What were the key decisions that Page and Brin made in the early days of Google

Post by pg » Sat, Jul 10, 2010, 4:36 AM UTC

mmaunder wrote: post #7

pg wrote: post #4

The highest ranked answer on that thread, though it contains some interesting details, is way off. Managing VCs well was not what made Google successful-- or what makes any startup successful. The real key decisions were things like realizing search itself was important, at a time when all the other search engines thought it was unsexy, and were trying to get people to start calling them "portals" instead; designing…

I think the key point re managing VC's is that they avoided being forced into an early exit and retained control over the product by keeping control of the company. Most mature investors want two things: The value of their stock to increase and liquidity opportunities (opportunities to realize that value). They want both to happen rather sooner than later due to the time value of money. They also believe that if they…

Post by johnfn » Sat, Jul 10, 2010, 5:10 AM UTC

paul wrote: post #12

pg wrote: post #4

The highest ranked answer on that thread, though it contains some interesting details, is way off. Managing VCs well was not what made Google successful-- or what makes any startup successful. The real key decisions were things like realizing search itself was important, at a time when all the other search engines thought it was unsexy, and were trying to get people to start calling them "portals" instead; designing…

It's also full of inaccuracies. The "interesting details" are largely wrong. Unfortunately it's written in an authoratative style, so people assume it's true and upvote, demonstrating one of the major flaws in vote based systems.

Post by mmaunder » Sat, Jul 10, 2010, 5:29 AM UTC

johnfn wrote: post #13

paul wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's also full of inaccuracies. The "interesting details" are largely wrong. Unfortunately it's written in an authoratative style, so people assume it's true and upvote, demonstrating one of the major flaws in vote based systems.

I suppose, before I upvote you, that I should ask you for sources then.

Post by marze » Sat, Jul 10, 2010, 6:05 AM UTC

paul wrote: post #12

pg wrote: post #4

The highest ranked answer on that thread, though it contains some interesting details, is way off. Managing VCs well was not what made Google successful-- or what makes any startup successful. The real key decisions were things like realizing search itself was important, at a time when all the other search engines thought it was unsexy, and were trying to get people to start calling them "portals" instead; designing…

It's also full of inaccuracies. The "interesting details" are largely wrong. Unfortunately it's written in an authoratative style, so people assume it's true and upvote, demonstrating one of the major flaws in vote based systems.

Post by jeb » Sat, Jul 10, 2010, 6:37 AM UTC

pg wrote: post #4

The highest ranked answer on that thread, though it contains some interesting details, is way off. Managing VCs well was not what made Google successful-- or what makes any startup successful. The real key decisions were things like realizing search itself was important, at a time when all the other search engines thought it was unsexy, and were trying to get people to start calling them "portals" instead; designing…