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- TTTrouble, on 05/02/2008, -1/+7You know what? A lot of the stuff he said actually made sense and I think I can see why he's the multi-billionaire that he is.
This is kind of random but, just reflecting on what he says, I think market forces are the only things that will push/are pushing alternative energy. I hate the "***** the world as long as I get rich" mentality that this seems to reflect. blah. -_- - maeon3, on 05/02/2008, -0/+4We need more people to get off their chairs and DO something. Not enough innovation.
- bsmang, on 05/02/2008, -1/+4Jealousy detector is going BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP.
- uselessexpert, on 05/02/2008, -5/+8@foxhaze.... I couldn't agree with you more. They are slowly becoming the next Microsoft...
But a lot of people here on digg don't see it. Every time someone says anything negative about Apple or Google is like heresy... - ThomasMarshall, on 05/02/2008, -0/+3Other losers on alnr19's list: Michael Jordan, Warren Buffet and Steve Jobs.
- bsmang, on 05/02/2008, -0/+3Wow, I thought more people liked Google. I kinda like it myself. I find their site pretty darned useful, too.
- darkism, on 05/02/2008, -0/+2They would need extremely poor quality software to become the next Microsoft.
- SoyChemist, on 05/02/2008, -0/+2"As president of Google, Larry Page has pushed his people to take risks that have led to hot new applications like Gmail and Google Maps." Since when is creating a webmail client risky?
- bsmang, on 05/02/2008, -0/+2Next time you want to reply to a comment, try clicking on the link that says "Reply to this comment".
- peterinjapan, on 05/02/2008, -0/+1Wow, that guy is smart. He should start a company or something. But seriously, I like it when people are so obviously smarter than me I can just shut up and bask in their radiance. Larry, thanks for all the mostly accurate search results. But could you tweak the algo so that when I search for Mac Pro stuff I don't always get Macbook Pro articles? Thanks.
- freedombob, on 05/02/2008, -0/+1Google controls the world, what does he want to change?
- groovechamp30, on 05/02/2008, -2/+3Tell me, how many billions have you made? How is your company doing?
- spinaltap87, on 05/02/2008, -1/+2Fear is the mind-killer.
- Ducksa, on 05/02/2008, -0/+1Brilliant man.
- JasonCox, on 05/02/2008, -1/+2...by shipping a bunch of mediocre products that forever stay in a state of perpetual beta?
Ok, now that I've said that, I'll go RTFA now. :-P - Ducksa, on 05/02/2008, -0/+1Says the pot to the kettle.
- inactive, on 10/31/2008, -0/+1this freaken guy comments on eveything
http://fatbikez.com - vw2005, on 05/02/2008, -0/+1Absolutely brilliant .... love it. We need more people like Page to 'push us' out of our comfort zones.
- counterplex, on 05/02/2008, -0/+1Just dugg you for being a fellow Dune fan.
- spinaltap87, on 05/02/2008, -0/+1Play Rez much?
- olenick, on 05/02/2008, -0/+1Larry Page's swing for the fences approach is needed by more companies. He is the one who invented Page Rank (thus, the name -- plus it's a good pun) and changed the way that information is searched. The key is to do the same in other areas: continually simplify tedious work like looking up reference material to free people doing that to see and implement bigger ideas. The key is to move the investment community into stop thinking like a bunch of lemmings, all funding the same old stuff.
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http://astore.amazon.com/vuarnet.sunglasses.online ... - fraziebr, on 05/02/2008, -0/+0This is a interesting article. I think that his vision is actually a very good one and can be expanded on. That is, the more we box ourselves in, become specialized in our careers and are scared to change, the less likely we are to really foster anything new in our lives. I’ll take that a step further, I think we also become more likely to be “obsoleted” by the younger generations that follow. It really does come down to the few who are willing to take the risks, educate and surround themselves with the right people, etc. that can end up in a much better place.
- Ducksa, on 05/02/2008, -1/+1Their "big innovation" was to completely revamp search technology. The ad technology was secondary, yet revolutionary. Saying they aren't innovative is ridiculous.
- SunAlex, on 09/04/2008, -0/+0Google change the world? please stop! so stupid idea.
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http://search.ashtech.info/business%20finance - tamckissick, on 05/02/2008, -1/+1An open letter to Mr. Page:
Larry, You are my new hero. You seem to have nailed every aspect of our energy crisis, that is except one. Yes, we do need more creations from the masses and they are certainly capable of solving our major problems but we are not in short supply of creative minds taking risks. The problem is the level of risk available to these people. Some people have millions at their disposal in this pot, but others live from day to day and can't get 5 minutes of face time with investors. I'd venture a bet that many are like myself who can't even budget for a plane ticket to an investment roundtable or a chance meeting with you ala Aaron Stanton. Any attempts to gather public interest is met with thousands of people chanting, "What makes you so special" or "If that was possible, they'd be doing it already." Well, neither are true of all of us. Some of us have spent our 401Ks and home equity to prove out the technology and can't get anyone to listen.
The extra costs of traditional investors puts an enormous burden on a startup. For example, my company could get to manufacturing in the black almost right away for $700k. Unfortunately though, it would take $5M+ for the added loopholes if we went with venture capital and then we'd spend all our profits paying dividends. If you got your start without selling off 50.1% to some shark in the first round, you should consider 'paying it forward' and watch how that snowballs from those you help. After all as you said in the article,
"Those people don't really exist. You can't hire them." I'm right here. You just have to take the next step. Consider this my "CanYouHearMeGoogle" moment.
Todd McKissick
[lastname]@gmail - JurisAnonimus, on 05/02/2008, -1/+1Breakthrough ideas?? Like helping communist china censor the internet in china? or how about censoring critics of the church of scientology on youtube, all the while taking gobs of advertising money from the church of scientology while heavily promoting them.
- OfficialJoe, on 05/02/2008, -2/+1Crap...
- JQP123, on 05/02/2008, -2/+1Google's big innovation was adapting existing advertising models to the internet. They basically copied what had been done by television for decades. Produce something, anything that attracts eyeballs. Something that people like, want to see or in Google's case, something they want/need to use. Give the content away and once you have enough eyeballs, start packing the advertising around it.
By the way, digg is based on the same old, tried and true formula but lacks the universal appeal of Google.
Now that Google has had some success, it's time to start lecturing the world about innovation. - mediaspree, on 05/02/2008, -4/+3I'm more of a Sergey Brin Guy myself. He's got some ideas.
- drifter, on 05/02/2008, -4/+2So we have to think of new ideas and always move forward.
WTF? how is that new. because a guy from Google said it? I'd like to see what new things they come out with within the next year, that weren't bought and don't have to deal with Ads.
It's easy to talk when your a multi-billionaire. - synarchy, on 05/02/2008, -4/+2Child philosopher.
- OfficialJoe, on 05/02/2008, -5/+2Third!
- inactive, on 05/02/2008, -10/+7Change the world? Google is trying to TAKE OVER the world.
- inactive, on 05/02/2008, -8/+4Larry Page is the weak link in the Google double act. He is devoid of ideas and leadership, he thinks that repeatedly saying "hmmm" and looking at the ceiling makes him smart. his only CEO-type skill is talking big at shows and interviews like this. His personality needs work too.
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