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ALL-IN Assertion Partly supported
Schmidt: Chinese tech companies rely on illegal 996 work schedules
“The Chinese work-life balance consists of nine, nine, six, which is nine a.m. To nine p.m. Six days a week. By the way, the Chinese have clarified that this is illegal. However, they all do it.”
Eric Schmidt Sep 24, 2025 ▶ 3:22 Eric Schmidt on AI, the Battle with China, and the Future of America
ALL-IN Assertion Partly supported
Schmidt: Ukraine used USVs to destroy Russia's Black Sea fleet
“If you look at the Maguro and some other boats that the Ukrainians used, They have essentially used USVs to destroy the Russian fleet in the Black Sea.”
Eric Schmidt Sep 24, 2025 ▶ 17:08 Eric Schmidt on AI, the Battle with China, and the Future of America
MASTERS OF SCALE Assertion Supported
Schmidt feared AdWords auction would bankrupt Google, imposing Friday cash limits
“I was absolutely convinced that this would bankrupt the company. And I was so convinced that I ordered a cash restriction period Where the only thing that you could do was spend money on Friday mornings at 10. You had to come to my office and you had to convin…”
Eric Schmidt May 12, 2023 ▶ 11:47 Eric Schmidt (former Google CEO): Innovation is managed chaos
MASTERS OF SCALE Assertion Supported
Schmidt: Google made the decision to acquire YouTube in about 10 days
“We made the decision to purchase YouTube in about 10 days, right? Incredibly historic decision because we were ready.”
Eric Schmidt May 12, 2023 ▶ 18:16 Eric Schmidt (former Google CEO): Innovation is managed chaos
MASTERS OF SCALE Assertion Partly supported
Schmidt: Shared CEO office with Google engineer until IPO
“So with the engineering story is that we stayed, we actually liked each other so much that he stayed as my office mate until we were a public company where I couldn't violate the various SEC laws.”
Eric Schmidt Sep 18, 2024 ▶ 20:25 How to transform a company’s culture (stories from Apple, Google & Uber) | Masters of Scale 2022
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