Enjoy lunch with YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley at the "Lunch with a Leader" event at Bouchon in Beverly Hills on September 18.
Serving as a website, a brand, and a verb, YouTube is the world’s largest and most popular video sharing site and the third most visited site globally. At the genesis and development of this phenomenon is its co-founder and former CEO, Chad Hurley. Equal parts businessman and Silicon Valley maven, Chad’s transition from working at PayPal to founding and growing YouTube has truly become the stuff of legend in business, technology, social and educational circles around the world. In October of 2007, Chad and his partner sold YouTube to Google, Inc. for $1.6 Billion and still serves as the company’s advisor.
Currently, it is estimated that YouTube attracts over 1 billion unique users watching over 6 billion hours of video each month with 80% of its traffic coming from outside the US. Additionally, 100 hours of new video is uploaded every minute — a rate that shows more content being uploaded in less than a month than the combined three US networks created in its first 60 years.
Soon after selling YouTube, Chad co-founded AVOS Systems, which is committed to creating platforms and building products that enable individuals to utilize their time more efficiently in their everyday life. Recently AVOS has secured financing from New Enterprise Associates and Google Ventures, with participation from Madrone Capital and China-based incubator, Innovation Works. The company is responsible for powering the web and mobile applications MixBit, Delicious, and Wanpai.
From the lectern, Chad discusses the rise of YouTube and managing its meteoric growth. He shares the lessons learned from the unique experiences of creating a “game-changer,” “status quo disrupter,” and “new standard” in technology and how content is consumed and shared in the modern era. He also explains what’s next in the ever-evolving landscape of emerging technology, the shifting paradigm of media production and distribution and how YouTube continues to evolve in order to stay on top.
As part of Creative Artists Agency’s long-standing and deep commitment to education, CAA will host its second annual “School Day” event on September 18th, a fundraising effort to support students in public education. The auction includes an array of one-of-a-kind experiences, including the opportunity to dine with industry leaders from the world of technology, entertainment, sports, and beyond, as well as some of Hollywood’s biggest names at the exclusive “School Day Lunch With A Leader” luncheon hosted simultaneously on September 18th at Bouchon in Beverly Hills and The Palm restaurants in New York City and Nashville.