In: Facts, Humanity, Interesting
Google Facts That’ll Open 37 Tabs in Your Head
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Imagine creating a company that becomes synonomous WITH THE ENTIRE INTERNET.
In 1996, two PhD students at Stanford (Larry Page and Sergey Brin) met and decided the internet had one mega problem: too many web pages and no good way for users to find them.
So, they did what every eventual billionaire in college does… Turn
their dorm room into a massive data centre.
They convinced an angel investor, Andy Bechtolsheim, to give them $100k, and the company eventually blossomed into becoming one of the most popular companies in human existence.
Think about it. Google has become a part of everyone’s lives. We use it every day, and it delivers every damn time.
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