Google Earth

product on 14 shows · 3 statements across 3 episodes · said 47 times in 24 episodes since 2016

Acquired 15 Innovators & Investors 7 the a16z Podcast 6 the Green Blueprint 5 My First Million 3 Lenny's Podcast 2 TBPN 2 the Pitch 1 Cheeky Pint 1 Latent Space 1 the Startup Ideas Podcast 1 Capital Allocators 1 Top Founders 1 All-In 1

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2019 2 mentions in 2 episodes 1 per episode
2016 1 mention in 1 episode

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3 statements about Google Earth, every show

INNOVATORS & INVESTORS Assertion Not publicly verifiable
Lakeland: Early Google Earth imagery came from his airplane fleet
“So a lot of what you'd see in Google Earth came from one of my airplanes, especially in the Pacific Northwest in the earlier days, and more broadly farther along.”
Bill Lakeland Jul 21, 2026 ▶ 1:58 Unlocking Spatial Intelligence with Bill Lakeland of Spexi | The Innovators & Investors Podcast
LENNY'S PODCAST Assertion Contradicted
Taylor: Google Maps hit 90M users in one day in 2005
“In August of 22,005. We integrated satellite imagery from a recent acquisition called Keyhole, which became Google Earth, and we got ninety million people using it on the same day.”
Bret Taylor Jul 31, 2025 ▶ 9:42 He saved OpenAI, invented the “Like” button, and built Google Maps: Bret Taylor (Sierra)
ACQUIRED Assertion Supported
Gilbert: Google Monetized Google Earth Through Toolbar Bundling, Not Ads
“They just bundled Google Toolbar with the installs of Google Earth, and then it more than paid for itself. We don't need to do ads.”
Ben Gilbert Jun 30, 2025 ▶ 2:46:14 Google Part I: Origins of Search. How the Best Business in Human History Happened (Audio) · Acquired

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