Comments on: Google maturing http://www.theequitykicker.com/2006/12/06/google-maturing/ Nic Brisbourne's view from London on venture capital and exploiting change in technology and media Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:08:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mustafa sazak http://www.theequitykicker.com/2006/12/06/google-maturing/#comment-1119 Mustafa sazak Wed, 12 Sep 2007 16:05:04 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2006/12/06/google-maturing/#comment-1119 hi. thanks for such lovely site. I love google but gııgle should change it's interface on main search page. hi. thanks for such lovely site. I love google but gııgle should change it’s interface on main search page.

]]> By: Mustafa sazak http://www.theequitykicker.com/2006/12/06/google-maturing/#comment-10468 Mustafa sazak Wed, 12 Sep 2007 16:05:00 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2006/12/06/google-maturing/#comment-10468 hi. thanks for such lovely site. I love google but gııgle should change it's interface on main search page. hi. thanks for such lovely site. I love google but gııgle should change it’s interface on main search page.

]]> By: Simon Cast http://www.theequitykicker.com/2006/12/06/google-maturing/#comment-568 Simon Cast Fri, 08 Dec 2006 13:45:45 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2006/12/06/google-maturing/#comment-568 And also... I see this not only as a maturing of the organisation but a maturing of the management capabilities and leadership in the company. I wouldn't be surprised if there are a few noted departures because they are unable to adjust to the new focus and maturity. I suspect that Marissa Mayer is a candidate for this. But we shall see. And also…

I see this not only as a maturing of the organisation but a maturing of the management capabilities and leadership in the company. I wouldn’t be surprised if there are a few noted departures because they are unable to adjust to the new focus and maturity.

I suspect that Marissa Mayer is a candidate for this. But we shall see.

]]> By: Simon Cast http://www.theequitykicker.com/2006/12/06/google-maturing/#comment-10467 Simon Cast Fri, 08 Dec 2006 13:45:00 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2006/12/06/google-maturing/#comment-10467 And also... I see this not only as a maturing of the organisation but a maturing of the management capabilities and leadership in the company. I wouldn't be surprised if there are a few noted departures because they are unable to adjust to the new focus and maturity. I suspect that Marissa Mayer is a candidate for this. But we shall see. And also…

I see this not only as a maturing of the organisation but a maturing of the management capabilities and leadership in the company. I wouldn’t be surprised if there are a few noted departures because they are unable to adjust to the new focus and maturity.

I suspect that Marissa Mayer is a candidate for this. But we shall see.

]]> By: Simon Cast http://www.theequitykicker.com/2006/12/06/google-maturing/#comment-567 Simon Cast Fri, 08 Dec 2006 13:14:35 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2006/12/06/google-maturing/#comment-567 The 20% rule is one that Google needs to be careful about getting rid of. There are two good reasons I can see for keeping the 20% rule: 1) talent retention, and 2) it gives the engineers the opportunity to solve niggles I suspect that alot of the 20% time goes into creating tools and features that improves the engineer's job rather than products that go onto be sold or even released to the wider internet. Instead they go onto be utilised company wide to improve all the engineers' work. The 20% rule is one that Google needs to be careful about getting rid of. There are two good reasons I can see for keeping the 20% rule:
1) talent retention, and
2) it gives the engineers the opportunity to solve niggles

I suspect that alot of the 20% time goes into creating tools and features that improves the engineer’s job rather than products that go onto be sold or even released to the wider internet. Instead they go onto be utilised company wide to improve all the engineers’ work.

]]> By: Simon Cast http://www.theequitykicker.com/2006/12/06/google-maturing/#comment-10466 Simon Cast Fri, 08 Dec 2006 13:14:00 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2006/12/06/google-maturing/#comment-10466 The 20% rule is one that Google needs to be careful about getting rid of. There are two good reasons I can see for keeping the 20% rule: 1) talent retention, and 2) it gives the engineers the opportunity to solve niggles I suspect that alot of the 20% time goes into creating tools and features that improves the engineer's job rather than products that go onto be sold or even released to the wider internet. Instead they go onto be utilised company wide to improve all the engineers' work. The 20% rule is one that Google needs to be careful about getting rid of. There are two good reasons I can see for keeping the 20% rule:
1) talent retention, and
2) it gives the engineers the opportunity to solve niggles

I suspect that alot of the 20% time goes into creating tools and features that improves the engineer’s job rather than products that go onto be sold or even released to the wider internet. Instead they go onto be utilised company wide to improve all the engineers’ work.

]]> By: nic http://www.theequitykicker.com/2006/12/06/google-maturing/#comment-563 nic Thu, 07 Dec 2006 08:12:11 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2006/12/06/google-maturing/#comment-563 Thanks Raphael. Greg's is an interesting blog. Thanks Raphael. Greg’s is an interesting blog.

]]> By: nic http://www.theequitykicker.com/2006/12/06/google-maturing/#comment-10465 nic Thu, 07 Dec 2006 08:12:00 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2006/12/06/google-maturing/#comment-10465 Thanks Raphael. Greg's is an interesting blog. Thanks Raphael. Greg’s is an interesting blog.

]]> By: leafar http://www.theequitykicker.com/2006/12/06/google-maturing/#comment-562 leafar Thu, 07 Dec 2006 00:23:35 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2006/12/06/google-maturing/#comment-562 Dear Nic, now that Carr is in your feed, I propose you had Greg Linden ! http://glinden.blogspot.com You should dig a few of it's last post. Vivement lundi. Dear Nic, now that Carr is in your feed, I propose you had Greg Linden !
http://glinden.blogspot.com
You should dig a few of it’s last post.
Vivement lundi.

]]> By: leafar http://www.theequitykicker.com/2006/12/06/google-maturing/#comment-10464 leafar Thu, 07 Dec 2006 00:23:00 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2006/12/06/google-maturing/#comment-10464 Dear Nic, now that Carr is in your feed, I propose you had Greg Linden ! http://glinden.blogspot.com You should dig a few of it's last post. Vivement lundi. Dear Nic, now that Carr is in your feed, I propose you had Greg Linden !
http://glinden.blogspot.com
You should dig a few of it’s last post.
Vivement lundi.

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