How Sundar Pichai ‘cheered up’ staff when ex-Microsoft CEO said Chrome ‘a rounding error’

 Google CEO Sundar Pichai revealed how he motivated the Chrome team after Microsoft’s ex-CEO Steve Ballmer dismissed the browser as a “rounding error.” Pichai used the criticism to inspire his team, emphasizing that aggressive iteration and ambitious goals led to Chrome’s eventual dominance as the world’s most-used browser. Google CEO Sundar Pichai revealed how he motivated the Chrome team after Microsoft’s ex-CEO Steve Ballmer dismissed the browser as a “rounding error.” Pichai used the criticism to inspire his team, emphasizing that aggressive iteration and ambitious goals led to Chrome’s eventual dominance as the world’s most-used browser.