Let's not underestimate timing and luck. Google was there at the right time during the history of the Internet with the right technical solution and the right

Let's not underestimate timing and luck. Google was there at the right time during the history of the Internet with the right technical solution and the right people. There are lots of very smart people who can do great things but if they're not at the right intersection of time, technology and business, and if they don't get lucky, nothing happens. The company has been steered reasonably well but without that initial trajectory they wouldn't be where they are today.