Key Stakeholders
Who were the founders of Google?
Brin and Page
How many 0's are in a Google?
100
Was the creation of Alphabet reactive? Why?
Yes, they were already having problems with investors
What state did Google create Alphabet in and why?
Where did the founders of Google earn their P.h.D?
Stanford
How much revenue did Google make in Q4 2016?
$25,802 million
Was it an incremental or strategic change?
Strategic
Which company did Google acquire in order to make its own hardware for its smartphones, tablets and other devices?
Motorola Mobility LLC
Who are Google's key stakeholders?
Alphabet Board
Executive team
Users
Investors
Employees
How much did the Other Bet Companies lose in Q4?
1,088 million
The creation of Alphabet is what type of Organizational Change?
Recreation
Who was the most valuable company in the world in 2016, when Alphabet was number two?
Apple
Who has the highest level of Power in the stakeholders for Alphabet?
Other-Bets CEOs
Page & Brin
Alphabet Inc. Board
What was Google’s original Mission Statement?
“to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful”
What type of pressures caused the creation of Alphabet Inc.?
Internal
Integration
Corporate identity
Power + politics
External
Hyper competition
Mandate
Fashion
Why did some of Google's top talent leave the organization once it became Alphabet?
They were frustrated with the lack of freedom for innovation and need to make a profit.