achieve their video quantity target, he is making himself as well as them go through a process called "burn out".
After going through such a work pressure, ppl would just quit and go work for a company where they are not so stressed out. 🤷🏻♂️
Mental health is very important.
@@marshallmathers2146 that's probably why they're hiring more staff all the time. So they can keep it up with better quality of life
@@LadyBoogScoots Hiring more staff and then increasing the amount of work = 0 difference.
Most of his videos these days seems like they were just produced coz they wanted to achieve their quantity goal.
Just because they wanna achieve 1 video per day goal, it seems like they just produce videos that adds 0 value.
@@marshallmathers2146 They are basically making a TV show like and amount of content. The reality for this type of business is working like this. There is not much alternative.
You also have to remember though that not all of their content is the same with i'm betting the other none linus shows going smoother. The problem shown in this video is from linus being too streched thin and and the quality levels. The other channels are designed to be much other to produce. That is why we only hear about what is happening in the main channel.
No wonder the quality is tanking. Stressed out Linus is entertaining to watch though, for moments like punching the wall in in this video or when he broke his cameraman's bed.
Linus is able to put enthusiasm in his voice even after so much stress and work for us guys is legendary, Damn James you are the superman of management
Yah, and I don't think Linus' enthusiasm is purely just an act. I think he is, in fact, that hyped about tech all the time.
Most people that create a company tend to be able to push out a smile even during despair. A lot of people that I know, that are CEOs of their respective companies don't see profit until after perhaps... two-three years. And then they spend perhaps 70h a week on managing the company. So, running a company is a hell of a lot of work for small/medium companies. Bigger companies, aka a lot of employees and a bit of surplus profit? Those CEOs can essentially lean back and relax. Because they just assign others, VD etc. to do the work for them. But not a lot of people... reach that level of Profit. Unless they are essentially part of a elite group of companies. *Cough* Google, Microsoft, Apple to mention a few.
And Ed! dont forget Ed
I'd be barking and biting people at this stage.
From someone who also works in production, and has experience with scheduling problems all the time, the real secret sauce to LMG is company morale. The fact that Alex volunteered as tribute for WAN show speaks volumes to the quality of teammates and leadership LMG has.
Well done, TV Networks can learn a thing or two from your example.
i think one thing that i can see at least from what LTT is trying to portray themselves is that they bond together by being buds and not exploiting the fact that they're bud (as much). So when shit hits the fan it feels like you're doing a solid for your bro rather than being the disposable guy that get thrown off when the boss is burnt up.
a lot of organisation that have somewhat similar bonding/passion abuse it and make people cynical about the whole thing
Beyond the scheduling and setup stuff, the thing I'm most impressed by is the fact that Linus can be "On" for all of the videos involving him. You can tell he's stressed out beyond all belief, but somehow he still manages to keep a chipper, enthusiastic face for all of his videos so you'd never know it just by watching them. Golf clap, gold star, laurels and confetti to the man.
I’m sure for him it’s like using your “announcer voice” over the PA or responding to official phone calls. It’s a “mode” many people learn to turn on and off, regardless of how their day is going. I just hope Linus doesn’t get totally burnt out from all of this.
@@TheVirtualObserver yeah, its like with the 90's rock bands, they just kept going and going, you never realize the toll it takes on you keeping up at neckbreaking speed untill you reach THAT tipping point
He has mouths to feed, he knows what he has to do
Yeah
@@TheVirtualObserver He did get burnt out a few years ago and wanted to quit, but the truckloads of money coming in was too attractive to leave.
I miss seeing Luke around!
Were they fired?
@@MarketVVizard Luke manages floatplane, which technically is external. Max left.
@@sgcs What's floatplane? 😮
@@Sabitar1 search it up, its like linus' version of yt
@@sgcs more like Linus's onlyfans😏
Linus wasn't joking when he said James was his right hand
it used to be luke
@@banban5568 Yeah, nowadays Luke is just running a whole another company for him.
James is based.
and his left and half his brain too loved to see all the cogs moving and linus just showing up at the end after what was clearly a long day throw on a smile and do wan show
I gotta say, i’m impressed with Linus’ ability to ‘shed the stress’ the moment the camera is on him and seem genuinely into whatever he is working on.
