Chad Hurley founded YouTube in 2005 with Steve Chen and Jawed Karim. In October 2006, he and Steve Chen sold YouTube for USD 1. 65 billion to Google. He stepped down as CEO of YouTube in October 2010 and stated he would stay on as an advisor of YouTube. In August 2013, Hurley launched another company called MixBit which does video editing using smartphones. Mixbit now Zeen was acquired by BlueJeans in August 2018.
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Chad Meredith Hurley is an American media mogul, co-founder and former CEO of the video-sharing websites YouTube and MixBit. Hurley founded YouTube in 2005 with Steve Chen and Jawed Karim. In October 2006, he and Steve Chen sold YouTube for USD 1. 65 billion to Google. He stepped down as CEO of YouTube in October 2010 and stated he would stay on as an advisor of YouTube, allowing Salar Kamangar to take over the CEO position.
In August 2013, Hurley launched another company called MixBit which does video editing using smartphones. The App resembles other famous short-video recording smartphone apps such as; Vine, Instagram and Vyclone. Mixbit now Zeen was acquired by BlueJeans in August 2018. He is a part-owner of the NBA’s Golden State Warriors and the MLS’ Los Angeles Football Club.
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