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Ron Conway, Founder, SV Angel (Part 3)

The Social Radars

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The Dawn of Search: From BackRub to PageRank

This chapter explores the early landscape of internet search engines, focusing on the competitive atmosphere that gave rise to Google. It highlights key developments like the creation of the PageRank algorithm and the dynamics between the founders, Larry and Sergey, and their academic influences. The narrative showcases the interactions within the tech ecosystem, including missed investment opportunities and significant relationships that shaped the future of search technology.

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