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“As you start building the product, don't assume that you know all the answers. Listen to the community and adapt. We had a lot of our own ideas about how the service would evolve. Coming from PayPal and eBay, we saw YouTube as a powerful way to add video to auctions, but we didn't see anyone using our product that way, so we didn't add features to support it.”

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Chad Hurley, born on January 24, 1977, is an accomplished entrepreneur. He is renowned for his pioneering work in the video sharing industry, most notably as a co-founder of YouTube. Hurley has extensive experience in the internet and media sectors and has achieved significant accomplishments in multiple fields. more

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