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Yu Pan
Born
China[1][2]
EducationUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (BS)
OccupationsEngineer, Entrepreneur
Known forCo-founder of PayPal[3] and the very first employee of YouTube

Yu Pan is an engineer and entrepreneur who is one of the original six people who started PayPal[4][5] and the first employee at YouTube,[6] as an early software engineer.[7][8][9] He is a former Google employee and also a co-founder of Kiwi Crate, Inc.[10][11]

Pan received a BS degree in computer science from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.[12] In 2007, Pan gained an Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy Alumni Award, and he is listed as a notable alumnus alongside technology entrepreneurs Steve Chen, Ramez Naam, Russel Simmons, and Sam Yagan.[13]

Pan currently works as an R&D Engineer at Origin Protocol.[14]

References

  1. ↑ Peter, Thiel. "Girard in Silicon Valley: Notes from a lecture by Peter Thiel". Imitatio, a program of Thiel Foundation. Archived from the original on 2012-07-30.
  2. ↑ Peter Thiel, The paradox of founders: outsiders who become insiders, Thu, Oct 30, 2014, 01:30, accessed 7/09/2010
  3. ↑ IMSA Award site Archived 2015-07-10 at the Wayback Machine - IMSA Award site lists Yu Pan as a cofounder of PayPal
  4. ↑ Levchin, Max. "PayPal Slideshow". Levchin. Archived from the original on 8 March 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  5. ↑ Thiel, Peter; Masters, Blake (16 September 2014). Zero to One: Notes on Start Ups, or How to Build the Future. Random House. ISBN 9780753550304. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  6. ↑ "2007 IMSA Board of Trustees Alumni Award Recipients". Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy. Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy IMSA Alumni Association. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  7. ↑ Clark, Andrew (8 February 2007). "YouTube millionaires: from wealthy backers to receptionist". Guardian News and Media Limited. The Guardian. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  8. ↑ Finley, Klint; Metz, Cade (31 May 2013). "Hogwarts for Hackers: Inside the Science and Tech School of Tomorrow". Conde Nast. Wired. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  9. ↑ Marshall, Matt (8 February 2007). "YouTube spoils made official, co-founders did well". Venture Beat. Archived from the original on February 10, 2007. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  10. ↑ Yu Pan, Co-Founder, Kiwi Crate, Inc. - This Bloomberg Business page presents Yu Pan as a former Google employee and a cofounder of PayPal.
  11. ↑ Liu, Matthew (2019-08-26). "PayPal Co-Founder and First YouTube Engineer Joins Origin: Welcome Yu Pan". Medium. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
  12. ↑ "IMSA Board of Trustees Alumni Awards". IMSA Alumni Association. Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  13. ↑ "IMSA Board of Trustees Alumni Awards". Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy. IMSA. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  14. ↑ Ankney, Leslie. "Why These Innovators Left Facebook, Google And More For Crypto". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-02-06.

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  • IMSA Board of Trustees Alumni Award Recipients
  • YouTube millionaires: from wealthy backers to receptionist
  • Hogwarts for Hackers: Inside the science and tech school of tomorrow
  • PayPal Slide Show published by Max Levchin Archived 2015-03-09 at the Wayback Machine
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