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The Googly thing is to launch products early on Google Labs and then iterate, learning what the market wants - and making it great. The beauty of experimenting in this way is that you never get too far from what the market wants. The market pulls you back.

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Marissa Mayer
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: May 30
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Wausau
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Marissa Ann Mayer
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