Google is 25 years old, and even with the rise of generative AI bots, it still dominates search. But in 1998, it was just another Silicon Valley garage project with big ideas and little credibility.
Parent’s 3 car garage? Wait, that was Bill Gates who was funded by wealthy family members yo get started.
Just like pointing out college dropouts who are successful, ignoring the fact that they dropped out because the business that they had started with funds from connections was doing so well and they didn’t have enough time to finish college. Plus, they didn’t need a college degree at that point…
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Short about the garage myth https://money.cnn.com/galleries/2011/smallbusiness/1103/gallery.business_creation_myths/4.html
I remember in the 90s in college we had a guest speaker who was researching Internet searching… should have paid more attention lol
From “don’t be evil” to “you know, what’s so bad about being evil anyway?”
This was no garage startup. They were using the resources of the university
And didn’t they have some funding from the CIA?
Yeah they did it in a garage!!! What is your excuse??? You only need a garage and no cars in it!!!
Srsly fuck that narrative.
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… to evil creep.
The “Garage Myth” attacks again…
Parent’s 3 car garage? Wait, that was Bill Gates who was funded by wealthy family members yo get started.
Just like pointing out college dropouts who are successful, ignoring the fact that they dropped out because the business that they had started with funds from connections was doing so well and they didn’t have enough time to finish college. Plus, they didn’t need a college degree at that point…
Turns 25 Antitrust trials begin.