Google was founded to get information to everybody. A by-product of that strategy is that we invented an advertising business which has provided great economics that allows us to build the servers, hire the employees, create value. Eric Schmidt advertisebuildbusiness share on social
The Internet is the first thing that humanity has built that humanity doesn't understand, the largest experiment in anarchy that we have ever had. Eric Schmidt anarchybuildexperiment Change image and share on social
Google's architectural model around broadband and services and so forth plays very well to the powerful devices and services Apple is doing. We're a perfect back end to the problems that they're trying to solve. Eric Schmidt applearchitecturalback share on social
There is a science to managing high tech businesses, and it needs to be respected. One of them is that in technology businesses, leadership is temporary. It's constantly recycling. So the asset has limited lifetime. Eric Schmidt assetbusinessconstantly share on social
In general in technology, if you own a platform that's valuable, you can monetize it. Eric Schmidt generalmonetizeplatform Change image and share on social
Google is more than a business. Google is a belief system. And we believe passionately in the open Internet model. Eric Schmidt beliefbusinessgoogle Change image and share on social
We weren't here to hope and hang on. We wanted to win. Eric Schmidt hanghopewant Change image and share on social
People who bet against the Internet, who think that somehow this change is just a generational shift, miss that it is a fundamental reorganizing of the power of the end user. The Internet brings tremendous tools to the end user, and that end user is going to use them. Eric Schmidt betbringchange share on social
The characteristic of great innovators and great companies is they see a space that others do not. They don't just listen to what people tell them; they actually invent something new, something that you didn't know you needed, but the moment you see it, you say, 'I must have it.' Eric Schmidt characteristiccompanygreat share on social
I think I could argue that the press has more impact on politics than corporations. Eric Schmidt arguecorporationimpact Change image and share on social