You don't end up with that level of growth year over year for 20 years straight by accident. It is an unwritten assumption that missing 20% growth is a fail. I

You don't end up with that level of growth year over year for 20 years straight by accident. It is an unwritten assumption that missing 20% growth is a fail. I worked at Google almost 10 years and watched the dog and pony show (aka TGIF) from the inside. The real story is on the quarterly financial reports.