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Jawed Karim is an internet entrepreneur. He founded a venture fund investment group called Youniversity Ventures which is commonly known as Y Ventures. He ... Aboutus Contact Login Home Interviews BusinessWisdom Tech&Business BusinessNews Economy Community NoResult ViewAllResult Home Interviews BusinessWisdom Tech&Business BusinessNews Economy Community NoResult ViewAllResult NoResult ViewAllResult JAWEDKARIM:The*Secret*StoryOfYoutube’sCo-FounderAndTheFirstYoutuber by JarvisDobrik December7,2021 in BusinessMoguls EleanorRooseveltoncesaidthat“Greatmindsdiscussideas,averagemindsdiscusseventsandsmallmindsdiscusspeople”andthreegreatmencametogether,discussedideas,andfoundedoneoftheleadingsocialmediaplatformsandvideosharingplatforms,YouTube.YouTubehasgainedpopularityovertheyearsandIknowyouhaveinteractedwithitinonewayoranothereitherasageneralvieweroraproducerofcontentorevenboth. JawedKarimisoneofthegreatmindsbehindYouTube.Readalongtoknowmoreabouthimandhislifejourneyuptowhereheisnow.  TableofContents WHOISJAWEDKARIM? JawedKarimisasoftwareengineerandentrepreneurofBangladeshiGermandescent.BornonOctober28th,1979,Karimisoneofthemostaccomplishedpeopleinthetechworldhavingsolvedmanytechnologicalproblemsusinghisskills.InMersberg,EastGermany,hewasborntoNaimulKarim,hisBangladeshifather,andChristineKarim,hisGermanscientistmother. WhilelivinginEastGermany,thefamilyexperiencedalotofxenophobiawhichforcedthemtomoveseveraltimestodifferentplacesandeventuallycrossedtheinnerGermanborderintheearly1980sinsearchofpeacefulsettlements.TheyfirstmovedtoWestGermanybutstillstruggledwithxenophobia.TheKarim’seventuallysettledinMinnesotain1992.Jawed’sfatherworkedat 3M asaresearcherandhismotherattheUniversityofMinnesotaasascientistandassociateprofessorspecializinginbiochemistry.JawedhasayoungerbrothercalledIliasKarimwhowasbornin1989,tenyearsafterhimself. EDUCATIONALBACKGROUNDOFJAWEDKARIM JawedKarimwasastudentatSaintPaulCentralHighSchoolwhichistheoldesthighschoolinthestateofMinnesota.Hegraduatedfromhighschoolin1997andjoinedtheUniversityofIllinoisatUrbanaChampaigndepartment.Attheuniversity,hewasstudyingcomputerscience.JawedwasfortunateenoughtoworkatPaypalfrom2002evenbeforehegraduated.Hecombinedworkingandstudyingwhichshowshowgeniusheis.Hegraduatedwithabachelor’sdegreeincomputersciencein2004andcontinuedhisstudiesayearlaterearningamaster’sdegreeincomputersciencefromStanfordUniversity.BeforeworkingforPaypal,JawedwasaninternatSiliconGraphicswhichwasanAmericanhigh-performingcompanyinsiliconvalley,SanFranciscowhichisknownformanufacturingbothcomputerhardwareandcomputersoftware.Jawedwhileinterning,workedon3Dvoxeldatamanagement,andcreatedsolutionsto3DGraphicsproblems. TOP3ACHIEVEMENTSOFJAWEDKARIM HEISTHECO-FOUNDEROFYOUTUBE. JawedKarimco-foundedYouTube,anonlinevideosharingplatform,togetherwithStevenChenandChadHurleyin2005.JawedmetthetwowhilehewasworkingatPayPal.StevenandChadwereinterestedinJawedastheyhadheardabouthisexcellenttechskillsashehadinventedPayPal’spowerfulanti-internetfraudsystem.TheYouTubeconceptwasbornbutbeginningthechannelwasnoteasyatfirstduetothemanystepsinvolved.ThethreeYouTubefounderswererelievedwhenSequoiaCapitalandArtisCapital,fundedYouTubewith11.5millionand8millionrespectively,thedevelopmentalstagesoftheappandwebsiteweremadeeasier.Moneysolvesproblems.JawedwasthefirstpersoneverintheworldtocreateaYouTubechannel.Hewasalsothefirstpersontopostavideo.Bothweredoneon23rdApril2005.Jawedagreedtotakealowershareinthecompanyandremainasaninformaladviserwhilestudyinginsteadofbeinganemployee.JawedremainstobeoneoftheshareholdersofYouTube,avideosharingplatform,with137,443sharesofstockwhichwereabout$64millionatthetimeofpurchasebyGooglein2006.HeisalsooneofthegreatestadvisersofYouTubetodate.JawedKarimhas