The Rise of Google
My Mastery Influence: Larry Page
Cody Carraway
Full Sail University
Larry Page Business Intelligence, encompassing the ideas of data analytics, processing, and reporting, is best shown through the development of Google by Larry Page. Larry Page graduated as a star of his class with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from University of Michigan in the early 1990s. Larry flashed signs of his impending mastery early on, but really shone through in a senior level class at UM designed for brainstorming and choosing a senior project. According to his professor, Elliot Soloway, most students would choose a project that would assure an easy, passing grade. However, as he would recall the conversation with Page, “He proposed a project, and I don 't remember the details, but I specifically remember I said 'Larry, I don 't know if you can do that”. Page simply responded with, “I don 't know either but I 'm going to give it a shot” (Eadicicco 2014). Professor Soloway recalled being so impressed with the enthusiasm and fervor Page showed in this project, he decided early on that despite the results, he would not dock Page’s grade. This never became an issue, as Page was successful in completing the project, earning a perfect A+ for its successful completion (2014). The tenacity that Page showed in his undergraduate endeavors never ceased. At a mere 22 years old, he was considering attending Stanford University for a doctorate program in computer science. It was at the initial orientation at Stanford that he met his eventual business partner, albeit no one would have envisioned the partnership based on first impressions. Larry Page and Sergey Brin shared many things: bright minds, young age, and above all, tenacity for their work and thoughts. This tenacity led to debates from the onset of the relationship. It is said, “their first day together was spent arguing” (Kettler 2014). However, this immersion of minds was the birth of many technological
Cody Carraway
Full Sail University
Larry Page Business Intelligence, encompassing the ideas of data analytics, processing, and reporting, is best shown through the development of Google by Larry Page. Larry Page graduated as a star of his class with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from University of Michigan in the early 1990s. Larry flashed signs of his impending mastery early on, but really shone through in a senior level class at UM designed for brainstorming and choosing a senior project. According to his professor, Elliot Soloway, most students would choose a project that would assure an easy, passing grade. However, as he would recall the conversation with Page, “He proposed a project, and I don 't remember the details, but I specifically remember I said 'Larry, I don 't know if you can do that”. Page simply responded with, “I don 't know either but I 'm going to give it a shot” (Eadicicco 2014). Professor Soloway recalled being so impressed with the enthusiasm and fervor Page showed in this project, he decided early on that despite the results, he would not dock Page’s grade. This never became an issue, as Page was successful in completing the project, earning a perfect A+ for its successful completion (2014). The tenacity that Page showed in his undergraduate endeavors never ceased. At a mere 22 years old, he was considering attending Stanford University for a doctorate program in computer science. It was at the initial orientation at Stanford that he met his eventual business partner, albeit no one would have envisioned the partnership based on first impressions. Larry Page and Sergey Brin shared many things: bright minds, young age, and above all, tenacity for their work and thoughts. This tenacity led to debates from the onset of the relationship. It is said, “their first day together was spent arguing” (Kettler 2014). However, this immersion of minds was the birth of many technological
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