Each Country Makes A Different Decision On

Washington - Having Spent A Lot Of Time There, I Grew Up There And Have Spent A Lot Of Time There Recently - Is Largely Defined By Detailed Analytical Views And Policy Choices That Are Not Very Good. You Know, Each Policy Choice Has A Winner And A Loser, Right? Somebody's Ox Is Getting Gored.

Silicon Valley's Involvement With Washington Dates From One Event, Which Was John Scully - Who Was The Ceo Of Apple - Had Dinner With President Clinton And Vice President Gore In 1993. And We're All Going, Like, 'what's Going On? Why Would We Have Dinner With The President?'

I Think Of Google As A Set Of Overlapping Things. It's A Consumer Platform, Consumer Phenomenon Of Which Search Is Its Fundamental Activity, But There Are Many Other Things You Can Do Than Search... I Think Of Google As An Advertising Company Who Services The Broader Advertising Industry In The Ways That You Know.

Find A Way To Say Yes To Things. Say Yes To Invitations To A New Country, Say Yes To Meet New Friends, Say Yes To Learning A New Language, Picking Up A New Sport. Yes Is How You Get Your First Job, And Your Next Job, And Your Spouse, And Even Your Kids. Even If It's A Bit Edgy, A Bit Out Of Your Comfort Zone, Saying Yes Means That You Will Do Something New, Meet Someone New, And Make A Difference In Your Life. Yes Lets You Stand Out In A Crowd, Be The Optimist, To Stay Positive, Be The One Everyone Comes To. Yes Is What Keeps Us All Young.

Ultimately, In The Internet, Openness Has Always Won. I Cannot Imagine That The Current Competitive Environment Would Reverse That.