updatedthevideodescription onhisfirstvideoto“Ican’tcommenthereanymore,asIdon’twantaGoogle+account”.Healsopointedouttheabilitytoeasilyandquicklyidentifybadcontentasanessentialfeatureofauser-generatedcontentplatforms.HEISATECHNOLOGYSPEAKER.EversinceJawedKarimwasknowntobeoneofthecofoundersofYouTube,hehasbeeninvitedtospeakinmanyforums.InMay2008,YouTubeCo-FounderJawedKarimmadehisfirstpublicspeechattheUniversityofIllinoiswherehewasinvitedtospeakaboutthehistoryofYouTubeandhowtheYouTubeconceptwasbornintheMay2008ACMConference.Hewaslateronannouncedasthe136thandyoungestcommencementspeakerintheschool’shistory.TobookJawedKarimasthespeakerofyournextschoolorcorporateevent,clickheretocheckhisavailabilityandcharges.ThetopicshecoversarebasedaroundSocialMedia,Robotics,Software,Technology,VentureCapital,Innovation,Hardware,Cybersecurity,E-commerce,YouTube,andmanymore.Allthingstech!!HEISTHEFOUNDEROFYVENTURES. Manypeopleoftenask,whereisJawedKarimtoday/now?JawedKarimisfocusingonhisbusinesses.JawedKarimisaninternetentrepreneur.HefoundedaventurefundinvestmentgroupcalledYouniversityVentureswhichiscommonlyknownasYVentures.HefoundeditinMarch2008togetherwithhispartnersKeithRaboisandKevinHartz.Justincaseyouarewondering,KeithRaboisisalsoapartneratKhoslaVenturesandKevinHartzistheco-founderofEventbrite.YVentureshasinvestedinnumerousgrowingcompaniessuchasAirbnbthehospitalityservicecompany,Reddit,Eventbrite,andPalantir,justtomentionafew.Thecompanyaimstoprovidefinancestouniversityentrepreneursandgenerallyfirst-timeentrepreneurswithgreatideas.ClickheretohavealookatYVentures’websiteandtoreadmoreabouttheworktheyaredoingwithcompaniestheyhavefundedandpartneredwith.DidyouknowthatJawedKarimwasoneofthemajorvoicesbehindGoogleplusdelinkingitselffromYouTube?HewasabletosensitizetheYouTubecommunityagainsthavingtousetheirrealnamesasgoogleplususerstocommentonYouTubevideosastheywerealreadyusinggoogleaccounts.Googlepluseventuallyshutdownassecuritythreatsandlowusage.TobeamemberoftheYouTubecommunityandcommentonYouTubetoday,youonlyneedagoogleaccount. JAWEDKARIM’SNETWORTH(2021) JawedKarimhasanetworthof$190million.Heowns137,443sharesofstockofyoutubethatifsoldtodaybyGoogleareworthover$140million.Hissharesinadditiontohisotherincomessuchasthatfromhisinvestmentcompany,alladduptohisnetworthof$190millionasof2021. JAWEDKARIM’SHOUSE JawedKarimlivesinPaloAltoinCalifornia,UnitedStates.However,photosofwherehelivesletalonehishousearenotavailabletothepublicashedoesn’tsharethem.Thereisnoclearinformationabouthisprivatelife,wealth,likeacarcollection,duetohislevelofprivacy.Hiswifeandchildrenarenotknowntothepublic.  FREQUENTLYASKEDQUESTIONSABOUTJAWEDKARIM WhowastheveryfirstYouTuber? JawedKarimwastheveryfirstYouTuber.Heuploadedavideotitled“Meatthezoo”onApril24th,2005.ThevideowasshotbyhisfriendYakovLapitskyduringatriptotheSanDiegoZooandinthevideo,hewasexplainingaboutanelephant’strunkwithelephantsinthebackground. Source:wikipedia Itisa19-secondvideothathas170millionviewsasof23rdJune2021.Withonly1videopostedonhischannel,itissurprisinghowhehasupto1.95millionsubscriberstoday. WhoarethefathersofYouTube? TheYouTubeconceptwasfoundedandimplementedbythreeco-foundersJawedKarim,StevenChen,andChadHurley.TheywerealsotheownersbeforetheysoldittoGooglefor$1.65billioninstockin2006.JawedKarim,StevenChenandChadHurleyarethefathersofYouTube.  