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What Does YouTube and 27 Have in Common?

ByNalts

CNNSteve Chen, co-founder of YouTube, is 27. Chad Hurley, the other co-founder who worked with Chen at Paypal, now employ 27 people.

Think about that. Twenty seven people running the most popular site for online videos-one that streams 50 million videos a day to the 12.5 million visitors they get a month. For another of the me-too articles written about this overnight success, see this piece by SiliconValley.com. Or click the photo to read the CNN story.

Maybe we'll keep the 27 theme going when one of the networks purchase the site for 27 million? No- I think it's going for more than that.

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