
5. Susan Wojcicki: “Hey, Let’s Go Buy YouTube!”
from People I (Mostly) Admire
by Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher
Published: Sat Oct 17 2020
Show Notes
She was the sixteenth employee at Google — a company once based in her garage — and now she's the C.E.O. of its best-known subsidiary, YouTube. But despite being one of the most powerful people in the tech industry, few outside of Silicon Valley know the name Susan Wojcicki. Levitt talks with her about the early days of Google, how her background in economics shapes the company's products, and why YouTube's success has created a range of unforeseen and serious issues.