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Y Combinator Cast

02/17/22

@ Y Combinator

Google's original search algorithm struggled to scale as the web grew, leading to a period where users received stale search results. This crisis prompted the development of MapReduce, a system for parallelizing web crawling and indexing.

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Things That Don't Scale, The Software Edition – Dalton Caldwell and Michael Seibel

@ Y Combinator

Things That Don't Scale, The Software Edition – Dalton Caldwell and Michael Seibel

02/17/22

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Google started as a research project at Stanford called Backrub, and when Larry Page and Sergey Brin tried to sell it to big internet companies, they were rejected because no one thought search was important.

Y Combinator Cast

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Google's success came from hiring smart engineers to tackle complex problems, contrary to the belief that search was a commodity.

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Google has been operating with an AI-first mindset since 2015, believing that AI will drive significant advancements in search technology.

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@ Peter H. Diamandis

Google's search is evolving to provide complex data visualizations and real-time assistance, enhancing user interaction with information.

Will Bryk

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At Exa, we apply a scaling hypothesis for search, believing that increasing data and compute will enhance our search engine's capabilities, unlike traditional search engines that have stagnated.

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Google maintains a high standard for search results, ensuring accountability and trust through systematic evaluation of ranking signals.

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Google is evolving search to follow the user, emphasizing a user-centric approach to product development.

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The decision to add AI mode to Google Search reflects our commitment to evolving the platform to meet user needs in a rapidly changing technological landscape.