In february, 2005, a dinner party of fellow paypal the famous ecommerce internet site for. Hes currently the ceo of two companies, caplinked and transitnet. The first youtube video was entitled me at the zoo, and shows cofounder jawed karim at the san diego zoo. Steve chen, vijay krishnamurthy and chad hurley have together founded avos systems, inc of which mixbit, a video sharing service is very well known. The three founders are chad hurley, steve chen, and jawed karim. Chen most recently cofounded avos systems with youtube cofounder chad hurley. In 2005, he and the other two cofounders launched youtube and chen held the position of chief technology officer.
In 2005, chad hurley, jawed karim and chen founded youtube, with chen having the position of chief technology officer. Youtube was founded in 2005 by chad hurley, steve chen, and jawed karim crunchbase. Youtubes founders, steve chen and chad hurley, are remaining calm. The site grew rapidly, and in july 2006 the company announced that more. Januar 1977 in birdsboro, pennsylvania ist ein us amerikanischer. Karim and chen were engineers, while hurley was a web designer. As mixbit launches, youtube cofounder chad hurley tells us. After two months, april 23, 2005, the very first video ever posted at youtube, a 19 seconds video entitled me at the zoo. Steve chen was born august 18, 1978 in taipei, taiwan.
Youtube was created by three paypal employees as a videosharing website where users. The birth of youtube in 2005, chad hurley and steve chen, two software designers from silicon valley in california, 0 were invited to a dinner party. Chen was named one of the the 50 people who matter now by business 2. The site grew rapidly, and within months they announced that they were receiving 100 million video views every day, and that 65,000 new videos were uploaded per day. Youtube founders launch mixbit video app to rival vine and. Youtube is an american videosharing website headquartered in san bruno, california. Since 2005, youtube has made uploading and sharing videos with family, friends and the entire world completely effortless. Hurley founded youtube in 2005 with steve chen and jawed karim. When youtube was launched in december 2005, a press release described it as a consumer media company that allows people to watch, upload, and share personal video clips. In 2005, chad hurley and steve chen, two software designers from silicon valley in california, were invited to a dinner party. Steve chen and chad hurleycreators of steve chen born in august of 1978 in taiwan.
Youtube was founded by chad hurley, steve chen, and jawed karim, who were all. Three former paypal employeeschad hurley, steve chen, and jawed karimcreated the service in february 2005. February 14, 2005 paypal alums chad hurley, steve chen, and jawed karim begin work on a flickr or hotornot for video. The site had to be easy to use for a person with only a. Youtube founders chad hurley and steve chen discuss the dinner party that spawned youtube on the charlie rose show hurley and chen had the idea for youtube after getting frustrated when they. Chad meredith hurley born january 24, 1977 is an american cofounder and former chief executive officer of the popular video sharing website youtube and mixbit. Three former paypal employees chad hurley, steve chen, and jawed karimcreated the service in february 2005. The inspiration for the site came when karim could not find videos online of janet jacksons infamous super bowl halftime show in 2004 or the indian ocean tsunami that same year. The service was created by three former paypal employeeschad hurley, steve chen, and jawed karimin february 2005.
In 2006 they sold their scrappy startup youtube to. Youtube was founded by chad hurley, steve chen, and jawed kim, who were all early employees of paypal. Despite reports that hurley and chens avos systems has laid off 80% of its employees, the company is apparently all in on mixbit, the app that. Chad meredith hurley born january 24, 1977 is an american media mogul, cofounder and former ceo of the videosharing websites youtube and mixbit. He married park jihyun, who also goes by jamie chen, in 2009. One of the entrepreneurs i interviewed was chad hurley, who cofounded youtube. Chen was born in august 1978 in taiwan, his family came to the united states when he was eight years old, where he studied computer science at the. According to hurley, the relationship between the two companies is symbiotic. It was registered on february 14, 2005, by steve chen, chad hurley, and jawed karim, three former employees of the american ecommerce company paypal. How alphabet became the biggest company in the world. Facts youtube was founded in february 2005 by chad hurley. On february 14, 2005, paypal alums steve chen, jawed karim, and chad hurley begin working on a hotornot or flickr for video. Youtube cofounders chad hurley and steve chen join charlie rose to discuss the rise of youtube and the future of the company.
