15 YEARS OF YOUTUBE: A look back at YouTube's founding, its acquisition by Google, and how the platform launched a multibillion dollar industry for creators
It's been 15 years since YouTube launched to the public in early 2005.
For the site's 15th anniversary, Business Insider spoke to YouTube's founders, earliest employees, investors, and early creators to hear how YouTube went from a bustling startup to theRead the full, untold story of YouTube, the company that would shatter the expectations of what "entertainment" could mean and who could be a part of it.Fifteen years ago, there was no iPhone, Facebook was only a year old, and dial-up internet was still fairly popular.
For the 15th anniversary of YouTube, Business Insider talked to the people who were there before YouTube became a global, cultural sensation. Some of its earliest employees, investors, and cofounder Steve Chen recounted details of its growing pains: Struggling to keep the website running as traffic surged. Working in close, rat-infested quarters above a pizza shop.
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