Brand Disasters: A $900 Billion Missed Opportunity

<p>In 1999, Excite declined to acquire Google for $1 million. They negotiated the price down to $750K — Excite still passed on. We go back to when Larry Page and Sergey Brin we're struggling to find a buyer for their search engine. </p> <p><strong>SUBSCRIBE</strong> to our <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/brandorigins" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">YouTube channel</a>. Video versions of our episodes are uploaded there.</p> <p>Sign up to receive our <a href= "https://brandoriginsfm.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"><span style= "text-decoration: underline;">newsletter</span></a></p> <p>Follow us on <a href="https://twitter.com/brandoriginsfm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Twitter</a>, <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/brandorigins/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Instagram</a>, & <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/brandorigins" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Facebook</a>.</p> <p>Email - contact.partizan@gmail.com</p> <p>Hosted by Chris Garin</p> <p>This episode is made possible by <a href= "https://partizanbrands.com/" target="_blank" rel= "ugc noopener noreferrer">Partizan</a></p>