Skype Opens Series A Funding

Two days later.

Larry Page, chairman of Google, and Eric Schmidt, its CEO, arrived safely in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

Sergey Brin, Google's vice chairman and chief technology officer, who had been in Luxembourg for several days, came to the airport to meet them in person.

"So that means we're the first to arrive?" The young Larry Page was still as full of energy as ever.

"Of course!"

Sergey Brin said smugly, "My friend, we're the perfect team. Trust me, and you can't go wrong!"

Google CEO Eric Schmidt seemed much more composed. He smiled and said, "We're the first to arrive. I didn't expect that before I came."

"Eric, why did you think that?" Sergey Brin asked.

Eric Schmidt replied, "Before boarding the plane, I thought Mr. Jeff Bezos of Amazon Store would be the first to arrive. After all, when it came to knowing Mr. Zucker Wald, he was surely one of the people most familiar with him. But now, it seems that when it comes to decisiveness, Larry has the edge."

"You bet!"

Larry Page proudly lifted his chin.

Was wearing your emotions on your sleeve immature?

Not at all!

That was simply the kind of person Larry Page was: forthright. He was a successful boss, but more of an outstanding network engineer. He also knew his own shortcomings and understood that he wasn't yet cut out to run a company. That was why he had insisted on hiring Eric Schmidt as CEO.

Soon,

the three of them left the airport. After a journey of more than an hour, they arrived safely at Starship Technology's headquarters, where Zucker had been waiting for them.

"Mr. Wald, you knew I'd come?"

The moment they met, Larry Page was certain Zucker would be there. Zucker, for his part, had