The decision wasn’t exactly what I was hoping for, nor what any of
the SVPs was arguing for. It was more of a compromise than I’d wanted to
see or any of the SVPs in the debate wanted to see. It made none of us
happy.
Nonetheless, it was Larry’s decision and everyone got some work to do to support Larry’s tweak to the product for launch.
On that day, I felt sympathy for Larry. Yes, he is CEO of one of the
most powerful and respected companies on this planet (Google). We’d all expect
him to be powerful. Yet, his decision was a compromise, because the
overall system and the overall dynamics are very complex. I’m sure
that’s not what he wanted; his hands were tied too.
Observing Larry’s hands being tied, in his own company, gave me an
extra layer of appreciation for checks and balances. Now several years
later, at my own startup Leap.ai, there are constantly moments where I’d remember Larry’s face on that day when I sat right next to him.
– Yunkai Zhou
(CavemanCircus.com)
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