Chad Hurley

Founder & CEO

Co-founder and CEO of YouTube. Former PayPal employee who designed the company's original logo. Led YouTube through its acquisition by Google for $1.65B in 2006, one of the most successful startup exits in internet history.

Overview

Companies
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Roles
Founder & CEO

Companies

1 company
YouTube $12M
Acquired Founder & CEO

Online video-sharing platform that enables users to upload, share, and discover video content. Founded by three former PayPal employees, it became the internet's premier destination for user-generated video before being acquired by Google in 2006.

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