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Piyu

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Google was selling itself for $1 million to Yahoo, but they declined. Four years later, Yahoo came running back to buy Google for $3 billion, but Google wanted $5 billion. In the early days, Yahoo dismissed Google as a small search startup. Google went public in 2004 with a valuation of over $23 billion, becoming the dominant search engine. Underestimating emerging players is a costly mistake. Timing and vision matter more than price tags. Hesitation can turn opportunity into regret.

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