Google’s Vinton Cerf on the Culture of Tolerating Failure

In a classic stupid move, I asked Vint Cerf, Google’s Chief Internet Evangelist, about Google’s culture of failure. What I meant to say, as Cerf corrected me, was “how does Google foster a culture of tolerating failure?” His explanation:

• All employees are encouraged to spend 20 percent of their time on any project they want.
• Larry Page urges Googleites to be more ambitious. He always wants them to shoot higher.
• If something fails, it’s important to understand why.

1. Daily Motion squeezes YouTube. Google Answers, doesn’t. Yahoo! rebuffs Google’s advances.
2. Enterprise 2.0 Conf: Age doesn't matter and other realizations for enterprise 2.0 culture
3. Scary Yahoo! videos. Bush and "The Google." Google lawsuits.
4. ATI swallowed. Video Skype. Zune. Google Traffic.
5. Firefox 2.0. Veeker. Google Custom Search.

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