Regarding #2: I think they're not making the most of the talent they have. Google does some great/cool things. But I expect a lot more of that based on the numb

Regarding #2: I think they're not making the most of the talent they have. Google does some great/cool things. But I expect a lot more of that based on the number of employees they have, and the average level of talent/IQ they supposedly have. I suspect the discrepancy is caused by the dampening effect of having a large infrastructure and bureaucracy, and a possible clone/conformity effect from their hiring process. I believe their hiring process mostly filters for the wrong thing. At least with respect to folks who aren't already famous to begin with.