under schmidts leadership google underwent a period of major growth and expansion which included its initial public offering ipo on august   however he always acted in consultation with page and brin when he embarked on initiatives such as the hiring of an executive team and the creation of a sales force management system furthermore page remained the boss at google in the eyes of the employees as he gave final approval on all new hires and it was page who provided the signature for the ipo the latter making him a billionaire at the age of thirty