Bill Maris
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
I find myself somehow at Google, and a challenge was given to me.
I find myself somehow at Google, and a challenge was given to me.
The challenge was Google needs a venture fund.
The challenge was Google needs a venture fund.
We were starting to make some investments.
We were starting to make some investments.
We didn't have a coherent strategy.
We didn't have a coherent strategy.
There were no budgets.
There were no budgets.
I had to figure out what to do.
I had to figure out what to do.
So I first found a friend, Rich Miner.
So I first found a friend, Rich Miner.
He's the co-founder of Android.
He's the co-founder of Android.
And he became my partner in crime as we conceptualized what could Google Ventures be.
And he became my partner in crime as we conceptualized what could Google Ventures be.
We went up and down Sand Hill Road, and we
We went up and down Sand Hill Road, and we