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Wat Google kan leren van Ben & Jerry’s

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Tijdens het congres OnBrand17 spraken twee mannen over de manier waarop je als bedrijf ‘goed kan doen’. Wat kan Steve Vranakis van Google Creative Lab leren van Jay Curley van ijsproducent Ben & Jerry’s? Vranakis vertelt over het jongensboekachtige clubje genaamd ‘Google Creative Lab’. Deze groep knappe koppen neemt grote problemen als uitgangspunt en gebruikt […]

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How The IPO Ruined Google

Google, Larry Page, Sergey Brin, social, Startups, TC

Groupon-Tops-Google-at-IPOI’m a Google-phile. Or at least, I was. Lately, my gut’s felt a bit wobbly every time someone mentions the big G. Page, Brin and company have lost their focus. Once, they helped us all find the stuff we needed. Now, they spend their time in slap fights with Facebook. It’s almost like the Googlers are no longer in charge at Google.

That’s because they’re not. The Google IPO put the company’s fate in the hands of investors. And it’s ruined the company. IPO-bashing is popular right now. But I’m not just jumping on the bandwagon here. The evidence is pretty damning: Pre-IPO, Google was laser-focused on being the best tool on earth for search-and-discovery, and they appeared unstoppable. Post-IPO, the company has lurched from one social media debacle to another.

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