"I grew up with a safety net in that I started a business and I was never going to go to zero," he says. "If you don't have a safety net, then I'm much more open to the idea of like, no, I need money." YouTube is bootstrapped from the beginning; it's not about making tons of money but being long-term sustainable. 'It's just very satisfying to get better at something,' Google founder adds.

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