Why Aren't Search Companies Bundled With Hedge Funds?

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In the same company, you'd have a tech company and a hedge fund. And there would be energy because the hedge fund would use the data generated by the tech company for investment. We don't see that in the market. So if we were to do that kind of stuff, which wou are not going to do, i'll give you a governance argument. In a large company, the employees are independent citizens of humanity. And other is, if they see you doing things which are inconsistent with values, you will be criticised. Right now, sometimes that criticism is incorrect and sometimes it's correct. But the important point is that if you make a mistake, you'd better disclose it

The son of an economist, Eric Schmidt eschewed his father’s profession, first studying architecture before settling on computer science and eventually earning a PhD. Now one of the most influential technology executives in the world, he still however credits his interest in network economies and platforms for a large part of his success.

In this live event hosted by Village Global in San Francisco, Tyler questioned Schmidt about underused management strategies, what Google learned after interviewing one job candidate sixteen times, his opinion on early vs. late Picasso, the best reform in corporate governance, why we might see a bifurcation of the Internet, what technology will explode in the the next 10 years, the most underrated media source, and more.

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Recorded September 21st, 2018 Other ways to connect

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