Google CEO Sundar Pichai on how he 'cheered up' his team when then-Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer called Chrome browser 'a rounding error'

Google CEO Sundar Pichai revealed how he motivated the Chrome team after Microsoft's ex-CEO Steve Ballmer dismissed the browser as a "rounding error." Pichai used the criticism to inspire his team, emphasizing that aggressive iteration and ambitious goals led to Chrome's eventual dominance as the world's most-used browser.

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai on how he 'cheered up' his team when then-Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer called Chrome browser 'a rounding error'
Google CEO Sundar Pichai revealed how he motivated the Chrome team after Microsoft's ex-CEO Steve Ballmer dismissed the browser as a "rounding error." Pichai used the criticism to inspire his team, emphasizing that aggressive iteration and ambitious goals led to Chrome's eventual dominance as the world's most-used browser.
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