Chad Hurley Quotes

Video is universal and allows people around the world to communicate and exchange ideas.

• People
• World

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.

• People
• Work
• Great

Today, technology asks too much of people.

• People
• Today
• Technology

YouTube provides a unique opportunity for all musicians to market and promote their music and directly engage their fans.

• Music
• Opportunity
• Unique

Google is basically this idea that sites that link to other sites create a better way to search.

• Search

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.

• Great
• Success
• Small

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

• Community

Me, personally, I don't upload video to YouTube.

I love my baseball, and I love my Phillies.

• Baseball

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.

• Job

Consumers are increasingly programming their own entertainment and content experiences.

I'm an NFL guy.

• Guy

Video gives people a voice.

• People

Fashion brands looking for explosive growth go the wholesale route, to get their products into stores, but then they end up relying on those sales.

• Up
• Fashion
• Growth

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.

• Coffee

I love video.

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.

• People
• Music
• Black

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.

• Basketball

More than simply capturing brief moments in time, MixBit helps people bring stories to life.

• People
• Life
• Time

YouTube is becoming much more than an entertainment destination.

The power of digital distribution over physical retail outlets is you have a chance to create a global audience.

• Power

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.

• People
• Time
• Long

Clothing, and the products that you buy, are really about how they make you feel.

The iPhone will maybe become more of a video-conferencing experience - you pick up your phone, you answer it, you'll be talking to someone looking at their face.

• Up
• Experience