WhatisJawedKarim’snationality? JawedKarimisofBangladeshiGermandescent.HisfatherNaimulKarimwasBangladeshiandhismotherChristineKarimwasGermanmakingJawedhalfofboth. JawedKarimhasAmericancitizenship. Afterhisfather’stoughexperiencewithimmigration,JawedKarimfoundedanorganizationcalledtheKarimImmigrationwhichisaCanadianimmigrationfirmthatprovidescounselandrepresentsitsclientsworldwide.Individuals,families,andbusinessesarerepresentedbytheKarimImmigrationfirm.  JawedKarimisamongthemulti-billionaireimmigrantsintheworld.  WhichlanguagesdoesJawedKarimspeak? JawedKarimismultilingual.ApartfromspeakingfluentlyinEnglish,heisalsoabletospeakGermanandBengaliwhicharethenationallanguagesofGermanyandBangladeshrespectivelywhichhehasoriginsfromthroughhismotherandfatherrespectively. WhatisJawedKarim’sage? JawedKarimwasbornonOctober28th,1979makinghim41yearsoldasofJune2021. WhoisJawedKarim’swife? ThereisnoknowninformationaboutJawedKarim’sprivatelifeashehasnosocialmediaplatformsinwhichheshareshislifewiththepublic. Rumors,however,statethatJawedKarimhasawife.HeisinarelationshipwithKiaAbdullawhoisanovelisthailingfromtheUnitedKingdom.KiaAbdullaisfamousforauthoringChild’sPlaywhichwaspublishedin2009andLife,Love,andAssimilationwhichwaspublishedin2006. DoesJawedKarimhavechildren? Justastheinformationabouthisgirlfriend/wifeisnotclear,soarehischildren’s,ifanyatall. HowtallisJawedKarim? JawedKarim’sheightis173cmwhichisapproximately5feetand7inchestall. JAWEDKARIMSOCIALMEDIAPLATFORMS JawedKarimdoesnothaveanyactivesocialmediaaccounts.NeitherInstagram,norFacebook,norTwitter.TheonlyaccounthehasisaYouTubeChannelthathasbeeninactivewithonlyonevideothatwasuploadedinApril2005.In2020,JawedKarimpostedapollonYouTubeaskingsubscriberswhetherheshouldpostanewvideoonhischannel.TheresponseswereoverwhelmingfromtheYouTubeusers.ManyYouTubeuserswhoarehissubscribersvotedyesandareeagerlywaitingforhisnextvideouploadonYouTubewhichtheyhopeissoon.“Itwasn’tlikeIwantedtobethenextMarcAndreessen,butitwouldbecooltobeinthesameplace.”-JawedKarim Didyouenjoythisarticle?Checkoutsimilarstories:AndyFrisella:AnInspiringStoryOfGritElevatingSkilfulPotentials:AnOverviewOnTheLifeOfJasonCapitalDanBilzerian:TheTrueStoryOfInstagramPlayboyMillionaireDAVEPORTNOY:TheStoryBehindTheFoundingOfBarstoolSportsMOLLYBLOOM:ALifeCreated,Lost,AndRecreatedOnceMoreJockoWillink:FromUSNavySealToMillionaireCoachAndBestSellingAuthor Tags:andjawedkarimchadhurleyDoesJawedKarimhavechildrenHowoldisJawedKarimHowtallisJawedKarimjawedkarimjawedkarim2014jawedkarim2016jawedkarimagejawedkarimbiojawedkarimbiographyjawedkarimeducationjawedkarimfamilyjawedkarimfirstvideojawedkarimhousejawedkarimlinkedinjawedkarimmarriedjawedkarimmeatthezoojawedkarimnetworthjawedkarimnowjawedkarimtwitterjawedkarimwifejawedkarimyoutubestevechenWhatisJawedKarim’snationalityWhichlanguagesdoesJawedKarimspeakWhoarethefathersofYoutubeWhoisJawedKarim’swifeWhowastheveryfirstYouTuber PreviousPost CreatingUniqueandCustomContent–HelpfulForDetailedInformation–DineshLakhwani,FounderofTechCommuters NextPost UsingAdvancedChemistry,MachineLearningandArtificialIntelligencetoMatchConsumerstoProductsTheyWillLove–KaterinaAxelsson,Tastry JarvisDobrik Valuer|Photographer|Writer MotivatingtheworldthroughEntrepreneurshipandSelf-Growth Qualityoverquantity. 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