Quotes from Chad Hurley


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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.


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.


To some extent, being an entrepreneur is a lonely journey.


The iPad - is that a phone or a computer? If I put it on my wall is it a TV?


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.


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.


YouTube is committed to balancing the needs of the fan community with those of copyright holders.


You launch a site, and you see what works, and you continue to make it better.


CBS has received a strong and positive response from the YouTube community about the quality of its programming.


With YouTube - with the Internet in general - you have information overload. The people who don't necessarily get credit are the curators.


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.


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


There's always going to be a place for YouTube.


If something excites you, go for it.


People just don't sit down and just watch TV at night. Between cellphones, television, video games, the Internet and instant messaging, people are just spending their time in different places.


EMI is a proven leader in the emerging digital music landscape and one of the world's largest and most respected music companies.


Many large brands are now just marketing machines for what's being made offshore.


As long as I can remember, I was drawing or trying to create something.


YouTube is becoming much more than an entertainment destination.