Google Photos

part of Google

5 statements across 2 episodes · 2 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Dec 18, 2024 by David Lieb · said 23 times in 3 episodes since 2024 · across every show →

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Everything said about Google Photos, oldest first

Dec 18, 2024
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Google Photos Was Built From Scratch in About Nine Months
“Once we got the green light you know, it was a team of, like, 20 of us from Bump latched on to maybe a team of, like, a hundred people, core people from Google with access to all of this incredible technology, and we were able to build all of Google Photos bas…”
David Lieb Dec 18, 2024 ▶ 13:46 How David Lieb Turned a Failing Startup Into Google Photos | Backstory · Y Combinator
Dec 18, 2024 neutral
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Lieb Secretly Designed Google Photos Despite Orders to Build Google+
“I kind of just didn't do what my bosses asked me to do. And it created a ton of conflict. I was definitely not the model employee. I just kind of did it on the back burner. I would go every day and do my day job, and then in the afternoon, I'd go spend some ti…”
David Lieb Dec 18, 2024 ▶ 11:45 How David Lieb Turned a Failing Startup Into Google Photos | Backstory · Y Combinator
Dec 18, 2024 positive
Assertion Partly supported
Google Photos Reached One Billion Users in Under Four Years
“Google Photos grew to more than a billion users in less than four years, which I think is the fastest growing product of all time, at least at the time.”
David Lieb Dec 18, 2024 ▶ 14:50 How David Lieb Turned a Failing Startup Into Google Photos | Backstory · Y Combinator
Dec 18, 2024
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Lieb Was Fired Twice From His Team While Pitching Google Photos
“In fact, twice I was a I got fired from the team and told to go find a new role at Google.”
David Lieb Dec 18, 2024 ▶ 13:16 How David Lieb Turned a Failing Startup Into Google Photos | Backstory · Y Combinator
Sep 16, 2025 positive
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Lieb: Google Photos operates at a 90-plus percent gross margin
“And it turns out it's like a 90 plus percent margin.”
David Lieb Sep 16, 2025 ▶ 24:15 Aaron Levie: Why Startups Win In The AI Era · Y Combinator
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