Saturday, April 9, 2011

[Podcast] Life 'In The Plex': The Future Of Google; NPR's Morning Edition, 2011

[Podcast] NPR's Morning Edition; Life 'In The Plex': The Future Of Google:

""We'll expect more of what they call 'moon shots' from Google. These are things that most outsiders would say is beyond what Google should be doing,"
he says. "The idea of 'sticking to your knitting,' which is a big cliche in the corporate world, is something that is very alien to Larry. So whether its scanning all the books in the world or, more recently, developing cars that drive themselves ... these are the kind of things that interest Larry. And in another sense, we will see things like applying novel ways to controlling a multibillion-dollar company. For instance, just since he's been announced to be the CEO, he's really taken over in that role already, and has had innovations ? the key managers, the different divisions of Google all get together a few afternoons a week and work together as if in a war room situation.""

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