Larry Page Presentation
Transcript: Larry Page: Visionary Leader of Google By: Jazmin Lovell Jordan Williamson L. Page Larry Page: Father of Google Born: March 26, 1973 in East Lansing, MI Parents were highly recognized in the fields of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Earned a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from U of M Went on to Stanford to study Computer Engineering Started Google as a research project at Standford with Sergey Brin Launched Google as a company in 1998 The Company Google began in 1996 as a research project by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while PhD students at Stanford University Google became officially incorporated by 1998, with funding from different sources, some from well-known persons in the computer sciences field Google's IPO took place in 2004, with 19.6 million shares avaiable Google's market capitalization went from $23bn in 2004 to $397bn by 2014 CURRENT: -70 offices in over 40 countries -Considered the #1 most visited website in the world Products offered: Internet search engine (Google Search, Google.com) Email (Gmail) Web Browser (Google Chrome) Work & Productivity Applications (Google Docs, Sheets, Slides) Scheduling & Time Management (Google Calendar) Cloud storage (Google Drive) Social Networking (Google+) Mapping & Navigation (Google Maps, Earth, Street View, Waze) Videosharing (Youtube) Fiber-optic infrastructure (Google Fiber) Operating System (Chrome OS) Success Accomplishments 2001: Stepped down as CEO, maintained leadership 2004: Received Marconi Award 2004: Formed Google.org 2011: Listed as Forbes' 24th list of billionaires Leadership Style PROS CONS vs Transformational Leadership -Don't delegate -Don't get in the way if you're not adding value -Don't be a bureaucrat -Ideas are more important than age -If you say no, you have to help them find a better way to get it done." " - Larry Page Motivating work environment Employees are more than just employees Employees are self-motivated PROOF OF EXCELLENT LEADERSHIP: GOOGLE X GOOGLE X "The Moonshot Factory" Introvert Personality: Difficult to Connect Unclear communication Demanding schedule = divided attention Impact Larry Page: Lasting Impact Straight From Google: IMPACTING GOOGLE IMPACTING THE WORLD Sources “Larry Page.” Biography.com, A&E Networks Television, 11 Aug. 2015, www.biography.com/people/larry-page-12103347. "Page, Larry." Gale Encyclopedia of E-Commerce, edited by Laurie J. Fundukian, 2nd ed., vol. 2, Gale, 2012, pp. 588-590. Gale Virtual Reference Library, login.portal.oaklandcc.edu/login?url=http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=GVRL&sw=w&u=lom_oakcc&v=2.1&id=GALE%7CCX4020800345&it=r&asid=7fcf591196e8ea5378571867258fff45. Levy, Steven. “Google’s Larry Page on Why Moon Shots Matter.” Wired, Conde Nast, 17 Jan. 2013, www.wired.com/2013/01/ff-qa-larry-page/all/. Dougherty, Conor. “How Larry Page's Obsessions Became Google's Business.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 22 Jan. 2016, www.nytimes.com/2016/01/24/technology/larry-page-google-founder-is-still-innovator-in-chief.html. “TEDTalks: Sergey Brin and Larry Page—Inside the Google Machine.” Films Media Group, 2007, fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=105807&xtid=48089. Accessed 14 Nov. 2017. “TEDTalks: Larry Page—Where's Google Going next?” Films Media Group, 2010, fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=105807&xtid=66208. Accessed 14 Nov. 2017.