Steve Chen and Chad Hurley: The Co-Founders of YouTube Who Changed How We See Smart Video
Steve Chen and Chad Hurley: The Co-Founders of YouTube Who Changed How We See Smart Video Do you remember the day YouTube was launched back in 2005? It revolutionised the way people consume video and paved the way for a plethora of other video streaming services. The incredible success of YouTube is thanks to its two co-founders - Steve Chen and Chad Hurley. This blog post will explore who the two of them are and how they changed the world of video streaming. Steve Chen and Chad Hurley met while they were both employed at PayPal and quickly hit it off. Chen was an engineer at PayPal and Hurley designed company logos and just happened to share an office with Chen. Together, they had the idea of creating a platform where people could share videos. The pair moved to San Mateo, California and came up with the concept for YouTube. They raised $11.5 million in venture capital and launched YouTube on the 15th of February, 2005. It was an instant hit and within a year, YouTube had already a...