http://www.softwarebyrob.com/2005/12/13/quote-from-google-ceo/ Passionate about Startups and MicroISVs Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:42:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.softwarebyrob.com/2005/12/13/quote-from-google-ceo/comment-page-1/#comment-73 rwalling Thu, 15 Dec 2005 06:51:27 +0000 http://www.softwarebyrob.com/2005/12/13/quote-from-google-ceo/#comment-73 That's a good point, Eddy. The major difference between Google and Palm is that Palm was purchased and mismanaged until the two founding engineers became so frustrated they left to form HandSpring. At this point the founders of Google are still around and they're still happy, and from quotes like the above it looks like they're trying to keep their engineers feeling the same way. As long as they can do it they will stay on top. As an aside, the Palm/HandSpring founders are now starting another company called Numenta dealing with modelling the human mind with computer memory (http://www.numenta.com/). That's definitely something to keep an eye on. That’s a good point, Eddy. The major difference between Google and Palm is that Palm was purchased and mismanaged until the two founding engineers became so frustrated they left to form HandSpring. At this point the founders of Google are still around and they’re still happy, and from quotes like the above it looks like they’re trying to keep their engineers feeling the same way. As long as they can do it they will stay on top. As an aside, the Palm/HandSpring founders are now starting another company called Numenta dealing with modelling the human mind with computer memory (http://www.numenta.com/). That’s definitely something to keep an eye on.

]]> http://www.softwarebyrob.com/2005/12/13/quote-from-google-ceo/comment-page-1/#comment-72 Eddy Wed, 14 Dec 2005 18:02:41 +0000 http://www.softwarebyrob.com/2005/12/13/quote-from-google-ceo/#comment-72 I wonder how long this would last to keep Google as a cutting-edge, successful and innovative company. Could this create the same scenario that Palm went through, when some of their most innovative engineers realized that they could make it better if they just went and created their own company (Handspring). I wonder how long this would last to keep Google as a cutting-edge, successful and innovative company. Could this create the same scenario that Palm went through, when some of their most innovative engineers realized that they could make it better if they just went and created their own company (Handspring).

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