{"id":38495,"date":"2026-09-28T07:48:05","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T07:48:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yellowfalconmedia.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/28\/in-1998-an-investor-writes-a-100000-cheque-to-a-startup-called-google-which-was-running-out-of-a-garag-the-economic-times\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T07:48:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T07:48:05","slug":"in-1998-an-investor-writes-a-100000-cheque-to-a-startup-called-google-which-was-running-out-of-a-garag-the-economic-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yellowfalconmedia.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/28\/in-1998-an-investor-writes-a-100000-cheque-to-a-startup-called-google-which-was-running-out-of-a-garag-the-economic-times\/","title":{"rendered":"In 1998, an investor writes a $100,000 cheque to a startup called Google, which was running out of a garag &#8211; The Economic Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a 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