Some of the greatest companies exist because of compromise. Slack was a failed game. YouTube started as a dating site. Pivoting or adjusting the vision isn’t compromise, it’s evolution. Perhaps the line is blurry.
🎥 From Dating App to Empire: The YouTube Story
In February 2005, three former PayPal employees launched a site called YouTube.
Their original idea?
💘 A video dating site.
The slogan: “Tune in, Hook up.”
It flopped. No one uploaded dating videos.
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Youtube's Great Pivot
YouTube, the video-sharing platform that has become an integral part of our daily lives, had a rather unconventional origin story. Initially, the founders envisioned it as a dating site where users could create videos introduci
