Quotes by Chad Hurley

About Chad Hurley:

Chad Meredith Hurley is an American co-founder and former Chief Executive Officer of the popular video sharing website YouTube and MixBit. In June 2006, he was voted 28th on Business 2.0's "50 People Who Matter Now" list. In October 2006, he and Steve Chen sold YouTube for $1.65 billion to Google. Hurley worked in eBay's PayPal division—one of his tasks involved designing the original PayPal logo— before starting YouTube with fellow PayPal colleagues Steve Chen and Jawed Karim. Hurley was primarily responsible for the tagging and video sharing aspects of YouTube.
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The whole purpose of MixBit is to reuse the content within the system.

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Me, personally, I don't upload video to YouTube.

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If you're creating an entertainment site, you want the content to be the star.

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Video is the most interesting and engaging way to share an idea with others.

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Video is universal and allows people around the world to communicate and exchange ideas.

Chad Hurley

When people are making the decision to put a piece of content online, they really do truly want to get it in front of the largest audience.

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There's something very satisfying about creating a tactile product.

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There's not really any safe places on the Internet.

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To some extent, being an entrepreneur is a lonely journey.

Chad Hurley

If something excites you, go for it.

Chad Hurley

No matter what industry you're in, there will be naysayers. So you have to be your own champion.

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Many large brands are now just marketing machines for what's being made offshore.

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I basically watch videos online all day long.

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I think you will see a point where the traditional model of advertising on TV or advertising online will go, and advertisers will cover one programme, no matter what platform it's being broadcast on. You'll see the same ads whether you are watching i...

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The one thing with the established and traditional media industries is that whenever something new comes along, they don't know what to make of it, and the natural reaction is to fight it or push back.

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I feel like there's a lot of noise in the social space. The Vines and Instagrams of the world are gaining traction, and their solutions are perfect for their communities.

Chad Hurley

Fashion brands looking for explosive growth go the wholesale route, to get their products into stores, but then they end up relying on those sales.

Chad Hurley

In the Internet world, especially in Silicon Valley, everyone is at the ready all the time, and turnaround is relatively short, if not instant.

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People just don't sit down and just watch TV at night. Between cellphones, television, video games, the Internet and instant messaging, people are just spending their time in different places.

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When you limit the length of the video to something under two minutes, it gives everyday people an opportunity to make something entertaining. It's harder to tell a story or create an entertaining piece of content that is based around the time slot m...

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People want to see something authentic. If it's too polished and highly produced, people might not trust it as much. If it's grainy, if it's coming from a webcam, if it's someone standing there and talking their mind or sharing their thoughts, people...

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Author Bio

  • NameChad Hurley
  • DescriptionAmerican businessman
  • BornJuly 21, 1977
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionEntrepreneur