Pichai quickly began to receive more responsibility, however, taking on involvement with various Google search products including Firefox, Google Toolbar, Desktop Search, Gadgets, and Google Gears and Gadgets.
In September , Pichai oversaw the successful launch of the Chrome web browser, and less than a year later, the web-based Chrome operating system for netbooks and desktop computers.
Pichai added another Google division to his portfolio in after Google Apps head Dave Girouard departed to start his own company, Upstart. Throughout his time at Google, Pichai has developed a sterling reputation for being well-liked, leading Recode's Kara Swisher to call his recent promotion " a definitive case of nice guys finish first.
Former Google product manager Chris Beckmann spoke highly of Pichai in a recent Quora post , praising Pichai's ability to helm difficult projects while building a strong team. Beckmann also mentioned that Pichai "avoided making enemies" in the midst of Google's workplace politics and "navigated those politics to make his team succesful while inflicting the least possible damage on any other team.
Pichai demonstrated his team devotion while working under Marissa Mayer, who then was a key executive at Google.
According to The Information's Amir Efrati , Pichai " used to wait for hours outside her office to make sure that she gave his team solid work-performance scores. In addition to his team management skills, Efrati notes that Pichai has also been known to throw his weight around when necessary. At his year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Pichai reportedly "told Samsung's mobile-products leader that Google was willing to 'walk away' from its enormous phone partnership with the company.
Pichai's impressive track record at Google caused him to be approached by Twitter to potentially lead Product at the social network, but Pichai ultimately declined. Listen to the most important stories of the day. Get The Brief. Sign up to receive the top stories you need to know right now. Please enter a valid email address.
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