This. It doesnt show when he is on camera. What a guy!
@@UnEqualPerspectivePodcast Or maybe he deserves millions of dollars because he's able to do not only that but many other things.
@UCYaIcmganV4jmU6ChxBv7-g yes, the millions of dollars he’s earned from being able to appear genuine. Remove Linus at any point in the channel’s history and it most likely would not be where it’s at now. In many ways, the success of the entire company is on his shoulders.
My takeaway: whatever you pay James, he deserves a good raise.
he probably made a LOT of money.
He must be making $1M a year at least. Even TommyInnit, a 17 yo minecraft youtuber makes $1M+ a year.
If he makes $1m a year then why would he need a 5k Intel home thingy to get the sound thingy he wanted. He’d already have it. You can’t compare one member of the LTT team to a single TH-camr, it would be more accurate to compare the LTT channel as a whole to the other TH-camr channel.
My takeaway is that he is banned on Twitter.
@@everyone503 With a company like this, there's a lot more overhead, especially in the tech space, where a lot more materials are needed. My guess would be that most of the management is making low six figures, and the staff is making higher five figures.
Gaming TH-cam has a much lower barrier to entry, it's just much more saturated as a result.
You guys are awesome for making this. Really inspires upcoming creators to get their team right in order to get to your level.🙌🏽
.
.
@@Bolt451 .
Wait, you guys got a team?
In order to make their schedules easier, they decided to make this video as a replacement video for some ongoing project
GENIUS!
I'm sure this video was still a massive undertaking for all the teams as well, even though it's a behind the scenes video
and the WHOLE video can be considered sponsorship promotion. They're probably getting a hefty sum for this video from monday.com
@@ophast2128 it is a big project to work on, however this is a small feet for Linus because Linus has soo many editors, but they won't have many writers or sets where Linus has to personally intervene, I think this video is a free realm of James and the editors to make it happen,
Besides the editors already have the footage of it which was the major hassle depicted on video
James' back must hurt from carrying the entire company's schedule on his back.
Best part is he doesn't lose his cool
Major respect for James now. I didn't realize how big of role he has
I remember Linus talking in the studio tour how James has really stepped up into the management role and hoo boy does this video show it. Good on him, that's a LOT of things to keep moving.
Linus: “ We shoot a lot of videos every week”
Writers: “Lets make a video about how we make videos”
Well it's one less video to record for this week so it's easier.
…in the week where we have too many videos and the least amount of time… lol
I wanna see more videos of MADISON REEVE maybe a LTT onlyfans :)
It's videoception time !!!!!!
Yes lol
James is really doing great with all that responsibility and authority. He spreads this calm determination and subtle scent of authority. What a boss.
Actually. Linus is the boss 🤥
@@akoiya6300 "Actually. Linus is the boss". Your comment is dumb. That's why Solstice Projekt said : "what a boss" and not "what the boss". Or maybe you don't understand that you can be a boss and have authority on some people in a office (James is a manager) while still having THE boss of the whole company above you (Linus is the CEO).
@@pwostyn CEO is boss
@@akoiya6300 Manager is boss
@@pwostyn ok
The title alone made me ask, "wait, do I watch 17 LMG videos a week?!"
And they didn't even include Mac Address
@asdrubale bisanzio no u
@@theshindigg They made this video before Mac Address was announced. One of the dates on the planner was March 8th and Mac Address only started posting videos about a month ago.
"We're kind of freaking out about not meeting our video quota this week."
"Uhhh... make a video about it"
It's more of a monday commercial, they shoehorned it right in about a minute into the video
@@BenjermenB Doesn't matter, had upload. One video down!
Shoot a video while shooting another
@@BenjermenB They only mentioned it about 5 times. Wonder what they got paid for a 20 minute integrated ad on main channel.
@@chun1324 BTS for the BTS video, maybe 🤷♂️
This really speaks to how capable everyone is, and how good Linus is at being on camera.
And how capable linus is at talking’
Yeah
Linus "I want to sit and wallow in a pool of anxiety"
James: "Can I join you?"
