Sir John Bell
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But we're, of course, to accommodate...
Up to 5,000 people are going to need more than that.
So we're looking at a much wider campus here that will involve more than just that building.
So I think we'll end up with several million square feet of space by the time we're finished.
I mean, it's a really big project.
But we've already made progress in some domains to try and get projects and the beginnings of companies on the road to try and solve some of the big problems.
So we're quite excited about it.
Yeah, so the university's been terrific about this, actually, because, of course, most universities would say, well, why don't you do it inside the university and just give us the money, and it'll all be fine.
So, of course, Larry wasn't born yesterday, so I said, well, thank you very much, but I think we'll probably do this nearby.
But the university also realized this is a really exciting opportunity for them.
And we've got a really good relationship with them.
We've signed an agreement with them as to who will work where.
We've agreed not to steal a lot of their staff.
We're going to be bringing new people into the ecosystem.
Some of the university people will spend some time with us and some time in the university, so that will help.
But we're also bringing quite a few new people into the setting.
So the university has been really positive.
And I think one of the things that's attractive to the university, and you'll be familiar with this problem in the UK, is that we're quite good.
The discovery science here is pretty good.
And we do do startups now at scale.