2. Sergey Brin- Background Born August 21, 1973 (age 36) Moscow, Soviet Union Education Univ. of Maryland (B.S., 1993) Stanford University (M.S., 1995) Occupation Computer scientist, technology innovator, entrepreneur Known for Co-founder of Google, Inc. Net worth USD $17.5 billion Motto knowledge is always good, and certainly always better than ignorance The Economist magazine referred to Brin as an "Enlightenment Man”
3. Life before Google Father- MichealBrin Mathematics professor in the Univ. of Maryland Moved the family out of Russia and migrated to USA Barshay: Sergey’s teacher describers him as: Outgoing Self confident Fascinated by numbers and mathematics Teaching fellow students Life at Stanford Interest in computer science Focus on data mining Skiing, rollerblading, gymnastics and trapeze Display of passion and drive since childhood
4. The Origin of Google Larry Page Co-founder of Google Close friends Focus on the concept of inferring the importance of a research paper from its citations in other papers Sergey Brin Focus on Data Mining systems The Anatomy of a Large-Scale Hypertextual Web Search Engine Domitory crammed with cheap computers Funds borrowed from friends and family Rented Menlo Park to begin operations Competition Rankdex Original name by Brin for google was “ Backrub” Google orginated from GooGol(10100 )
5. Awards and Recognition 5 powerful person in the world Forbes Magazine Highest professional distinction & honors for outstanding contribution to engineering research and practice National Academy of Engineering Marconi Foundation Prize
6. Quotes "When it’s too easy to get money, then you get a lot of noise mixed in with the real innovation and entrepreneurship. Tough times bring out the best parts of Silicon Valley.“ "We came up with the notion that not all web pages are created equal. People are – but not web pages." "Technology is an inherent democratizer. Because of the evolution of hardware and software, you’re able to scale up almost anything. It means that in our lifetime everyone may have tools of equal power." “Russia is Nigeria with snow. Do you really like the idea that band of crazy cowboys control world energy supply?”
7. Personality Traits Vision Motivation Emotional Intelligence Empowering others Trustworthy Risk Taker Focus Humorous Personalable Google is the TOP employer around the Globe