The Meteoric Rise of YouTube

MAX LEVCHIN

Back in the Day: The three met while working at Paypal, which celebrated its IPO in September 2002. Peter Thiel, one of Paypal's founders, holds the torch. Beside him, in the khaki shirt, is Hurley. Karim, seated in the upper right corner, wears a black polo shirt

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