How Google X Head Astro Teller Defends Moonshot Projects
Astro Teller Cody Pickens Astro Teller, the head of X Labs (formerly known as Google[x]), lead teams through the development of Google Glass, self-driving cars, and Internet-delivery balloons. Earlier this week, Google shocked the science and technology world when it announced that it was restructuring itself to operate its moneymaking search products separately from its loftier, long-term initiatives. Astro Teller, the visionary head of X Labs (formerly Google X), that builds those projects, spoke to Popular Science a few weeks before the announcement. He talked about dealing with investor skepticism, how to solve big problems, and much more. Here's an excerpt: Popular Science: Skeptics and Google’s own investors say these projects take too long. How do you respond to them? Astro...