I don't think they risked anything significant to build gmail. Nor was there any significant risk of gmail not succeeding due to hard technical problems. Compar

I don't think they risked anything significant to build gmail. Nor was there any significant risk of gmail not succeeding due to hard technical problems. Compared to X projects like autonomous cars or power kites the original gmail was nothing crazy at all. Was it good software? Yes. Crazy? Hell no.