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Google was once for sale for $750,000 – and the offer was refused.

Posted on October 7, 2021

Today, Google is worth well over $1 Trillion, but back in 1999 Google’s founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin offered to sell the company for a mere $750,000, which is mere pocket change compared to the company’s current value.

Page and Brin made that mind-blowing offer to Excite CEO George Bell, who carefully considered it but ultimately decided to pass on the deal.

Fast-forward to today…

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Trust, but verify…

Posted on May 21, 2021

If you’re old enough to remember President Ronald Reagan, you probably also remember his negotiations with the Soviets about  nuclear disarmament.

And you probably remember his frequent use of the term “Trust, but verify“.

Many people believe Reagan himself coined that term, but it’s actually an old Russian proverb that the former President used as leverage against the Soviet government itself.

I believe we would all be wise to apply that simple phrase to our own lives.

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