Bill Maris

Prior to that, I was the founder and CEO of Google Ventures.

Prior to that, I was the founder and CEO of Google Ventures.

I was also Google's vice president of special projects, where I incubated Waymo and Google X.

I was also Google's vice president of special projects, where I incubated Waymo and Google X.

Calico, and many other projects as well.

Calico, and many other projects as well.

And before that, I founded a web hosting and data center company, which we're going to talk a little bit about.

And before that, I founded a web hosting and data center company, which we're going to talk a little bit about.

And today, I think I'm going to talk to you about a few of the lessons I've learned on these interesting experiences I've had in life.

And today, I think I'm going to talk to you about a few of the lessons I've learned on these interesting experiences I've had in life.

So we're going to have four lessons.

So we're going to have four lessons.

I'm gonna talk about, and we're gonna go back to 1997 to start.

I'm gonna talk about, and we're gonna go back to 1997 to start.

When I was a fresh college graduate, I had a degree in neuroscience, and I found myself on Wall Street somehow, managed to land a job there, but I was miserable having to wear a suit and trudge to work in the heat, but one,

When I was a fresh college graduate, I had a degree in neuroscience, and I found myself on Wall Street somehow, managed to land a job there, but I was miserable having to wear a suit and trudge to work in the heat, but one,

good thing came of that, which was I looked in the closet of the office one day and I saw a server.

good thing came of that, which was I looked in the closet of the office one day and I saw a server.

And I asked, well, what is this thing beneath our jackets?

And I asked, well, what is this thing beneath our jackets?