Comments on: Google buys its start-up garage http://venturebeat.com/2006/10/02/google-buys-its-start-up-garage/ News About Tech, Money and Innovation Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:10:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: jsjycfypzg http://venturebeat.com/2006/10/02/google-buys-its-start-up-garage/comment-page-1/#comment-343422 jsjycfypzg Mon, 18 Jun 2007 20:06:15 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2006/10/02/google-buys-its-start-up-garage/#comment-343422 Hello! Good Site! Thanks you! lcivowseoat Hello! Good Site! Thanks you! lcivowseoat

]]> By: Kempton http://venturebeat.com/2006/10/02/google-buys-its-start-up-garage/comment-page-1/#comment-5813 Kempton Wed, 04 Oct 2006 04:04:38 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2006/10/02/google-buys-its-start-up-garage/#comment-5813 Hi Matt, Thanks for flagging this nice warm and fuzzy story. Cheers, Kempton P.S. By the way, I ended up not clicking on the "AP reports" link you referenced and Googled for other trusted sources like San Jose Mercury News, BBC, and Bloomberg, etc. Hi Matt,

Thanks for flagging this nice warm and fuzzy story.

Cheers,
Kempton

P.S. By the way, I ended up not clicking on the “AP reports” link you referenced and Googled for other trusted sources like San Jose Mercury News, BBC, and Bloomberg, etc.

]]> By: Christine Herron http://venturebeat.com/2006/10/02/google-buys-its-start-up-garage/comment-page-1/#comment-5794 Christine Herron Tue, 03 Oct 2006 01:10:43 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2006/10/02/google-buys-its-start-up-garage/#comment-5794 I heard Susan Wojcicki speak on having Google in her garage earlier this year - she was a very entertaining storyteller, and I posted some of her anecdotes at http://www.christine.net/2006/05/susan_wojcicki_.html. I heard Susan Wojcicki speak on having Google in her garage earlier this year – she was a very entertaining storyteller, and I posted some of her anecdotes at http://www.christine.net/2006/05/susan_wojcicki_.html.

]]> By: Garry http://venturebeat.com/2006/10/02/google-buys-its-start-up-garage/comment-page-1/#comment-5793 Garry Tue, 03 Oct 2006 00:02:24 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2006/10/02/google-buys-its-start-up-garage/#comment-5793 Wow... how well thought out is that! Sounds like Google is a great place to have a career. I am curious, how does Google's employee satisfaction rate compare to say, eBay's? Wow… how well thought out is that! Sounds like Google is a great place to have a career. I am curious, how does Google’s employee satisfaction rate compare to say, eBay’s?

]]> By: Matt Marshall http://venturebeat.com/2006/10/02/google-buys-its-start-up-garage/comment-page-1/#comment-5790 Matt Marshall Mon, 02 Oct 2006 20:18:07 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2006/10/02/google-buys-its-start-up-garage/#comment-5790 Yeah, Mountain View might be closer, but point is that "cool" googlers might try to go all the way to Palo Alto for the variety...thus, wasting time. Yeah, Mountain View might be closer, but point is that “cool” googlers might try to go all the way to Palo Alto for the variety…thus, wasting time.

]]> By: Barb Slaton http://venturebeat.com/2006/10/02/google-buys-its-start-up-garage/comment-page-1/#comment-5789 Barb Slaton Mon, 02 Oct 2006 19:17:42 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2006/10/02/google-buys-its-start-up-garage/#comment-5789 re "free food" at Google. I have dined there with my neice and it is as wonderful as you have heard. Lots of variety, healthy choices, ethnic and vegetarian options and just baked cookies... I was curious as it obviously costs a fortune to provide this service but on further analysis it is actually very cost effective for the company. 1) Productivity is higher when people have a nutritious diet 2) Productivity is higher when you do not have to leave the premises to dine 3) The cost of the food and service are written off as business expenses 4) The salaries can be a bit lower because it is such a good perk 5) Makes working there all the more attractive to the uber bright folks with no desire to shop, prepare, cook etc. re “free food” at Google. I have dined there with my neice and it is as wonderful as you have heard. Lots of variety, healthy choices, ethnic and vegetarian options and just baked cookies…

I was curious as it obviously costs a fortune to provide this service but on further analysis it is actually very cost effective for the company.

1) Productivity is higher when people have a nutritious diet

2) Productivity is higher when you do not have to leave the premises to dine

3) The cost of the food and service are written off as business expenses

4) The salaries can be a bit lower because it is such a good perk

5) Makes working there all the more attractive to the uber bright folks with no desire to shop, prepare, cook etc.

]]> By: Hong http://venturebeat.com/2006/10/02/google-buys-its-start-up-garage/comment-page-1/#comment-5787 Hong Mon, 02 Oct 2006 18:15:58 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2006/10/02/google-buys-its-start-up-garage/#comment-5787 Shouldn't it be "going into Mountain View"? Shouldn’t it be “going into Mountain View”?

]]> By: Matt Marshall http://venturebeat.com/2006/10/02/google-buys-its-start-up-garage/comment-page-1/#comment-5783 Matt Marshall Mon, 02 Oct 2006 16:58:51 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2006/10/02/google-buys-its-start-up-garage/#comment-5783 Free food. How does it work? Their theory is that giving free food is actually more practical and even financially rewarding because employees spend less time going into Palo Alto searching for good food, finding parking, etc, and because the good food they get keeps employees healthier and more productive. Free food. How does it work? Their theory is that giving free food is actually more practical and even financially rewarding because employees spend less time going into Palo Alto searching for good food, finding parking, etc, and because the good food they get keeps employees healthier and more productive.

]]> By: Blog The Internet » Google HQ 8 Years Ago http://venturebeat.com/2006/10/02/google-buys-its-start-up-garage/comment-page-1/#comment-5780 Blog The Internet » Google HQ 8 Years Ago Mon, 02 Oct 2006 16:07:29 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2006/10/02/google-buys-its-start-up-garage/#comment-5780 [...] Want to learn more about Google? View these references below, and also please visit and comment on the post where I found this information, special thanks to Matt Marshall at VentureBeat for creating the post. If you subscribe to rss feeds, his feed is worth subscribing too: [...] [...] Want to learn more about Google? View these references below, and also please visit and comment on the post where I found this information, special thanks to Matt Marshall at VentureBeat for creating the post. If you subscribe to rss feeds, his feed is worth subscribing too: [...]

]]> By: Garry http://venturebeat.com/2006/10/02/google-buys-its-start-up-garage/comment-page-1/#comment-5777 Garry Mon, 02 Oct 2006 15:08:36 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2006/10/02/google-buys-its-start-up-garage/#comment-5777 Hey Matt, That was a fun article to read. It is always cool to learn about how big companies started, especially Google. So, it was entertaining to learn that they started out of this house, and now have purchased it. What do you think they will do with the house? Also you mentioned that employees get free food! How does that work? Hey Matt,

That was a fun article to read. It is always cool to learn about how big companies started, especially Google. So, it was entertaining to learn that they started out of this house, and now have purchased it.

What do you think they will do with the house? Also you mentioned that employees get free food! How does that work?

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