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These kids begged Yahoo to buy their website for $1 Million in 1998. Yahoo's CEO called it "worthless." Today, that little site is worth $2 TRILLION dollars. Here's why they still send Yahoo a "Thank You" card every year: In 1998, Yahoo had a chance to buy Google (then called "BackRub") for next to nothing but said no. The reason? They couldnโ€™t see the potential in Larry Page and Sergey Brinโ€™s search engine idea, which used a revolutionary algorithm called PageRank. By 2002, Yahoo realized their mistake and offered $3 billion to buy Googleโ€”but Page and Brin wanted $5 billion. Yahoo refused again. Fast forward: Google now processes 3.5 billion searches daily, while Yahoo faded into obscurity. The lesson? Big ideas often seem worthless at first. Believing in your vision, even when others donโ€™t, can change everything. Sometimes, rejection is the best giftโ€”it pushes you to prove your worth. If you enjoyed this: Follow me for more fascinating business stories.

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