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Victor Koo - Founder and CEO, Youku |
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Anyone from China or who is living and working in China has heard of Youku. Victor Koo, Founder of Youku, shares with us the difference between Youku and Youtube.
In this video interview, Victor gives us insight on Youku's revenue model, the difference between foreign internet companies in China and homegrown Chinese startups and how he sees Youku evolving in the coming years.
About Victor Koo
Victor Koo (古永锵) is one of a small number of veterans of China's Internet portals who have gone on to found successful start-ups. For six years, Mr. Koo served variously as COO, CFO, and finally president of one of China's leading portals, Sohu.com, helping to grow the company from a start-up to a listed Internet company and one of the most important media properties in China. Prior to joining Sohu, Mr. Koo worked at Richina, a venture investment firm. He is a graduate of U.C. Berkeley and Stanford Business School.
About Youku
Youku.com (www.youku.com) is the leading video sharing website and premier online video brand in China. It is one of the top destinations for Chinese people to watch and share videos all over the world. In addition to user-generated content, Youku.com also works with more than 150 professional media partners to distribute online videos in China. Youku.com was officially launched in December 2006 and has grown rapidly since. Youku.com delivers more than 150 million daily video views as of June 2008 and total user time spent exceeded 30 billion minutes per month.
Note: This video was produced in partnership with ChinaOnTV and CNReviews.com A full transcript of this interview can be found on CNReviews.com
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