YouTube's co-founders, Chad Hurley and Steven Chen, sold the company to Google in 2006 for $1.65 billion, netting them over $650 million in stock. While this was a significant sum, estimates now value YouTube at $550 billion. Had they retained their original stake, their shares could have been worth over $100 billion each today, highlighting a classic founder's dilemma of early sale versus future potential. AI
RANK_REASON Article discusses a past event and its missed financial opportunity, framed as a lesson for founders.
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