Mapping the Future
summary
Starts a small mapping company that turns into Google Maps, proves the web can host rich maps by rewrote the client in JavaScript in three weeks, and sells the product to Google in 2004. Builds Google Wave that gets a one‑hour demo with 11 million minutes watched and 4 million signups on day one but later fails and causes real mental‑health fallout. Moves into angel investing, helps recruit Canva’s tech team so Canva: 135 million active users exists today and urges growth of Athens as a startup hub.
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chapters (4)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:45Starting Google Maps
- 7:58Google Wave: Rise and Fall
- 19:00Angel Investing and Canva
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