Paul Buchheit

Paul Buchheit
Sundar pitchai is an American computer programmer and entrepreneur. He is the creator and lead developer of Gmail. He developed the original prototype of Google AdSense as part of his work on Gmail. He also suggested Google's now-famous company motto "Don't be evil" in a 2000 meeting on company values...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
CountryUnited States of America
ability calling email number people phone private random share
Only my phone number and email are private because I don't want random people calling me. But I like the ability to share everything.
figure time
I look to see what things I enjoy doing and just try to figure out how to spend my time doing things that I enjoy.
excited facebook next
I'm just more excited about helping new entrepreneurs create the next Facebook or Google.
companies successful
The companies that are the most influential and most successful are the ones that care about impact and the influence they have on the world.
created feature gestures others people posted putting realized saw
We created the 'Like' feature in FriendFeed because I realized that people wanted an easy way to let others know that they saw what their friends posted and appreciated it. Putting in those simple little gestures is very powerful.
block opportunity belief
Opportunity is all around us, but we have beliefs and habits that block it.
littles really-happy users
Start out by making 100 users really happy, rather than a lot more users only a little happy.
google honestly
Honestly, I was pretty sure AltaVista was going to destroy Google
writing people building
I like writing code. I like building product. I like making things that people like.
focus path energy
The intrinsic path to success is to focus on being the person that you are, and put all of your energy and drive into being the best possible version of yourself.
laughing culture cult
Cultures that don't laugh at themselves are cults.
motivation giving google
Google is about information and computers and making things really fast. Facebook is about the sharing and connections. These missions give these companies direction and motivation.
risk ifs
If everything you do works, then you're not taking many risks and probably aren't innovating either.
talking more-time spending
Consider spending less time talking, and more time prototyping, especially if you're not very good at talking.