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When I did Google Wave, everyone had to be in Sydney, and a lot people actually traveled there to be part of it. There was a lot of isolation. There were a lot of things we kept secret from the company while working on Wave - just like you would at a startup.
Lars Rasmussen
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The problem we encountered with Wave at Google was that we became very isolated from the rest of the company. And in the time that it took us to build Wave, the rest of the company changed direction. I think that has a lot to do with why the product failed.
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When you look at my life, I spent a lot of time communicating and collaborating and co-ordinating.
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In mapping, where I have no sense of direction, my needs are likely to coincide with the needs of lots of people.
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If you look at my desk... it's profoundly disorganised - which is why I can work on search.
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So, it was a tough decision to leave Facebook, but it was definitely the right decision. I haven't regretted it at all.
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I do believe that you can achieve more if you're willing to take risks.
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There's almost a total correlation between the amount of risk you're willing to take and then the amount of stuff you then potentially can get done.
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