October 3, 2006 at 11:52Google buys the garage where the company was founded
For its eight-year anniversary, Google made a present for itself and bought a garage at an auction in which Larry Page and Sergey Brin started a business eight years ago. The garage in the suburbs of Menlo Park (California), is a large room with an area of 176 square meters. m.
The owner of the garage was one of the employees of the company, Susan Wojcicki. Eight years ago, she agreed to lease the premises for $ 1,700 a month, because she needed money to pay a loan. Her sister Anne met with Sergey Brin and persuaded her to help Stanford, a 25-year-old graduate and his comrade, who had just received $ 1 million in venture capital investments.
For beginners, the garage has become a second home. For five months they lived here almost all the time. Now their small startup has grown into a huge corporation with a staff of 8,000, and Susan also works here as vice president of management.
Together with the garage, Google bought a house. The total amount of the transaction is not called, but neighboring houses are sold at a price of $ 1.1-1.3 million. The company has not yet said how it will manage the new property.
The owner of the garage was one of the employees of the company, Susan Wojcicki. Eight years ago, she agreed to lease the premises for $ 1,700 a month, because she needed money to pay a loan. Her sister Anne met with Sergey Brin and persuaded her to help Stanford, a 25-year-old graduate and his comrade, who had just received $ 1 million in venture capital investments.
For beginners, the garage has become a second home. For five months they lived here almost all the time. Now their small startup has grown into a huge corporation with a staff of 8,000, and Susan also works here as vice president of management.
Together with the garage, Google bought a house. The total amount of the transaction is not called, but neighboring houses are sold at a price of $ 1.1-1.3 million. The company has not yet said how it will manage the new property.