Google’s ex-CEO blames remote working on the company’s AI woes
Google’s ex-CEO blames remote working on the company’s AI woes

Google’s ex-CEO blames remote working on the company’s AI woes

‘Google decided that work-life balance was more important than winning’
OK Eric, but how do you win without employees?
If I were going to found a company I'd make it remote only because I'd have access to a global labor pool, often in places with lower cost of living, and I won't have to pay for an office. Seems like a win-win.
i'm guessing he offered approximately zero data to support the claim that WFH startups always lose against office-only startups?
I absolutely would do that, in point of fact. And, like, tons of successful startups started in a founder’s (or even founder’s parent’s) basement or garage. So I don’t know what this C-suite dipshit thinks he’s on about.
What an absurd statement. Absolute lunacy on his part to compare Google to a startup.
He's speaking to a bunch of Standford students and giving advice, so it's not that absurd. But it is pretty absurd to tell potential entrepreneurs "Make sure you pay as much as possible for real estate in a big city, and then overpay for talent because your office is in a big city."