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Episode 7: YouTube

2016/2/3
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Ben Gilbert和David Rosenthal探讨了Google收购YouTube的成功与否,认为在当前的视频平台竞争环境下,这一收购的价值值得商榷。他们分析了YouTube的商业模式、盈利能力、用户体验以及与其他视频平台的竞争等方面,并引用了红杉资本的投资备忘录以及埃里克·施密特的证词来支持他们的观点。他们认为,YouTube虽然拥有巨大的用户规模和影响力,但其盈利能力一直存在问题,并且依赖于其他平台的流量,这使其面临风险。此外,他们还分析了YouTube的成功因素,包括用户生成内容、宽带普及和廉价视频拍摄设备的广泛应用等。 David Rosenthal详细介绍了YouTube的创立、早期发展历程以及Google的收购过程。他回顾了YouTube获得红杉资本投资、Lazy Sunday视频爆红以及Viacom版权诉讼等重要事件,并分析了这些事件对YouTube发展的影响。他还提到了Google CEO埃里克·施密特关于YouTube估值的证词,以及Google收购YouTube交易中股票支付的比例。 埃里克·施密特在Viacom诉讼中作证,他最初认为YouTube价值6亿到7亿美元,但最终Google支付了更高的价格,以阻止竞争对手收购YouTube。这表明YouTube在当时具有巨大的增长潜力和战略价值,但同时也面临着巨大的法律和商业风险。

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Ben and David discuss the acquisition of YouTube by Google, questioning whether it was a great purchase in today's world of next-generation video platforms, mobile video, streaming, and cord-cutting.
  • YouTube was founded in early 2005 by former PayPal employees.
  • Google acquired YouTube in October 2006 for $1.65 billion.
  • The acquisition was primarily in Google stock, with only $15 million in cash.

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Ben and David test the widely-held belief that YouTube was one of the most successful tech acquisitions of all time. In today's world of next-generation video platforms, mobile video, streaming, and chord-cutting, was it actually a great purchase by Google? 

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