Sergey Brin
Co-founder of Google | Former president of Alphabet Inc.
About
Sergey Brin is an American computer scientist and businessman who co-founded Google with Larry Page, fundamentally transforming how the world accesses and processes information. As the former president of Google's parent company, Alphabet Inc.
, Brin helped steer the organization until stepping down from the role on December 3, 2019, though he and Page remain as co-founders, controlling shareholders, and board members. Beyond Google's core search technology, Brin has been instrumental in pushing the boundaries of emerging technologies.
His work has extended into groundbreaking areas like augmented reality through initiatives such as Google Glass, demonstrating his commitment to developing technologies that could reshape human interaction with digital information. A centibillionaire and among the richest people in the world, Brin's influence extends far beyond financial success to his role in shaping the digital landscape that billions of people navigate daily.
What Sergey Talks About
The founding story and early development of Google
The vision and challenges behind Google Glass and augmented reality
The evolution from Google to Alphabet and corporate structure innovation
Future technologies and their impact on information access
Entrepreneurship in the technology sector
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Why Google Glass?
It's not a demo, more of a philosophical argument: Why did Sergey Brin and his team at Google want to build an eye-mounted camera/computer, codenamed Glass? Onstage at TED2013, Brin calls for a new way of seeing our relationship with our mobile computers -- not hunched over a screen but meeting the world heads-up.
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