> In reality, Google tried to sell itself to Yahoo for $1M in 1999 (and Yaho... | Hacker News

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infinitone on June 3, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: Startup advice

> In reality, Google tried to sell itself to Yahoo for $1M in 1999 (and Yahoo said no). Those of us who were around at the time remember this.

Wow I never knew this. Care to expand further?

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