Work smart. Get things done. No nonsense. Move fast.

As a kid growing up, this was sometimes a little bit intimidating to have a mom who was always, like, speaking up and always saying something that might be kind of controversial . . . . The thing I think that we got out of that that was really good was, like, we weren't afraid to make waves.

Engineering is a jeans and hoodie culture, and sales is more formal.

At the end of the day, both men and women who become CEOs have showed tenacity and hard work to succeed in their careers. It takes not just skills but also extreme dedication and commitment. And regardless of gender, CEOs are measured by the same criteria - the growth and success of the business.

It's important for me to show my children the richness of life and be a role model. I find that my organizational and management skills are tested more at home than at work!

The main motivations were to try to leverage Google's expertise with large computer systems and to try to give something back to science

I have tried to be a leader. I have tried in my role of being one of the first women at Google, let alone the first woman to have a baby, to really try to set the tone that this is a great place to work for diversity reasons.