"Basically, our goal is to organize the world's information and to make it universally accessible and useful."

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“I don't know how long I would've stayed, to be honest.”

“Have a healthy disregard for the impossible.”

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“It's hard to keep things moving. And that's always a big trick. I think for me, the key is setting really big goals. And, you know, with YouTube, I think we've had tremendous leadership, both with the founders and now with Salar, who's been running it.”

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