Sundar Pichai

We've always been able to recruit the best talent in the country. But now there's extraordinary talent emerging in other parts of the world too. So I think it's something not to lose line of sight. And maybe that's the way I would think about it.

We've always been able to recruit the best talent in the country. But now there's extraordinary talent emerging in other parts of the world too. So I think it's something not to lose line of sight. And maybe that's the way I would think about it.

I'll answer it two ways straight. We are not a holding company in the sense that we are not just looking to invest capital in other attractive businesses. That's not who we are, right? We are, from a foundational technology basis, if we can take that technology and that R&D we do, and identify problems in which we can innovate and bring a differentiated value proposition, we'll do that, right?

I'll answer it two ways straight. We are not a holding company in the sense that we are not just looking to invest capital in other attractive businesses. That's not who we are, right? We are, from a foundational technology basis, if we can take that technology and that R&D we do, and identify problems in which we can innovate and bring a differentiated value proposition, we'll do that, right?

So that's the way we approach. And so the structure is an outcome of that, right? Which means you will have businesses on paper, they may look like very disparate, but there is a common strand underneath them, right? I mean, Waymo is going to keep getting better because of the same work we do in Gemini and AI over time as Google Cloud, to search, to YouTube, to isomorphic, to robotics, et cetera.

So that's the way we approach. And so the structure is an outcome of that, right? Which means you will have businesses on paper, they may look like very disparate, but there is a common strand underneath them, right? I mean, Waymo is going to keep getting better because of the same work we do in Gemini and AI over time as Google Cloud, to search, to YouTube, to isomorphic, to robotics, et cetera.

So that is the unifying layer. And then it's a continuum. Is Google Cloud a Google business or an Alphabet business? We segment it out. And so the branding matters less, I think. We'll have a range of companies. Some of them will leave and IPO out because maybe that's the best way they can make progress. So all of that is a possibility. But what I think

So that is the unifying layer. And then it's a continuum. Is Google Cloud a Google business or an Alphabet business? We segment it out. And so the branding matters less, I think. We'll have a range of companies. Some of them will leave and IPO out because maybe that's the best way they can make progress. So all of that is a possibility. But what I think

I, the founders, think about as like the underlying innovation by which, so we think of the units of quantum, right? You know, alpha fold and hence isomorphic, right? You know, self-driving and building the Waymo driver and hence all the businesses on top of it. So it's more, maybe that's how we think about it.

I, the founders, think about as like the underlying innovation by which, so we think of the units of quantum, right? You know, alpha fold and hence isomorphic, right? You know, self-driving and building the Waymo driver and hence all the businesses on top of it. So it's more, maybe that's how we think about it.

Yeah, look, I think if anything, X over time, look, a lot of these innovations did come out of X, right? And so, including Waymo, the early incarnations of Google Brain, right? Yeah, so I think X as an incubator allows us to push the boundaries.

Yeah, look, I think if anything, X over time, look, a lot of these innovations did come out of X, right? And so, including Waymo, the early incarnations of Google Brain, right? Yeah, so I think X as an incubator allows us to push the boundaries.

They're thinking about tapestries, thinking about the grid problem that are extraordinary, but it's all rooted in computer science, physics, kind of a deep technology R&D. And I think that's the foundation across everything we do.

They're thinking about tapestries, thinking about the grid problem that are extraordinary, but it's all rooted in computer science, physics, kind of a deep technology R&D. And I think that's the foundation across everything we do.

Look, I think we have, as a company, I think there aren't that many companies which can push the technology frontier. Like you don't hear of companies winning Nobel prizes often. That level of foundational R&D we do and then apply it to create businesses and value. I think we have done an extraordinary job at that and we aspire to do that. I'm really proud of that.

Look, I think we have, as a company, I think there aren't that many companies which can push the technology frontier. Like you don't hear of companies winning Nobel prizes often. That level of foundational R&D we do and then apply it to create businesses and value. I think we have done an extraordinary job at that and we aspire to do that. I'm really proud of that.

I think we're pretty unique as a company that way. There are a lot of small regrets. By nature, I tend to look forward and I learn from mistakes we make. But look, there are acquisitions we debated hard, came close, and some of them are- Just give me one name. or get in trouble, maybe Netflix, right? Like we debated Netflix at some point super intensely inside.

I think we're pretty unique as a company that way. There are a lot of small regrets. By nature, I tend to look forward and I learn from mistakes we make. But look, there are acquisitions we debated hard, came close, and some of them are- Just give me one name. or get in trouble, maybe Netflix, right? Like we debated Netflix at some point super intensely inside.

So you go through these moments, right? And so I wouldn't call it regrets, but you always look back and like in a world of butterfly effects, there were alternate paths, but maybe they are in a different part of the multiverse.

So you go through these moments, right? And so I wouldn't call it regrets, but you always look back and like in a world of butterfly effects, there were alternate paths, but maybe they are in a different part of the multiverse.