If we want to help Google become something meaningfully different in the future, then that's more likely to happen if we focus on the physical world instead. Astro Teller focusfuturegoogle Change image and share on social
If software's the only thing in your bag of tools, I'm not going to give you great odds. Astro Teller baggivegreat Change image and share on social
I'm a father to four kids, so it bothers me that even though our children think big naturally, our society systematically trains them out of thinking that way. Astro Teller bigbotherchild Change image and share on social
If you don't have a tonne of optimism, you're not going to make it... you won't be able to evangelise to everyone else. On the other hand, if you aren't constantly paranoid about what can go wrong and put plans in place, then you're going to get bitten at some point. Astro Teller biteconstantlyevangelise share on social
We don't take on Google Glass or the self-driving car project or Project Loon unless we think that on a risk-adjusted basis, it's worth Google's money to do it. Astro Teller adjustbasiscar Change image and share on social
The cycling helmet can save your life, but it doesn't look good and tends to ruin your hair. Astro Teller cyclegoodhair Change image and share on social
The Explorer edition of Glass wasn't for everyone, but the Explorer program pushed us to find a wide range of near-term applications and uses for something like Glass. Astro Teller applicationeditionexplorer Change image and share on social
Going from an error rate of 25 meters in GPS to 2.5 meters is huge. Going to 25 centimeters is going to matter just as much. Astro Teller centimetererrorhuge Change image and share on social
The great decision was the Explorer program. The thing we did not do well is that we allowed and somewhat encouraged too much exposure to the program. Astro Teller allowdecisionencourage Change image and share on social
We need to make sure that the things we are already working on turn out to do the things we believe they can do and creating value both for the world and ultimately for Google. Astro Teller creategooglemake Change image and share on social
