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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To see how YouTube has become part of pop culture, it's been just amazing.

Chad Hurley

When you have a group of engineers and designers, they are not exactly the best to deal with copyright law.

Chad Hurley

I think a lot of people may have a unique insight or some idea that they feel could be a great solution for a particular problem, but for some reason never have a chance to try or never have the courage or maybe the self-doubt. Really, it's best just...

Chad Hurley

Advertisers now have a highly targeted opportunity for aligning their brands alongside the entertainment experience people are enjoying on YouTube.

Chad Hurley

The iPhone will maybe become more of a video-conferencing experience - you pick up your phone, you answer it, you'll be talking to someone looking at their face.

Chad Hurley

When I started running cross-country and track in high school, literally every race was a failure.

Chad Hurley

YouTube and other sites will bring together all the diverse media which matters to you, from videos of family and friends to news, music, sports, cooking and much, much more.

Chad Hurley

Approach your business partners with concepts that they can get their heads around, and try to respond to their needs.

Chad Hurley

Running helped me learn how to deal with failure, and failure is a big part of the Internet business.

Chad Hurley

I look at building business as a creative process that I enjoy.

Chad Hurley

Google has a great product. They've built a great business.

Chad Hurley

Launch your product or service before you have funding. See how people respond to it before you have a PowerPoint and business plan - have something people can use, and go from there.

Chad Hurley

The power of digital distribution over physical retail outlets is you have a chance to create a global audience.

Chad Hurley

When you have a model that's worked very well, it's very hard to change.

Chad Hurley

I try to absorb all types of style and design. I don't try and restrict my thinking. I enjoy the old and the new. You need that broad perspective to create something different.

Chad Hurley

From time to time, I've experimented with sculpture or metal design. It's a good break from just sitting behind the keyboard.

Chad Hurley

I think the success around any product is really about subtle insights. You need a great product and a bigger vision to execute against, but it's really those small things that make the big difference.

Chad Hurley

In Delicious's case, it's a great brand that belongs in Silicon Valley.

Chad Hurley

I'm probably not creative or talented enough to create an especially compelling piece of content, but I really do enjoy watching a great movie or TV show.

Chad Hurley

More than simply capturing brief moments in time, MixBit helps people bring stories to life.

Chad Hurley

Author Bio

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