> Bechtolsheim and Cheriton were two of the first investors in Google, investing US$100,000 each in September 1998. When he gave the check to Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google's founders, the company had not yet been legally incorporated.
"Masterpeace" lol :) But I understand what you mean.
I didn't know McDonnell Douglas was such a bad company but I heard the same sentiment from Boeing people in that documentary about the 737 MAX, that after the merger they were being forced to cut corners by the new management.
They had investors before they even incorporated:
> Bechtolsheim and Cheriton were two of the first investors in Google, investing US$100,000 each in September 1998. When he gave the check to Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google's founders, the company had not yet been legally incorporated.
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Bechtolsheim#Investments