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You may not have heard of Craig Silverstein but he is in fact the first person Larry Page and Sergey Brin hired as they worked on this little start-up called Google, way back in 1998.
Silverstein, obviously now a very wealthy man, has left Google to join another start-up called Khan Academy, a non-profit company that produces online videos to educate students in maths, science and finance. [The Khan Academy is truly an astonishing resource, one that should be explored by all knowledge seekers].
As Google’s first employee, his net worth has been estimated somewhere north of $900 million, however, he is still passionate about maths and computer programming (see video below). In fact, he believes so passionately in promoting maths and science in developing countries that he is willing to leave Google to drive the Khan Academy into all emerging economies and countries where bright young people have no access to formal education.
“Craig’s been with Google since the early days,” said Google in a statement. “He was instrumental in the development of search and made numerous contributions to Google over the years. We wish him all the best at the Khan Academy and know that he will do great things to help them promote education around the world.”
Silverstein, obviously now a very wealthy man, has left Google to join another start-up called Khan Academy, a non-profit company that produces online videos to educate students in maths, science and finance. [The Khan Academy is truly an astonishing resource, one that should be explored by all knowledge seekers].
As Google’s first employee, his net worth has been estimated somewhere north of $900 million, however, he is still passionate about maths and computer programming (see video below). In fact, he believes so passionately in promoting maths and science in developing countries that he is willing to leave Google to drive the Khan Academy into all emerging economies and countries where bright young people have no access to formal education.
“Craig’s been with Google since the early days,” said Google in a statement. “He was instrumental in the development of search and made numerous contributions to Google over the years. We wish him all the best at the Khan Academy and know that he will do great things to help them promote education around the world.”
