To some extent, being an entrepreneur is a lonely journey.
Chad Hurley
YouTube is becoming much more than an entertainment destination.
There are a handful of talented individuals that are always going to do a better job. If you look at the amount of TV shows or movies, there's only a handful that rise to the top.
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.
You launch a site, and you see what works, and you continue to make it better.
The telecom industry pretends like it's not getting paid.
Video is the most interesting and engaging way to share an idea with others.
If something excites you, go for it.
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.
Video gives people a voice.
Facebook and Twitter have a ton of information they're trying to make sense of.
Unfortunately, I think YouTube is going down the route of rewarding the select few around content creation, be it with partnerships or with ways of funding original content.
If you're creating an entertainment site, you want the content to be the star.
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.
Video is universal and allows people around the world to communicate and exchange ideas.
Running helped me learn how to deal with failure, and failure is a big part of the Internet business.
There's not really any safe places on the Internet.
There's something very satisfying about creating a tactile product.
CBS has received a strong and positive response from the YouTube community about the quality of its programming.
I think Facebook, Twitter and YouTube are the cornerstones of any social media strategy.
From time to time, I've experimented with sculpture or metal design. It's a good break from just sitting behind the keyboard.
Clothing, and the products that you buy, are really about how they make you feel.
I love my baseball, and I love my Phillies.
With YouTube - with the Internet in general - you have information overload. The people who don't necessarily get credit are the curators.
To see how YouTube has become part of pop culture, it's been just amazing.
I feel like there's a lot of noise in the social space. The Vines and Instagrams of the world are gaining traction, and their solutions are perfect for their communities.
In Delicious's case, it's a great brand that belongs in Silicon Valley.
In the Internet world, especially in Silicon Valley, everyone is at the ready all the time, and turnaround is relatively short, if not instant.
I basically watch videos online all day long.
EMI is a proven leader in the emerging digital music landscape and one of the world's largest and most respected music companies.
I have the Sony Reader; I have the Kindle as well. I don't really use either of them, to be honest. I'd rather sit down with a cup of coffee and a newspaper than read all my digital books.
When you limit the length of the video to something under two minutes, it gives everyday people an opportunity to make something entertaining. It's harder to tell a story or create an entertaining piece of content that is based around the time slot model, television shows being 22 minutes long.
More than simply capturing brief moments in time, MixBit helps people bring stories to life.
I was one of those kids who took apart their toys to see how they work, just to see what they were made up of.
The one thing with the established and traditional media industries is that whenever something new comes along, they don't know what to make of it, and the natural reaction is to fight it or push back.
Consumers are increasingly programming their own entertainment and content experiences.
People want to see something authentic. If it's too polished and highly produced, people might not trust it as much. If it's grainy, if it's coming from a webcam, if it's someone standing there and talking their mind or sharing their thoughts, people trust it much more.
Napster was a black market for music. Ninety-nine per cent of the music that people were downloading was illegal because they didn't have the rights for it.
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 to remain naive and continue to work on things and see if people have the same problems.
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.
Google has a great product. They've built a great business.
The power of digital distribution over physical retail outlets is you have a chance to create a global audience.
Many large brands are now just marketing machines for what's being made offshore.
Approach your business partners with concepts that they can get their heads around, and try to respond to their needs.
YouTube is committed to balancing the needs of the fan community with those of copyright holders.
Advertisers now have a highly targeted opportunity for aligning their brands alongside the entertainment experience people are enjoying on YouTube.
YouTube provides a unique opportunity for all musicians to market and promote their music and directly engage their fans.
By delivering a wide array of programming to YouTube, the NBA will be able to connect with its existing worldwide fan base and reach a vast new audience that is passionate about basketball.
When I started running cross-country and track in high school, literally every race was a failure.
I think a platform such as YouTube has to respect local laws and customs.
