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Joel bookmarked on 2009-01-08 google startup entrepreneur

We built a business on the opposite message. We want you to come
to Google and quickly find what you want. Then we're happy to send
you to the other sites. In fact, that's the point. The portal
strategy tries to own all of the information.
We had the opportunity to invest
in 100 or more companies and didn't invest in any of them. I guess
we lost a lot of money in the short term -- but not in the long
term.
Serving our end users is at the heart of what we do and remains
our number one priority.
From its inception, Google has focused on providing the best user
experience possible. While many companies claim to put their customers
first, few are able to resist the temptation to make small sacrifices
to increase shareholder value. Google has steadfastly refused to
make any change that does not offer a benefit to the users who come
to the site.
By always placing the interests of the user first, Google has
built the most loyal audience on the web. And that growth has come
not through TV ad campaigns, but through word of mouth from one
satisfied user to another.
Invariably we try 10 things that don't quite work out in order
to do one thing that's successful. And we learn a lot in doing the
10 things that didn't quite work.
The amazing thing is that we're part of people's daily lives,
like brushing their teeth. It's just something they do throughout
the day while working, buying things, deciding what to do after
work and much more. Google has been accepted as part of people's
lives. It's quite remarkable. Most people spend most of their time
getting information, so maybe it's not a complete surprise that
Google is successful.
Always deliver more than expected.
The thing that matters is experience. We have lots of executives
from failed companies; they learned a lot from these things. They
say, 'We can't do that -- we tried that and it didn't work.' So
failure is useful.

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- We built a business on the opposite message. We want you to come
  to Google and quickly find what you want. Then we're happy to send
  you to the other sites. In fact, that's the point. The portal
  strategy tries to own all of the information.
- We had the opportunity to invest
  in 100 or more companies and didn't invest in any of them. I guess
  we lost a lot of money in the short term -- but not in the long
  term.
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- - Serving our end users is at the heart of what we do and remains
    our number one priority.
  - From its inception, Google has focused on providing the best user
    experience possible. While many companies claim to put their customers
    first, few are able to resist the temptation to make small sacrifices
    to increase shareholder value. Google has steadfastly refused to
    make any change that does not offer a benefit to the users who come
    to the site.
  - By always placing the interests of the user first, Google has
    built the most loyal audience on the web. And that growth has come
    not through TV ad campaigns, but through word of mouth from one
    satisfied user to another.
  - Invariably we try 10 things that don't quite work out in order
    to do one thing that's successful. And we learn a lot in doing the
    10 things that didn't quite work.
  - The amazing thing is that we're part of people's daily lives,
    like brushing their teeth. It's just something they do throughout
    the day while working, buying things, deciding what to do after
    work and much more. Google has been accepted as part of people's
    lives. It's quite remarkable. Most people spend most of their time
    getting information, so maybe it's not a complete surprise that
    Google is successful.
  - Always deliver more than expected.
  - The thing that matters is experience. We have lots of executives
    from failed companies; they learned a lot from these things. They
    say, 'We can't do that -- we tried that and it didn't work.' So
    failure is useful.
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