How YouTube Works: A Conversation With The Engineers That Make The Magic Happen


How YouTube Works: A Conversation With The Engineers That Make The Magic Happen
Though YouTube has its imperfections, uploading and watching videos on the prolific platform is a generally seamless experience. This is pretty darn amazing when you consider all of the file types, resolutions and formats YouTube has to account for as it disseminates videos to one billion people across the globe.

August 25, 2016 at 12:14PM
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BedJet: How A Nightmare In The Shark Tank Became A Dream Come True

Mark Aramli’s dive into ABC’s hit business reality show Shark Tank was an entrepreneur’s worst nightmare. The former NASA engineer spent a year and a half and his entire net worth plus some in developing the BedJet, a smartphone-controlled, cooling and heating device for beds. He pitched his product in a February 2015 episode, seeking $250,000 in exchange for 10% of his Newport, R.I. company. Sales kicked off sales two days after his segment aired but the product was still in the prototype phase when he taped the segment.

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