Steve chen is known to have a lot of personal investment in various ventures. Make billion in 20 months autobiography of youtubes founder steve chen chinese edition chen shijunzhang liming on. Facts youtube was founded in february 2005 by chad hu. Youtube founded youtube was founded in 2005 by chad hurley, steve chen, and jawed karim. The company is headquartered in san bruno, california. Earned degree in fine arts from indiana university of pennsylvania, c. Ultimately, chad hurley and steve chen want to bring youtube to every screen, to mobile devices and to living rooms worldwide.
Chad hurley and steve chens new company just laid off a significant portion of its workforce, but the youtube cofounders insist that their relatively new online video platform is in good shape. Youtube founders aim to revamp delicious the new york times. Youtube is one of the internets biggest success stories, and it has a massive impact. Youtube is an american online videosharing platform headquartered in san bruno, california. In may 2010, it was reported that youtube was serving more than two billion. History of computers and computing, internet, internet conquers the. He met youtube coinventors chad hurley and jawed karim while working at paypal. Make billion in 20 months autobiography of youtubes. Emily chang sits down with youtubes cofounder chad hurley on studio 1. Youtube was originally founded by three individuals, and was launched on february 14, 2005. After 15 years of working together, first at paypal and then at youtube and most recently at incubator avos systems, youtube cofounders chad hurley and steve chen are.
San mateo, california, united states industries apps, real time, software, video streaming headquarters regions san francisco bay area, silicon valley, west coast founded date 2011 founders chad hurley, steve chen operating status active. He is the cofounder and previous cto chief technology officer of the popular video sharing website youtube. They sold the stakes of avos systems to science, inc. The three later founded the youtube video sharing website in 2005. They also made it easy for site visitors to view clips without going through a registration. Avos systems is a technology company with a platform that helps developers create apps in realtime. Studied computer science at the university of illinoisurbanachampaign, c. The birth of youtubein 2005, chad hurley and steve chen.
It was registered on february 14, 2005, by steve chen, chad hurley, and jawed. Speaking at the south by southwest in austin to launch his news food video site nom, chen said it was conceived on valentines day. Youtube was founded by chad hurley, steve chen, and jawed karim, when they worked. Youtube is hugely powerful, and a couple of highprofile legal cases are unlikely to bring it to its knees. Steve jobs 2005 stanford commencement address with intro by president john. In february, 2005, a dinner party of fellow paypal the famous ecommerce internet site for money transfers and payments employees happened in san francisco, california, in the apartment of some steve chen.
Hurley founded youtube in 2005 with two other former paypal employees, steve chen and jawed karim. When i wrote a story for the new york times in october 2005 about the various companies that wanted to make it simpler to share and view video online, it was tough to tell who was going to win. Founded in february 2005 by chad hurley, steve chen and jawed kari, the site had already established itself as the leading destination for online video by the time of. Hurley left the company and worked as a design consultant in the silicon valleysan francisco area, but chen stayed on another two years to help with paypals launch in china. We at black and nobel are supporters, content providers as a marketing business inside of philadelphia. They had the idea that ordinary people would enjoy sharing their home videos. Youtube started life as a dating app, says cofounder. Several people had brought their video cameras to the party and these people were complaining about how difficult it was to share home videos online. Chad hurley and steve chen have some experience with turning a small web site into internet gold.
Honors and awards the 50 people who matter now in business. Youtube of chad hurley and steve chen history of the. In 2005, chad hurley and steve chen, two software designers from silicon. Today, 100 hours of video are uploaded to youtube each minute, according to avos. Youtube was founded in february 2005 by chad hurley, steve chen, and jawed karim, three former employees of paypal. Make billion in 20 months autobiography of youtubes founder steve chen chinese edition. He tells us why he believes youtube would have died if he didnt sell the company to.
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