谷歌创始人拉里谷歌创始人拉里佩奇密歇根大学毕佩奇密歇根大学毕 业演讲稿业演讲稿如果看过谷歌的介绍,可能你会不由得想到一个词神话。这说的不光是拉里佩奇和谢尔盖布林两个博士没读完的辍学生在硅谷的车库里创业,最后建成了市值超过 IBm 的 IT 巨擎的传奇故事,说的还是谷歌里面那令无数打工族垂涎万尺的企业文化:牛仔裤、T-shirt 衫的随意穿着,美餐、中餐、印度餐等一应俱全的大食堂,免费就医、洗衣、洗车的服务,甚至可以带上狗狗和滑板车一起上班谷歌的故事,举世瞩目。创始人的生活也为人津津乐道。今年 5 月,拉里佩奇获邀在母校密歇根大学的毕业典礼上发表演讲。虽然已是成功典范,但拉里并没有夸夸其谈,他用诚挚的语言讲述自己家庭背景和人生经历,告诉大家人生中最宝贵的两样东西梦想和亲友。classofXX!FirstIdlikeyoutostandup,andwaveandcheeryoursupportivefamilyandfriends!Imsureyoucanfindthemoutthere.Showyourlove!Alongtimeago,inthiscoldSeptemberof1962,therewasaStevensco-opatthisveryuniversity.Thatco-ophadakitchenwithaceilingthathadbeencleanedbystudentvolunteersprobablyeverydecadeorso.PictureacollegegirlnamedGloria,climbinguphighonaladder,strugglingtocleanthatfilthyceiling.Standingonthefloor,ayoungboardernamedcarlwasadmiringtheview.Andthatshowtheymet.Theyweremyparents,soIsupposeyoucouldsayImadirectresultofthatkitchenchemistryexperiment,righthereatmichigan.Everyoneinmyfamilywentheretomichigan:mybrother,mymom,myDadallofus.myfathersfatherworkedinthechevyplantinFlint,michigan.Hewasanassemblylineworker.HedrovehistwochildrenheretoAnnArbor,andtoldthem:Thatiswhereyouregoingtocollege.Iknowitsoundsfunnynow.Bothofhiskidsactuallydidgraduatefrommichigan.ThatwastheAmericandream.whatImtryingtotellyou,thisiswAymorethanahomecomingforme.Ihaveastoryaboutfollowingdreams.ormaybemoreaccurately,itsastoryaboutfindingapathtomakethosedreamsreal.youknowwhatitsliketowakeupinthemiddleofthenightwithavividdream?Andyouknowhow,ifyoudonthaveapenciland4)padbythebed,itwillbecompletelygonebythenextmorning?well,IhadoneofthosedreamswhenIwas23.whenIsuddenlywokeup,Iwasthinking:whatifwecoulddownloadthewholeweb,andjustkeepthelinks?AndIgrabbedapenandstartedwriting!Sometimesitsimportanttowakeupandstopdreaming.Ispentthemiddleofthatnightscribblingoutthedetailsandconvincingmyselfitwouldwork.Soonafter,Itoldmyadvisor,Terrywinograd,itwouldtakeacoupleofweeksformetodownloadthewebhenoddedknowingly,fullyawareitwouldtakemuchlongerbutwiseenoughnottotellme.Theoptimismofyouthisoftenunderrated!Amazingly,atthattime,Ihavenothoughtsbuildingasearchengine.Theideawasntevenontheradar.But,muchlaterwehappeneduponabetterwayofrankingandwemadeareallygreatsearchengine,andGooglewasborn.whenareallygreatdreamshowsup,grabit!whenIwashereatmichigan,Ihadactuallybeentaughthowtomakedreamsreal!Iknowitsoundsfunny,butthatiswhatIlearnedinasummercampconvertedintoatrainingprogramcalledLeadershape.Theirsloganistohavea“healthydisregardfortheimpossible”.Thatprogramencouragedmetopursueacrazyideaatthetime:Iwantedtobuildapersonalrapidtransitsystemoncampustoreplacethebuses.Istillthinkalotabouttransportationyouneverlooseadream,itjustincubatesasahobby.manythingspeoplelaborhardtodonow,likecooking,cleaning,anddrivingwillrequiremuchlesshumantimeinthefuture.Thatis,ifwe“haveahealthydisregardfortheimpossible”andactuallybuildthesolutions.Ithinkitisofteneasiertomakeprogressonmega-ambitiousdreams.Iknowthatsoundscompletelynuts.But,sincenooneelseiscrazyenoughtodoit,youllhavelittlecompetition.Thebestpeoplewanttoworkonthebigchallenges.ThatiswhathappenedwithGoogle.ourmissionistoorganizetheworldsinformationandmakeituniversallyaccessibleanduseful.Howcanthatnotgetyouexcited?ButwealmostdidntstartGoogle,actually,becausemyco-founderSergeyandIweretooworriedaboutdroppingoutofthePHDprogram.youareprobablyontherighttrackifyoufeellikeasidewalkwormduringarainstorm!Thatisabouthowwefeltafterwemaxedoutthreecreditcardsbuyingharddisksoffthebackofatruck.ThatwasactuallythefirsthardwareforGoogle.Parentsandfriends:morecreditcardsalwayshelp.whatistheonesentencesummaryofhowyouchangetheworld?Alwaysworkhardonsomethinguncomfortablyexciting!AsaPh.D.student,IactuallyhadthreeprojectsIwantedtoworkon.Thankgoodnessmyadvisorsaid,“whydontyouworkonthewebforawhile?”TechnologyandespeciallytheInternetcanreallyhelpyoubelazy.Lazy?whatImeanisagroupofthreepeoplecanwritesoftwarethatthenmillionscanuseandenjoy.canthreepeopleanswerthephoneamilliontimes?Findtheeverageintheworld,soyoucanbetrulylazy!overall,Iknowitseemsliketheworldiscrumblingoutthere,butitisactuallyagreattimeinyourlifetogetalittlecrazy,followyourcuriosity,andbeambitiousaboutit.Dontgiveuponyourdream.Theworldneedsyouall!Soheresmyfinalstory:onadayliketoday,youmightfeel12)exhilaratedlikeyouvejustbeenshotoutofacannonatthecircusandeveninvincible.Donteverforgetthatincrediblefeeling.Butalso:alwaysrememberthatthemomentswehavewithfriendsandfamily,thechanceswehavetodothingsthatmightmakeabigdifferenceintheworld,oreventomakeasmalldifferencetotheonesweloveallthosewonderfulchancesthatlifegivesus,lifealsotakesaway.Itcanhappenfast,andawholelotsoonerthanyouthink.Inlatemarch1996,soonafterIhadmovedtoStanfordforgradschool,myDadhaddifficultybreathinganddrovetothehospital.Twomonthslater,hedied.Iwascompletelydevastated.manyyearslater,afterastartup,afterfallinginlove,andaftersomanyoflifesadventures,IfoundmyselfthinkingaboutmyDad.IfmyDadwerealivetoday,thethingIthinkhewouldbemosthappyaboutisthatLucyandIhaveababyinthehopper.Ifhewereheretoday,well