Business Strategy- Lessons from the Life of Sundar Pichai (Ceo Google)
Sundar Pichai was born on July 12, 1972, in Chennai, India. A computer engineer and the current CEO of Google inc.
Pichai grew up in a middle-class home and was bright and creative from a young age. He is very good at remembering numbers and could remember every telephone number he dialed when he was young.
Pichai excelled academically at his school, Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan, and earned a seat in the Indian Institute of Technology in Kharagpur, one of the most prestigious engineering institutions in India. He did his B.Tech in Metallurgical Engineering from IIT Kharagpur and then won a scholarship to study materials science and semiconductor physics from Stanford University from where he eventually earned his M.S.
Pichai joined Google in 2004. Initially, he worked on Google’s search toolbar as a part of a small team. The success of Google’s toolbar gave Pichai the idea that Google should develop its own browser. He discussed his idea with his seniors and faced an objection from then-CEO Eric Schmidt, who thought that developing a browser would be too expensive.
However, Pichai persevered and convinced the co-founders of Google, Larry Page, and Sergey Brin, to launch Google’s own browser. Pichai played a pivotal role in the ultimate launch of the browser, Google Chrome, in 2008. Chrome proved to be a great success as it allowed the users direct access to Google’s search engine.
Pichai became an internationally known figure following the phenomenal success of Chrome which eventually became the No. 1 browser in the world, surpassing competitors such as Internet Explorer and Firefox. Chrome also paved way for a series of other important products like Chrome OS, Chromebooks, and Chromecast.
Google underwent a major corporate restructuring in 2015 following which Alphabet Inc. became its parent company with co-founders, Larry Page, as its CEO and Sergey Brin as President. Pichai, who had been serving as Google head of products and engineering was named the new CEO of Google which is the biggest company under alphabet Inc. Sundar Pichai is presently the CEO of both Alphabet Inc. and its subsidiary, Google.
Lessons to learn from the life of Sundar Pichai
Learn: Education is not a scam and it’s a tool for continuous self-development. Learn, acquire knowledge, Don’t just learn to have head knowledge put your knowledge into action.
Be Innovative: Do not settle for less. You can always work toward improving everything in your life if you want to. Pichai introduced the idea that Google should develop its own browser. You can always improve yourself if you want to.
Work hard to achieve your big dreams: You cant act on what you don’t imagine, and you can’t achieve what you don’t act upon. You have to see it first and then act on it to be successful.
Be Committed: While Pichai was serving as Google’s head of products and engineering, his commitment was evident in the company. Let your commitment be evident wherever you find yourself.
The dream is rich. It’s worth your commitment and it’s also worth your willingness. Act on it and set up yourself for success.
www.cymi.org.ng / https://web.facebook.com/groups/cymiofficial Written By. Mr. Akinboade Tosin Gabriel, Photo: Sundar Pichai [Justin Sullivan via Getty Images].
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Christian Youth Mentoring Initiative (CYMI)https://cymi.org.ng/author/admin/
Christian Youth Mentoring Initiative (CYMI)
Christian Youth Mentoring Initiative provides opportunities for mentorship, leadership training, growth, and development of youths. Our vision is to raise well-balanced youths, high flyers, focused, and capable of standing out in the global world. Email us: info@cymi.org.ng