The founders of Skype Janus Friis and Niklas Zennstrm are close to launching their new Internet TV site, which is currently under the working name The Venice Project. Last year the pair sold their communications business to Ebay for $2.6 billion.
YouTube Founders Giddy Over Google Deal
Chad Hurley and Steve Chen, cofounders of YouTube, prepared a short video message for YouTubers shortly after Google’s $1.65 billion acquisition. In between young executive giggle fits, the unspoken message was clear: I’m rich, [insert Dave Chappelle expletive here].
Google Founders Named 2004 Fellows of Marconi Foundation at Columbia University
The Men Who Continue to Organize the World’s Information Will Receive Marconi Foundation Prize, the Highest Award in Engineering.
Google Co-founders Reveal Percentage Of Ownership
An amended filing received by the SEC on Friday, May 21, 2004 contained information about the percentages of Google owned by co-founders, Sergey Brin and Larry Page. This amendment also contained information about the number of banks that Google selected for underwriting their IPO.