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Google has a 3rd co-founder!?
Until now we knew Larry Page and Sergey Brin as the (only) co-founders of Google. But few months back a man is claiming to be the third co-founder of Google.
Hubert Chang claims that as an NYU Ph.D student in 1997 he was introduced to Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin by Stanford professor Rajeev Motwani. He claims that he came up with the pagerank concept, developed a part of Business Plan and even the company name - Google!
When asked why he wasnt mentioned on the original Pagerank paper? He says, he chose to pursue his Ph.D instead (Note: Larry and Sergey decided dropped out of college to start Google)
When Google was asked about this, they did not deny nor call him fake. Instead they replied -Though many people were involved with Google in its early days, it has been well-documented over the past decade that Larry Page and Sergey Brin founded the company in September 1998.
Google truth, the truth of Google’s birth from googletruth
When starting a company, we take help from numerous people, but cannot call them all as co-founders. Even here, it may be the same case. But here(after seeing google’s reply) looks like Hubert Chang was involved.
Is something fishy here? We may never know. Having seen people who wont acknowledge their co-founders for stupid reasons like “inconvenience to mention”, I wont be surprised if what Hubert Chang says is true and Page/Sergy outright deny it!
Update: Techcrunch followed up on this, click here see the updates
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When we hire people, we need to choose those who have the right skills and attitude. Any business, especially a startup, cannot afford to hire someone who does not fit in. It is the team that matters more than the brilliant B-Plan you have. I can go on and on about how important it is to get the right people in, and build the right team.
With resources running low and lot of things to do, it is the belief in the idea/product that can push anyone to give their best. It is very important to see that, the one you hire initially (at-least) understands what you are doing and believe that it can work.
Some of the qualities you must look into when hiring for your startup:
- Required Skill-set
This is obviously the first thing you need to check - Does he have the required skill-set to do what he is being hired for. - Proactive
With resources being scanty, you can’t afford to have someone monitoring each and every employee. They must be proactive and resposible. - Jack of all
They must be able flexible and be ready to do whatever is required. As you wont be able to have different people for each and every task, the people on board must be ready to multi-task whenever required. - Believe in the Product/Idea
To give 100%, to get those creative juices flowing, to be able to do what it takes, he must believe that your product/idea can work. Without this, he can just be another employee; Not, the employee, you were looking for.
Hire a guy who has a balance of above qualities.
One problem you will face is - You may not be able to afford this guy! There are many ways you can get him on board without spending every last of your penny. Will post on that shortly.
Starting a Business: Choose the right partner
It is always a better idea to start a venture with a partner, than doing it single handed. But, not so, if you choose the wrong one!
A wrong choice here might prove is fatal. You choose a wrong partner and certainly you are on your way to the doom-land.
Ask yourself the following questions:
- Is he trust worthy?
- Is he valuable to the company?
- Is he as hardworking as you?
- Is he worthy enough(contribute enough) to own a part of your company?
If the answer to all the above questions is “YES“, then you may proceed. If answer is “NO” to any of the above questions, then it is a strict “NO” for making him/her your partner.
If he is bring in money, contacts and other resources which have value to the company and help it grow. You may consider him after a check on his attitude.
It is better to choose someone who compliments your skill set, than someone who is exactly like you, even though we might be choose the latter. Complimentary skill set goes a long way in helping you concentrate more on your core and directly results in the quality of the output.
One of the common mistake we do when choosing a partner is to choose someone who we think will listen to us and assist us rather than someone who is equal or better than us, maybe because of insecurity. Do not do this.
Think twice before you choose your Boy Friend/ Girl Friend as your partner, unless they have a degree from Standford or Harvard.