http://pulse2.com Sun, 27 May 2012 19:13:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://pulse2.com/2008/06/28/chad-hurley-talks-of-youtubes-beginning-to-acquisition-newteevee/ http://pulse2.com/2008/06/28/chad-hurley-talks-of-youtubes-beginning-to-acquisition-newteevee/#comments Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:46:08 +0000 Amit Chowdhry http://pulse2.com/?p=3819 Continue reading →]]> Liz Gannes Of NeeTeeVee has recorded the below video of how YouTube started all the way up until they were acquired.
Some of the interesting points in the video are:
- YouTube initially used ServerBeach’s $129/month unlimited data plan
- YouTube didn’t have a presentation when presenting to VCs on Sand Hill Road… just product stats
- YouTube had about 8 people working for free before funding. Hurley just told them that they’d work it out after funding.
- Making the decision to be acquired was tough. They could have pushed for more funding, but it would have been threatening a lot of other services. Google helped them refine their model.
- The day that they were acquired, YouTube moved offices. The press showed up at the old office.

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