Linus: ""
What a masterful retort from James, I wish I could be that quick off the draw.
really enjoy seeing the behind the scenes for all of this, thank you!
hi ed, werent you supposed to be editing that elliot vid
Hey Mister Ed, are you still editing that thumbnail? :)
Osu guy
go edit your vids
hi ed
James is Linus' "handler" and Keeps all this madness from going off the rails. Respect James.
Linus did call James his right hand man.
I did not expect James to rise up to be full-on Linus' right hand man but here we are. Kudos.
James is a "handler" and at the same time his handle is "Banned from Twitter".
he is the writing manager
This is like the mini documentary you get with a movie DVD.
What's a dvd
@@edmundgray974 you don’t know what a DVD is? My gosh
I pray that u r joking… I was born in 2007 and I watched dvds a ton so who knows how old u r!
@@andrewmaack6139 I'm born 1992 and watched VHS.
@@edmundgray974 what
As a former film major, I shed a tear while watching this. Thank God you guys made a video about how hard it is. I have been involved in projects as hectic as these and people only see the end result. They never appreciate what went into it unless they have experienced the grind. Thanks for the video.
New favorite video on the channel. Love seeing the process side of the business
this
sup bro
Really?? Its a shill video!!
Im sorry but nothing can beat Maddies video. that is an absolute goldmine for fun
That Linus roast tho
This business is a legit operation. I'm totally impressed by the coordination, cooperation and other coo words.
coom?
hoooooly smokes dude! that's fucking madness!!!
Hope your channel also get bigger like these guys man, love your content, totally underatted for sure
He's so underrated
BUT! It's structured madness.
I can barely do one video a week, having a good team saves so much time and effort.
I'd like my opportunity to say LANGUAGE YOU MUFFINHEAD
Hats off to everyone at LMG. Especially Linus and James. Thanks for your hard work, determination and love that you all pour into your work. Please don't burn out. Love you guys.
I 1000% feel this. I only make two videos a week, but I'm also only one person. Still...managing all those people and timelines and sponsor deadlines....woooh doggy, no thanks. Props to LTT and the crew, from the outside looking in for most people, you make this look seamless.
Cool channel, you got a sub :O
@@rusticmarten5262 wow, thanks man. Appreciate the support, always! :-)
Whats up not checkmark
@@pencilcase8068 ha same, I really need like 90 hours a week to be able to get stuff done as well as I want to, except replace Mech Eng with Comp Sci
I'm sitting here thinking to myself... why are they putting that much stress on themselves, they could just do one fewer video if it's that hard... then I read your comment and realized-SPONSOR DEADLINES. yeet. I don't envy them lol
We need to make more videos
Linus : let's make a video about how many videos we need to make
Loved seeing this. I feel like Linus right now.
I'm sure you could use some additional help for your channel, but in the meantime coffeeee!
Woah chuck you watch this channel too? Great!!
Sorry but...
You can't feel like Linus since you don't have several GPU's.😅😅😅
Every TH-camr should learn how to upload 17 videos in a week right now.
I didn't see one of them have coffee, I feel that could help them greatly :)
Linus needs to hire about 8 more people but this is an amazing video thanks
Yeah
nah linus needs to learn kagebunshin no jutsu
Here after they just announced that they're hiring 😂
they've already got 80+ people
You have no idea how right you were
This was the largest sponsor segue I've ever heard.
Lol
i got stressed by just watching this video. You guys need to make a LTT gym to throw around some weights for stress relieve hahaha.
If they have the time 😂😂😂
That's why they got full blast lan center.....LOL
Gym with 10gigabit connection 😂😂
They have a gaming room
@@kyb7795 all it takes is to accidentally play a bad ubisoft match and the day has become 10x worse...
"damn we won't have enough videos this week" "okay, let's make a video about making enough videos!" "You, geniuses"
Exactly, they just recorded
their meeting and called it a day... one "video" less.
Genius
@@matheuslorens I like to think two of them stared across the table, locked eyes, and said it at the same time while slowly nodding.
Except the videos you see them prepping all came out weeks ago
@@DavidJohnsonFromSeattle I honestly suspect that they have a few videos filmed that they can release for weeks where they just don't have enough and this is one of them
For me, this is a dream work environment. It may be exhausting and difficult at some parts, but it's worth it when everybody moves. Imagine, there are goals to be finished, but everybody does their part and in sync. Respect to Linus and to his team. ☝🏻
I feel sorry for James but the “banned from twitter” made me laugh very hard.
