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“To get into our lab you have to highlight a big issue like how to connect people to the internet or how to feed humanity. You need to suggest a radical solution for it and develop groundbreaking technology,” Dr. Aron Gilat explains, “it does not have to happen fast. Our projects take five, even ten years before becoming independent companies, and on the way, we shoot down 95% of the ideas. We are not an investment arm, neither a venture capital fund nor an incubator. Our vision is five to ten years forward in projects, and with healthcare projects, it can take even longer, but the job description is to make the world a better place. In the past, we tried to come up with a list of ideas ourselves, but when we saw that it was endless, we decided to work the other way around, so today we want people to come to us with their ideas.”
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Bardin also criticizes the organizational culture at Google that hardly allows for the dismissal of an employee who simply does not do his job properly. “The challenge was that, as Google employees, we were subject to all of the corporate hiring practices. It is practically impossible to fire someone for the basic reason that you don’t need this role anymore or there is a better person out there or just plain old ‘you are not doing a great job.’”
He points out the excessive tendency of the organization to consider the personal life of the employees instead of completing the professional tasks. “Having trouble scheduling meetings because ‘it’s the new Yoga instructor lesson I cannot miss’ or ‘I’m taking a personal day’ drove me crazy. The worst thing is that this was in line with the policies and norms I was the weirdo who