Bill Maris

And I have to admit, it seemed crazy.

And I have to admit, it seemed crazy.

The plan seemed crazy at the time.

The plan seemed crazy at the time.

But let's look at how it turned out.

But let's look at how it turned out.

So over this time period, 2009 to 2018, top quartile VC returns looked like this, and top decile looked like this.

So over this time period, 2009 to 2018, top quartile VC returns looked like this, and top decile looked like this.

Using publicly available information, I'm not sharing any non-public proprietary Google information, we would estimate Google Ventures returns at about 4.1x.

Using publicly available information, I'm not sharing any non-public proprietary Google information, we would estimate Google Ventures returns at about 4.1x.

adhered more closely to the strategy and the investments that I led and the investments that I led turned out like this, which takes me to lesson three, which is don't bet against computer science.

adhered more closely to the strategy and the investments that I led and the investments that I led turned out like this, which takes me to lesson three, which is don't bet against computer science.

I've seen it happen many, many times in many, many fields.

I've seen it happen many, many times in many, many fields.

If you apply the right kind of computer science at the right time to the right problem, you will get to the right answers.

If you apply the right kind of computer science at the right time to the right problem, you will get to the right answers.

I would not bet against it.

I would not bet against it.

Even if it looks like you're tarring the roof in a thunderstorm.

Even if it looks like you're tarring the roof in a thunderstorm.