Great story on page 1A of the StarTrib today: St. Paul Whiz Kid Cashes In. Yes, Jawed Karim, the quiet one you don’t hear much about is from here. Jawedkarim He’s not involved day-to-day in YouTube right now, since he’s studying computer science at Stanford (which is why you don’t hear his name mentioned much) — but, as a founder of the company, he definitely benefits from the Google buyout. A quote from the story:

Although he has lived in California for several years now, he still considers himself “a Minnesota guy.”I think Minnesota has a unique place among the states,” Karim said. “It’s very progressive and modern, but it’s not overrun by all the negative things that come with progress. Things are a little more in balance with Minnesota.”

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