Google had a revenue of $348 billion in 2024. For a new product to generate 1% more revenue, it needs to generate $3.48 billion annually.
Even extraordinary products are rarely going to do that. Their AI products could be a huge success, and still not significantly change how valuable the company is.
Following up on the Factorio metaphor from the other thread, the bigger your factory is, the more difficult it is to change it to get to the next organization level needed for long-term success.
Even extraordinary products are rarely going to do that. Their AI products could be a huge success, and still not significantly change how valuable the company is.