Edit: same with Alex’s “has strong opinions on laptops”
He's "unbanned from twitter" James today
Actually got an email this morning saying the reinstated it 🙃
Anyone knows why he was banned from Twitter?
@@GENIRYODAN he jokingly threatened colton, and twitter didn’t like it.
I'm still mad at Alex for dissing the trackpoint.
Comment typed on a ThinkPad X220 with its trackpad disabled and no mouse attached
1. My level of appreciation rises with each video, but this one really got me
2. Each person is so stressed, but if it can be easier, I think Linus could just let someone hosts entire episodes! I know he is the face of this company, but we love everyone in LMG equally
WAN Show in particular is better with a variety of hosts, and seeing this video it's obvious why Linus seems burned out half the time.
See, the thing is Linus likes the wan show and sees it as time off almost that he can spend with a friend on twitch while still working.
But the rest is kinda problematic
Remember a few months ago where he said he wanted to turn it down a notch? Seems like he did the complete opposite
@@dycedargselderbrother5353 Nah I gotta have my Linus and Luke time every week
@@cyprian4869 My impression is he does deal with less of the business side stuff since then, like he doesn't handle hiring at all. But yeah, they could probably have someone else do the script review, and review the merch and stuff. And have other hosts for LTT.
Linus is legit one of those content creators that's still underrated despite being rated high already.
Srsly this guy earned his success...
OH ALGORITHM TAKE MY COMMENT AND BOOST THIS VIDEO'S PERFORMANCE
All hail the mighty algorithm.
@@ZesPak My guy really saying that Linus got big because of the Algorithm...
This entire video was a gigantic bucket of anxiety and stress.
My god yes, got a headache just watching.
“personal rig update for Luke” and “spring break” oh this was shot a WHILE ago
You can see the date a few time throughout the video. This was filmed in early March.
@great day pls take a hike with that religious bullcr*p bro, this is disgusting.
Well it's 18 videos including this one
@@M.V.P. shut up he didn't said anything wrong. Its just like saying "may god bless you"
I'm guessing they didn't want to upload this until all the videos they mentioned were up.
Okay this is legitimately a cool video. Big delve into the reality of a company like this. Love it!
@be happy what the heck?
@@Alpha-fc3bo He’s a no-good spammer. Just report him for unwanted commercial spam.
Plot twist: This is just their way of getting one of those 7 needed videos so Linus can have a week off.
LMG: “We’re not gonna hit 7 videos this week. How about we do a video about it?”
Also Linus’ brain: “I love being needed for everything”
When a video about the sponsor "Monday" is posted on a Thursday: _Wait, that's illegal_
@be happy Can you just shut up?
at least it aint Wednesday
Haha funny ok
😂😂
hmmm
The office: LTT edition
jokes aside this is incredible
I would watch that!
This is honestly the best built in add I've seen. I hope Monday paid a hell of a lot for this one. Good video too!
I feel like this version of the office might be fun to watch as well.
LOL
Oh dear God PLEASE!!!!
UPVote this shit ALL DAY. What major production company can we tag? Community go!
I remember when linus actually thought about retiring. That sure as hell didn't materialize. This man is working is ass off!! And we appreciate it!
I think the mondays off may be the result of that? I might ne mistaken.
i thought about retiring at 31, too. but then i got the next month's mortgage statement and decided that maybe i should keep working for the next year or thirty.
@@solomonshv damn, this gives me anxiety
I was not expecting
James: could you do the shoot?
Whoever: I'm super busy
James: *sad James noises*
I love how everybody just tells James they can't and he just accepts it. Lol. I love you Linus! Keep up the great work y'all. Love from ATL!
It goes both ways the trust between manager and employee.
This was THE best LTT video I have ever watched. Seeing the mechanics behind LMG is incredibly interesting, as well as seeing how much hinges on Linus.....this being said, the fact it all hinges on Linus made me worry a bit. Are there contingencies if Linus breaks his ankle and can't do a thing??
