Jawed Karim Quotes

Jawed Karim

Profession : Businessman

Birth : October 28, 1979

That's one of those things about being a computer science major: Valentine's Day is just another day.

Jawed Karim

Our users were one step ahead of us. They began using YouTube to share videos of all kinds. Their dogs, vacations, anything. We found this very interesting. We said, 'Why not let the users define what YouTube is all about?'

Jawed Karim

It wasn't like I wanted to be the next Marc Andreessen, but it would be cool to be in the same place.

Jawed Karim

Silicon Valley has a lot of noise, a lot of hype. People are very excited about all of the Facebook stuff, Facebook applications. It's just been a huge hype over the last year when actually... there isn't really that much value.

Jawed Karim

Now it's hard to pick up any copy of 'Wired' that doesn't mention YouTube.

Jawed Karim

Qwiki is a game changer. The team has succeeded in creating an entirely new media format that will drastically improve the web experience.

Jawed Karim

I was incredibly impressed with HOTorNOT, because it was the first time that someone had designed a website where anyone could upload content that everyone else could view. That was a new concept because up until that point, it was always the people who owned the website who would provide the content.

Jawed Karim