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Paul Buchheit

10/25/18

@ Y Combinator

The key to Gmail's development was to focus on making users happy, which involved iterating on features based on their requests.

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The Path to $100B by Paul Buchheit

@ Y Combinator

10/25/18

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Michael Seibel

02/17/22

@ Y Combinator

When Gmail was first developed, Paul Buchheit created a makeshift email interface using Google Groups, which allowed him to read his emails and led to the development of essential email features.

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Paul Buchheit

10/25/18

@ Y Combinator

The first version of Gmail I wrote in a day; it wasn't very good, but it was a start, and I iterated based on user feedback.

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Michael Seibel

02/17/22

@ Y Combinator

Paul Buchheit, the inventor of Gmail, built it as a side project at Google, focusing on doing things that don't scale, which ultimately led to a product used by 1.5 billion people.

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Michael Seibel

02/17/22

@ Y Combinator

The initial Gmail invite system was not a clever growth hack; it was a necessity due to limited server space, forcing them to limit access until they could scale.

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Michael Seibel

09/06/18

@ Y Combinator

The key to success is to engage with users and build what they want, which fosters loyalty and growth.

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Sundar Pichai

05/16/25

@ All-In Podcast

Google is evolving search to follow the user, emphasizing a user-centric approach to product development.

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Y Combinator Cast

05/23/25

@ Y Combinator

After using Gmail for 20 years, I believe a good product could create a draft prompt based on my email history.

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Harvard Innovation Labs Cast

02/02/14

@ Harvard Innovation Labs

The key to Google's success was not the technology itself, but their innovative business model that allowed them to monetize users through advertising instead of software sales.

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Aydin Senkut

04/16/25

@ EO

At Google, we focused on a few key things, and when Larry Page said yes to something, it meant it was important and everyone rallied around it.