December 23 rd , 2012 Akash Jaswal Google Student Ambassador Google Confidential and Proprietary
December 23rd, 2012
Akash Jaswal
Google Student Ambassador
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From nothing to 2 billion users, 325 billion websites
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Internet Usage
India ranks ______ in terms of number of internet users
1. 3rd
2. 5th
3. 11th
4. 14th
5. 22nd
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120M Internet users, 300M Internet users (2015)
3rdlargest Internet market globally
70M Mobile Internet users
30% media time on Internet!
40 B Ecommerce (2015)
India Story: India is the 3rd Largest Internet Market!
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Online Search Has Grown Exponentially
2005 2010
20Xgrowth in India search queries the last 5 years
Source: Indexed query trend for the last 5 years. Google Internal Analysis
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…but we cannot do it alone
1. Access: reducing access as a barrier to all potential users
2. Relevance: making the Internet relevant and useful to local people
3. Sustainability: helping to build an Internet ecosystem that is viable and sustainable in the long-term
Google’s Mission for IndiaGet users online by enabling an accessible, relevant and
sustainable Internet ecosystem
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Mobile web users in India are growing quickly…
Source: Emarketer APAC Digital Landscape
70 Mn
By end of 2011
132Mn
By end of 2012
Growth of Android
100 M in 2011
400 M in 2012
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Activations
400K every day
1 M every day12 activations every second
500%-Regions like India
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What is it like to go google?
1. Have a Mission that Matters. Solve a Problem.
Vision:Think BIGbut start smallGoogle's
mission
in the region:Make the internet
an integral part
of your daily life
1. Have a Mission that Matters. Solve a Problem.
Access: reducing access as a barrier
to all potential usersRelevance: making
the Internet relevant and useful to local
peopleSustainability: helping to build
an Internet ecosystem in INDIA that is
viable and sustainable in the long-term
Create an
accessible, relevant
and sustainable
Internet ecosystem
that will enable all
users to come online
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2. Foster Entrepreneurship
Ideas come from anywhere & everywhere
Bottom-up culture - multiple ideas and products emerged
Flat management structure – communication flows easily
across the organization
20% time - ensure employees can pursue ideas
Google Scholar Google Alerts
Google News
Flight Simulator
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Take it seriously!Ideas do come from everywhere.
2. Foster Entrepreneurship
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YouTube
Interactive
Wrong Bob
2. Foster Entrepreneurship
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• 3. Be Open. Share Everything.
3. Be Open. Share Everything.
Plans,
Weekly
snippets,
Resume...
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3. Be Open. Share Everything.
developers.google.com
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Android is the fastest growing mobile platform in the world
More than 400M Android devices have been activated
> 10,00,000 daily activations
3. Be Open. Share Everything.
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4. It's all about data, data, data!
Best background color for ads?
4. It's all about data, data, data!
•Data as your advisor, friend and best decision-maker!
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Focus on what’s best for the user. Money will follow!
5. Users, First; Money, Second
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Enabling the Ecosystem:
Building Support and Training Local Communities
•University Programs
•GSA Program: Recruitment for GSAs is
underway .
•Faculty Summit
•Funding programs
•Business Professionals and Developers
•g|days, Developer Challenges
•hackathons•User groups: Google Developer Groups, Google Business Groups (New!)
5. Users, First; Money, Second
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6. Speed Does Matter
Android Evolution
Innovation, not
perfection.
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Size of target customer segment
Life cycle of offeringLaunch
Innovators
Late majority
Laggards
Earlyadopters
Early majority
Launch fast and often
Innovation needs to go faster for an organisation to stay at the
forefront of technology
6. Speed Does Matter
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6. Speed Does Matter
Google Instant
Speed “in all its forms” does matter!
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BE AWARE, but not afraid!!!
1. Have a Mission that Matters. Solve a Problem.
2. Foster Entrepreneurship
3. Be Open. Share Everything.
4. Users First; Money, Second
5. It is all about Data, Data, Data!
6. Speed Does Matter
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BE AWARE, but not afraid!!!
THE MANTRA
IT IS OURS AND IT IS FREE
A FREE AND OPEN WORLD
DEPENDS ON A FREE AND OPEN WEBAND A FREE AND OPEN WEB DEPENDS ON ME
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Thank You
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