Former YouTube product officer on money struggles during early days
Shishir Mehrotra, former YouTube chief, stated securing funds at YouTube was difficult. He compared YouTube's funding to venture capital. Mehrotra noted YouTube gave 25% of earnings to Google. He launched skippable ads during his time. Mehrotra is now Grammarly's CEO. Grammarly raised $1 billion from General Catalyst. He highlighted YouTube did not have infinite money.
Shishir Mehrotra, former YouTube chief, stated securing funds at YouTube was difficult. He compared YouTube's funding to venture capital. Mehrotra noted YouTube gave 25% of earnings to Google. He launched skippable ads during his time. Mehrotra is now Grammarly's CEO. Grammarly raised $1 billion from General Catalyst. He highlighted YouTube did not have infinite money.
