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Sergey Brin

Sergey Brin is a Russian-American computer scientist and technology entrepreneur who co-founded Google alongside Larry Page in 1998. Born in Moscow in 1973, he emigrated to the United States as a child and went on to pursue a PhD in computer science at Stanford University, where the idea for Google was born. He served as President of Google's parent company Alphabet until 2019.

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Co-founding Google developing the PageRank algorithm pioneering large-scale search engine technology and co-leading Alphabet Inc. Brin also championed ambitious moonshot projects through Google X including self-driving cars and Google Glass.
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About Sergey Brin

Sergey Brin is a Russian-American computer scientist and technology entrepreneur who co-founded Google alongside Larry Page in 1998. Born in Moscow in 1973, he emigrated to the United States as a child and went on to pursue a PhD in computer science at Stanford University, where the idea for Google was born. He served as President of Google's parent company Alphabet until 2019.

Brin believes in harnessing technology and radical curiosity to solve humanity's biggest problems, embracing ambitious risk-taking and open information sharing as drivers of progress.

"Obviously everyone wants to be successful, but I want to be looked back on as being very innovative, very trusted and ethical and ultimately making a big difference in the world."

"We want Google to be the third half of your brain."

Chat with Sergey when you're...

  • Working on co-founding google or developing the pagerank algorithm
  • Making a hard decision and need a direct, honest perspective
  • Setting a bold long-term vision and pressure-testing whether it holds up
  • Figuring out what to cut and what to double down on
  • Preparing for a high-stakes pitch, presentation, or conversation

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Sample questions

  • "What's the fastest way to test if this idea actually works?"
  • "How do you decide what to cut when everything feels important?"
  • "What would you tell me if I were about to give up on this?"
  • "What's a mistake you made early on that you'd want me to avoid?"