Space Travel – Silicon Valley Style
Google Guys Make Giving Glamorous, SJ Mercury News
“The whole idea of the X PRIZE is rewarding innovation and science, which is something we don’t do enough of in society,” said George Harik, one of Google’s earliest employees. Harik, who is now an angel investor, was one of two winners to bid $160,000 for eight minutes of weightlessness. Anne Wojcicki, a bio-tech entrepreneur who is Sergey Brin’s longtime companion, was the other winner.”
