Key Themes

# product

  • Disrupting a sector

  • Building a product

  • Aligning founders

15 Videos - 29 Minutes

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    Founding Google Maps

    • What inspired you to Create Google Maps?

    • How did you validate the initial concept of Google Maps?

    • What were the biggest challenges?

    • What guided the design?

    • How do tech entrepreneurs understand market needs?

    • The importance of co-founder alignment?

    • Did you have a product roadmap?

    • How did you user test?

    • Do you recommend a strategy for getting to an MVP?

    • What was your business model at inception?

    • You now invest what are the main things you look for in potential ventures?

    • How would you evaluate a product?

    • What Personal Growth did You Experience?

    • Is the speed of technology different today?

    • What areas of technology disruption do you find most interesting right now?

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Instructor

Founder of Google Maps

Lars Rasmussen

Lars Rasmussen is a Danish computer scientist, technology executive, and the co-founder of Google Maps. He was later the director of engineering for Facebook in London. In early 2003, Lars and his brother Jens co-founded a mapping-related startup, Where 2 Technologies, which was acquired by Google in October 2004. Rasmussen became the head of the Google Maps team and worked at Google until joining Facebook in late 2010.

Date of Filming

February 2024

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