And despite their beginnings, Cheriton says the cofounders no longer come to him for advice.
FORBES: From The Front Porch: David Cheriton Shares His Thoughts On Google, Page And Investing
For a man who works 10 to 12 hours a day, Cheriton understands that time is everything.
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Cheriton has been working on the guts of its operating system since 2004, when the company was founded.
FORBES: Professor Billionaire: The Stanford Academic Who Wrote Google Its First Check
The ranks of Google billionaires includes additional names, including Sun co-founder Andreas von Bechtolsheim and Stanford prof David Cheriton.
She told the emergency service he had "fallen down four steps and banged his head" at their home in Cheriton Drive, Breightmet in Bolton.
Civic leaders attended a service at St Martin's Church, in Cheriton.
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Burgess, the yacht magazine publisher, knows exactly why: Cheriton is rich.
FORBES: Professor Billionaire: The Stanford Academic Who Wrote Google Its First Check
When Cheriton uses one of those pens to write a check to a startup, he usually ends up more in the black than in the red.
FORBES: Professor Billionaire: The Stanford Academic Who Wrote Google Its First Check
As for Page, who marked his one-year anniversary as CEO last April, Cheriton believes that the cofounder has still plenty to offer to the company he helped to create.
FORBES: From The Front Porch: David Cheriton Shares His Thoughts On Google, Page And Investing
Ironically, both companies turned down the opportunity to license the technology from Brin and Page, which in turn pushed the pair to seek financing from the likes of Cheriton.
FORBES: From The Front Porch: David Cheriton Shares His Thoughts On Google, Page And Investing
The third of six children of two Canadian engineers who grew up during the Great Depression, Cheriton was always encouraged to pursue his own path, says his father, Ross.
FORBES: Professor Billionaire: The Stanford Academic Who Wrote Google Its First Check
In a story from our Aug. 20 issue, FORBES examines the rise of Cheriton, who went from a Stanford academic to Silicon Valley entrepreneur to the first outside investor in the Mountain View, Calif.
FORBES: From The Front Porch: David Cheriton Shares His Thoughts On Google, Page And Investing
Cheriton, 61, maintains a low profile.
FORBES: Professor Billionaire: The Stanford Academic Who Wrote Google Its First Check
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