Paul Buchheit, Creator of Gmail
The Social Radars
What Is the Story Behind Gmail?
Gmail was called Caribou internally. Getting the domain was difficult. I think with me, we just procrastinated. We ended up actually not quite getting there's a second domain with a different spelling that we didn't manage to get in time. That feedback loop is what makes it fun. If I were fun, I wish I could have funded you.
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