RISC good for micro-architecture, but CISC better for ISA
token-ring better for router, but ethernet better for connections
node.js / twisted event driven better for library, but not user application

Google hires conventional people to solve unconventional problems, which assumes that any problem can be solved with just a little more engineering.

Users trust Google with quantitative advice (search) but not qualitative advice.

Intel fabbing FPGAs and then buying startups

Calculating Equity Split