It's been less Linus-centric in the past, back when he was talking about retiring from the camera. They just have other staff host the same videos.
I think they know, that's was one of the reason why experiment with deep fake in their previous LTT. I also think that's the more reason to give more hosts air time so the audience can start to get attached to another personality as well as Linus.
@@aysils I seriously don't think the world is ready to watch a video with Linus deep faked in it. And they're probably aware of that as well.
Personally I'd feel like they'd be trying to fool me if they ever did that. Frankly, I'd much rather watch any of the other hosts, all of them are good at what they do.
Well we have Anthony still
@@kbaacca yeah a learn Linux with Anthony series! Exactly his thing!
I don't normally comment I just sit back and enjoy,
But this, this was really good,
I enjoyed everything about it
❤
This video hits differently now..
It's a tough management decision- Linus is the brand, but he's also one person.
Yeah tbh, after his "possible retirement" video almost 1.5 years back (?) I was genuinely shocked how deep he still is involved in the creation of almost every video. Especially the script review thing seems like it really isnt necessary for Linus to be there, but that's just me. Frankly, while LTT has many other big faces now, he still is the brand as much as he was a few years back...
@@OTNaugrim I'm sure he has a deep emotional attachment to the company and it is his name in the company and the largest channel.
Please do more of these types of videos. Getting to look behind the scenes, and get a better understanding of what it takes to get content out is really cool. Thnax to all the LTTers for all the hard work they do.
Yeah, I miss the update videos
Or some more bloopers ;]
*"Linus is not in on Monday, he spends in on his kids"*
What a good father
given how packed his schedule, he probably deserved that
Didn't know that doing what fathers are supposed to do makes them good fathers.
He's fortunate enough to be able to afford it though.
@@Ati27 my dad never spent time w me even tho he wasn't as busy so yeah he is a good father
@@Ati27 Uh, yes, that's not exclusive to fathers, though. If you're doing what you're expected to do then you are doing a good job. Don't make it seem like a gotcha.
Mine didn’t come home Any days
Me: wow, Linus always looks so put together!
Linus: *panic attack 24/7*
Damn you guys do a lot. Mad respect.
I didn’t know that when Linus says he does everything he actually did everything.
It's a poor way to manage a company long-term. He needs to delegate more of his responsibilities. They also control the number of videos they have to produce. They set the bar too high and ultimately it results in too much stress for the employees and the owner as well. They could do 15 videos and have slightly lower profits... ultimately it sucks to come home at 7:30 pm on Friday and get back to work for two hours. Poor life decisions for more money.
@@thelastrhino2581 He's been hiring people like crazy to fix this. He's just not willing to give up video quality for hiring random idiots. This really isn't about the money
@@ExySmexy he just creates another channel (Carpool Critics and Mac Address) when he hires more employees. Everyone they've hired more employees because of these same problems (actually the hiring is most likely Yvonne's doing, not Linus'), they have just increased the workload. Imagine you wanting to build a shed in your backyard, and a few days in you realize you can't do it on your own. So you hire a "handyman" to help you, but you realize that you can now add an attached garage to the shed. Well, a few days later you realize that's too much work so you hire 2 laborers. Now that you hired 2 laborers and works getting done faster, you decide to finish out the interior of the shed (drywall, insulation, a.c.). So now you hire your friend that is an HVAC contractor and your friend that is a trim carpenter. Well, now you realize that this went from a $12k job to a $45k job. Now you need to recoup some of that money and you decide to make it a full mother-in-law suite with an attached garage, so you can rent it out, which will bring the cost up to $80k. Well, you're back at square 1. You don't have your shed/shop, you're out the $80k, and you're relying on rent money. You may have earned equity in the house, akin to Linus building brand equity, but it doesn't really change anything.
@@xenonram your analogy has the spirit but falls off, they aren't blindly hiring bodies they're hiring personnel with large return on investment. So basically you'd end up tripling the 80k but have way less time and more stress. The only actual issue in this video was how often Linus is needed for actually shooting videos, which to be fair he's spoken about consistently and even semi-recently brought up him leaving shooting entirely. I just don't think he's found an actor/host that can replace him to the LLT fanbase, and as great as they are the hosts of Mac Address, Carpool Critics, etc. aren't Linus and I don't know if the viewer retention would remain if they replaced him in main LTT videos.
