See what Google’s original office looked like when it started in Susan Wojcicki’s garage


Wojcicki's old garage that she rented out to Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin in 1998. — Google/The New York Times

The death of former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki on Aug 9 highlighted her key role in one of Silicon Valley's most legendary origin stories.

When Larry Page and Sergey Brin started Google in 1998, they rented out Wojcicki’s Palo Alto garage to use as a “worldwide headquarters”.

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