Google's Founders: Larry Page and Sergey Brin Early Years
From a Stanford PhD project to a multi-trillion dollar empire, test your knowledge of Larry Page, Sergey Brin and Google's founding history.
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Where did Larry Page and Sergey Brin first meet?
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Q1. Where did Larry Page and Sergey Brin first meet?
- At Google's first office
- On a Stanford campus tour in 1995
- At MIT in 1994
- At a Yahoo job interview
Page and Brin met at Stanford in 1995 when Brin, already a PhD student, was assigned to show prospective student Page around campus. They reportedly argued about everything but soon became inseparable collaborators.Q2. What was Google's research project originally called at Stanford?
- Yahoo Killer
- BackRub
- PageRank
- Larry's Tool
Google was originally called BackRub when Page and Brin started building it at Stanford in 1996. The name reflected the system's analysis of 'back links' to determine the importance of web pages.Q3. In what year was Google officially incorporated?
- 1996
- 1998
- 2000
- 2004
Google was incorporated on September 4, 1998, in Menlo Park, California. The first office was in the garage of Susan Wojcicki, who later became CEO of YouTube.Q4. Who wrote Google's first check for $100,000, before the company even existed?
- Andy Bechtolsheim
- Mike Moritz
- John Doerr
- Vinod Khosla
Sun Microsystems co-founder Andy Bechtolsheim wrote a $100,000 check to 'Google Inc.' in August 1998, before the company was incorporated. Page and Brin had to wait two weeks to cash it after they formally created the company.Q5. Who became Google's first 'adult' CEO in 2001?
- Eric Schmidt
- Marissa Mayer
- Sundar Pichai
- Tim Armstrong
Eric Schmidt joined as Google CEO in August 2001, after VCs Sequoia and Kleiner Perkins pushed Page and Brin to bring in 'adult supervision.' Schmidt served as CEO until Page reclaimed the role in 2011.Q6. How much did Google IPO at on August 19, 2004?
- $45 per share
- $85 per share
- $120 per share
- $200 per share
Google went public via a Dutch auction on August 19, 2004, at $85 per share, valuing the company at $23 billion. The unusual auction format was meant to democratize the IPO process and minimize banker fees.Q7. When did Google acquire YouTube?
- 2005
- 2006
- 2008
- 2010
Google acquired YouTube on November 13, 2006, for $1.65 billion in stock. At the time YouTube was only 18 months old; today YouTube generates over $30 billion in annual ad revenue.Q8. When did Google reorganize into Alphabet?
- August 2014
- August 2015
- January 2016
- October 2017
Google restructured into Alphabet Inc. on August 10, 2015, with Larry Page as CEO of the new parent. The move separated 'moonshot' bets like Waymo and Verily from the core search business.Q9. When did both Larry Page and Sergey Brin step back from day-to-day Alphabet duties?
- 2017
- 2019
- 2021
- 2023
Page and Brin stepped down from their executive roles at Alphabet on December 3, 2019, handing the CEO role to Sundar Pichai. They remain co-founders, controlling shareholders, and board members.Q10. What is the name of Google's self-driving car spin-off, now under Alphabet?
- Waymo
- Cruise
- Zoox
- Pony.ai
Google's self-driving project, started in 2009, became Waymo in December 2016 as an independent Alphabet subsidiary. Waymo launched its first commercial robotaxi service in Phoenix in 2018.
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