@@krazed9918 to be fair I think Anthony has the potential and the love of the fanbase to be a great host
Two take always after watching Linus’ “I’ve been thinking of retiring live stream”
1) James managing part of Linus’ schedule 2) Linus spending Monday’s with his kids.
Great to see!
I love how James is the professional guy keeping everyone in check.
Maybe he wrote it to look that way
@@Bul_et Most likely truely needs to be...it is his job.
This was stressful to watch. Can't imagine what Linus goes through. Thank you James.
So take away from this is James actually runs the TH-cam part of LTT now
He deserves a strong raise
@@Raphael- Hopefully he already has it. If he doesn’t, well we know what the next roast opener will be:
JamesTechTips
AFAIK James is the right hand of Linus as of recent
@@Raphael- You don't know how much he makes or when he got his last raise or anything really, how could you know he deserves a raise?
@@marlonmoises6598 he deserve a raise that's it
"I don't want a red graphics card"
She laughs as if that's ridiculous but if she only knew how ridiculous actual PC gamers can be with the color of their graphics card...
looks awkwardly at the LED RAM that i spent an extra $60 for >.>
for me it is which GPU gives me the best bang for the buck.
i do not even care if i have a Eye straining pink card. or a normal black card. if the pink one is 100$ cheaper and has better preformance, i go with the pink one
@@darknessblades Nice
To each it's own
I learned to remount a GPU heat sink back when they used thermal glue instead of spring tension. Purely because I really wanted this raised line to be bright Nvidia green on an otherwise bland looking black cooler.
I feel like people don't get the opportunity to say "thank you" enough. Your corporation provides so much entertainment for the watchers here. Thank you for your hard-work, diligence, and commitment!
These behind the scenes and meet the staff videos lately have been awesome. It's nice to see what happens behind the scenes, keep it up!
“Brandon Lee”
“Expensive”
Was the funniest part to me 🤣
"massaged" should be in there too
I aspire to one day be as expensive as Brandon
What time
@@tkchampbroscastle5927 around 6:35
Taran's slow zoom got me the worst
This is already so stressful to watch. It's amazing how Linus can still look positive and entertaining in videos despite this huge amount of work.
this is what happens when u do something u love and u have no financial problems etc.
work is always stressfull and anxiety always will be there no matter what you do in your life, it's about balancing, if you are stressed because of work but can't get paid enough or you dont love the job it's just prison
It’s called he’s making a living 🤷🏻♂️
I'm terrible at planning stuff out and been looking for something like Monday. Gonna try it out.
Didn't expect to see you here!
I use Monday at my day job. Highly recommend it!
Hey it’s that one guy who made me wish I had modded GTA V when I was 14
My thoughts exactly
I use Monday at my work and it doesn't work great. When you have big sheets it's slow as hell the automation tools is almost good but it's just slightly lacking.
I knew that LTT releases a lot of videos, but I never thought it was 17 per week, and I never knew this much work goes into planning it all. Hats off to making all these high quality videos!
Conclusion: If Linus gets injured for just one day, LTT is scrambling mad.
Thats what i was thinking... like you cant have a 50smth employee company that relies on a family dad being available all the time, thats ridiculous
No. James will....
he was on vacation for a week or so, some time back, they mentioned it in the videos
I just remember the "deep fake" video they made a few months back. I think they'll be fine for a while.
"7 LTT's, a wan show, clips from the previous weeks wan show, 3 techlinkeds, 3 shortcircuits, 2 techquikies, and a carpool critics."
And a mac address.
Damn the Video is out of date, we need a part 2 already 😂🙏
@@JustinJamesJeep this already is part 2, there was a very similar one a while ago. Also what I don't get: How are there 7 LTT videos PLUS WAN show? I always thought it is 6+WAN and no LTT video on Fridays?
@@RandomUser2401 AFAIK it's 6+WAN unless it's a sponsored video, then sometimes they do 7+WAN
This was before that even existed
Didn't know anime girls watched LTT. The more ya know
I love how this whole company slowly becomes a perpetual motion machine. Now they make videos about how they make videos - and I love it
They are becoming sentient!
