Post by Augustine Chiagozie (@pabloexchange)

💰 A $100K check that became a $15 billion investment

In 1998, Andy Bechtolsheim, co-founder of Sun Microsystems, watched a demo of Google's PageRank and wrote a $100,000 check to "Google Inc." in less than 30 minutes.

The company hadn't even been incorporated yet.

Google went public in 2004, turning his stake into roughly $300 million. Instead of selling, Bechtolsheim kept his shares, and their value has since grown to more than $15 billion.

The investment is one of Silicon Valley's most successful angel bets, showing how early conviction can matter more than months of due diligence.

💰 A $100K check that became a $15 billion investment In 1998, Andy Bechtolsheim, co-founder of Sun...

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