Pavel Sokolovsky

Eric Schmidt

tech, startups, internet · Jul 2025

Eric Schmidt just took another CEO job.

The last time he did this was in 2001 when he joined Google. “On Monday, Schmidt told employees of Relativity Space that he made a significant investment and had taken a controlling stake in the company, The New York Times first reported.” Onward and upward to space! ~ learn more

tech, startups, internet · Sep 2024

Eric Schmidt private Stanford talk.

It went around the news that he said Google chose work life balance over winning. That’s in here, and the rest of the talk is good too! The transcript and recording are both available. ~ learn more

under the microscope · May 2022

DNA synthesis is the workhorse of modern biotech.

Part 2 of the 4-part series I started sharing last week. Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt gave a talk at a biology conference and said that he felt “your industry is at the same stage mine was in 40 years ago when I started my career in tech.“ | learn more