Google was founded this day in 1998.
Here’s a bit more on the journey. 🧵👇
Here’s a bit more on the journey. 🧵👇
Larry Page and Sergey Brin first met at Stanford.
Brin was a tour guide for Page, who was a new student:
Brin was a tour guide for Page, who was a new student:
Google was originally called BackRub.
Soon after, it was renamed Google.
The guys used Lego bricks to build a cabinet for their first server:
Their first investment in 1998 was a check for $100,000.
They couldn’t deposit it because they hadn’t set up a bank account.
But they celebrated at Burger King.
They couldn’t deposit it because they hadn’t set up a bank account.
But they celebrated at Burger King.
Here’s how Google was evolving:
The first office was in a garage.
They rented it from Google’s first marketing manager, Susan Wojcicki.
(she now runs YouTube)
They paid $1,700 a month in rent.
Here’s an early office video tour from the company’s 6th employee:
They rented it from Google’s first marketing manager, Susan Wojcicki.
(she now runs YouTube)
They paid $1,700 a month in rent.
Here’s an early office video tour from the company’s 6th employee:
This was the first production server rack:
Ruth Kedar designed Google’s logo.
These were the early iterations:
These were the early iterations:
And, of course, you need business cards:
As for the Google Doodle?
It’s hard to take a break when you’re running a startup.
The first one was meant to be an out-of-office message when they went to the Burning Man festival.
It’s hard to take a break when you’re running a startup.
The first one was meant to be an out-of-office message when they went to the Burning Man festival.
Meanwhile, the team was growing…
They had moved out of the garage…
In 1999, Google had a few dozen employees. Staff meetings included birthday cakes, beer and silly string:
In 1999, Google had a few dozen employees. Staff meetings included birthday cakes, beer and silly string:
The world’s curiosity about Google continued to grow…
Here’s Sergey explaining Google search in 2001:
Here’s Sergey explaining Google search in 2001:
Meanwhile, winning the search wars would require Google to lead the way in mobile search…
Anyone remember this?
Google went public in 2004 at a valuation of $23 billion.
here’s a report from that day:
“most of Wall St wanted this to fail”
“most of Wall St wanted this to fail”
Also in 2004…the launch of Gmail.
Google Maps launched the next year:
Also in 2005? The acquisition of Android…
And in 2006? The acquisition of YouTube for $1.65 billion…
Chrome would come in 2008…
And in 2015… a new parent company name, Alphabet:
We could keep going here, but this 2002 clip from Larry Page sums it up…
To do something different, have a “healthy disregard for the impossible”:
To do something different, have a “healthy disregard for the impossible”:
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