They're going to end up making videos on how they make videos on how they make videos on how they make videos on how they make videos... I think you get the idea
Its cool to see James in his actual job environment. He seems to make sure everyone is on the same page and that is a tough thing to do with 80 people
This actually helps me out a TON! I loved this.
first reply? yes sir!
also, I could see how it would.
DanDan here on LTT? Wow, that's surprising. Good videos Dan
I do love your videos!
Helped me a lot on my first bike.
yes
So much logistics involved with all his channels. Good job on everyone’s part for making it all happen.
"*Andy Zhang*
Still mourning his bed frame"
May it rest in pieces
Rip
Too soon.
Suddenly everything makes sense
Man, I was missing James and wondered where he was... turns out he's the Writing Manager now! Good for you, dude!
Damn James seems really chill and polite about everything, despite all the surrounding stress
He is being recorded of course...
@@LyricsFred Do you have any evidence for anything different...
Thought not.
He's matured a lot over the years...
I thought it was so absurd to hire that many new people...but after seeing this, even if they hired a whole Village and name it "Linus Media Village", it might still not be enough.
Linus really needs more people in higher up admin positions. But what do I know, my channel is tiny and I would be happpy with one other person.
NGL i would watch more of these behind the scene videos, I've been wanting to learn about how to properly run a channel and this was helpful AF!!
Loving this documentary style! this was a joy, and stressful lol
Honestly, I'd be down for more videos on your processes like this one.
I am so stoked to get a peek behind the scenes. Really nice^^
@be happy seriously, stop spamming this shit on every comment
Sarah is such a ray of sunshine, I just love every single video she does with Linus, she just brings something special to the whole feel of the video.
Everyone is saying how capable Linus is but the whole video I've just been thinking about James
What is Linus capable of? Dropping things.
@@mediaplayer1594 I mean, just running a company that he built from the ground up which he did long before James came into the picture.. No big deal.
@@ML-yn9yu He has built a successful business; I just don't think his technical skills or presentation is great.
@@mediaplayer1594 I mean, depends on what you mean by technical skills true he often defers to other people but that's depending on the situation, but that's what a good leader does.. And the channel(s) by extension, are apart of his presentation and they all look pretty damn great. Sounds like you're just a hater, just saying.
@@mediaplayer1594 his knowledge on consumer electronics is immense. And even in the more complex fields he seems to know his stuff well enough.
And for areas where he isn't too knowledgeable in, he pays people to consult him and help him research. That sounds like a pretty smart dude to me.
Following this channel back when it was just a tiny team in a house, it’s incredible the amount of work you all put into production
Man how LMG has grown is just insane, your workflow and staff organization is just INSANE. I would like to see a less stressed Linus before he'll have his next breakdown, take yourself time man!
Theres just one thing to say "thank you" to everyone. It makes you apriciate every vídeo after seeing how much work is put into them you guys are the best.
"What are you gonna do after you're done at 5?"
"I'm gonna sit and wallow in a pool of anxiety"
Same, but also not on that level lol
JFC man, you guys are going hard every week!
James looks like he runs LMG. Unofficially of course.
That's generally how it works when any organization gets large enough.
Take the US Presidency for example (doesn't matter which one, or which party). The President is technically in charge, but in reality the Chief of Staff is really the one doing all the day to day decisions because they set the schedule. Much like James here, a chief of staff is the one who tells all the relevant parties where to be and when, decides who is in the room during each and every meeting, etc, etc. Meanwhile the President (or Linus in this case) is so busy being the face man for the camera and are involved in so many things that they are more than happy to let their assistants take care of all the small daily decisions.
@@trapical Ik that. What I meant was out of all the other employees, James looks like he does this job.
@@trapical You missed out that the leader (CEO/president) has to make the final decision on major decisions and then take responsibility for them.
I'm curious where Nick Light enters the picture. He's the COO and that position is usually the right-hand-man of the CEO.
@@dtemp132 He talks about it a bit in the last tour video. Essentially Nick can be that senior executive decision maker when Linus can't be there. The biggest thing is Nick kind of oversees the entire business and marketing wing of the company so Linus can focus more on the production side.