Eric Schmidt reveals his biggest failure as Google CEO
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt has called missing out on social media his biggest mistake as CEO. Speaking on the In Good Company podcast with Nicolai Tangen, Schmidt said Google was briefly ahead of everybody else before Facebook pulled away. He took responsibility for the miss, one that Orkut and Google+ could not fix, and admitted...
Key Takeaways
- Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt has called missing out on social media his biggest mistake as CEO.
- Speaking on the In Good Company podcast with Nicolai Tangen, Schmidt said Google was briefly ahead of everybody else before Facebook pulled away.
- He took responsibility for the miss, one that Orkut and Google+ could not fix, and admitted that being too slow was his biggest personal failing.
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt has called missing out on social media his biggest mistake as CEO. Speaking on the In Good Company podcast with Nicolai Tangen, Schmidt said Google was briefly ahead of everybody else before Facebook pulled away. He took responsibility for the miss, one that Orkut and Google+ could not fix, and admitted that being too slow was his biggest personal failing.
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This summary was curated from Times of India.