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Paul Buchheit, Creator of Gmail

The Social Radars

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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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