It wasn't like I wanted to be the next Marc Andreessen, but it would be cool to be in the same place.

Our users were one step ahead of us. They began using YouTube to share videos of all kinds. Their dogs, vacations, anything. We found this very interesting. We said, 'Why not let the users define what YouTube is all about?'

Berlin is well on its way to becoming one of the most vibrant startup hubs in the world.

That's one of those things about being a computer science major: Valentine's Day is just another day.

Over the next few days, it will stay rather cool.

I got more than I bargained for with him, too. Much more. I know he’s completely different now, but he was really nice and funny when he was human. But apparently his manners didn’t survive the transition.”

Marc smiled. “Yeah, well , yours didn’t survive puberty, so you can’t really talk.