Google’s would-be sale

August 3, 2024

In 1999, Larry Page almost sold Google before the deal fell through. Terms included 1% of search engine Excite and how much money? Was it … A.) $750,000, B.) $1.5 million, C.) $3 million or D.) $10 million?

The answer: A.) $750,000. Rumor has it the deal fell through after Google insisted on replacing Excite’s code with its own. Wish they’d offered me that deal … Today, Google’s market cap is over $2 trillion.