Article on the 4004, Intel 

The first microprocessor created by Intel was released on November 15th, 1971, through the Electronic Newstand and was named Intel 4004. The processor broke barriers because it only consisted of 2,300 transistors and was the first general-purpose programmable processor on the market, which was a huge step for Intel. ​​​​​​​After the tragedy with the Japanese and the DRAM, Intel turned to their success with their microprocessors.

Intel created the goal of Operation Crush using Andy Grove’s management system -- OKR’s. ​​​​​​​Andy Grove has been with Intel since the beginning in 1968 as Operation Manager.​​​​​​​ OKR stands for Objectives and Key Results, and it is a way to narrow down what ideas and goals to set within a company, and how to measure how well they work. This broke barriers by creating a new management style for Intel and eventually leading to other companies using it as well.

John Doerr, who was an investor after his time at Intel, was introduced to the Co-Founders of Google, Larry Page and Sergey Brin.  At the time, they were a small start-up company in a garage in Silicon Valley. John Doerr not only invested money in them, but also helped them build their company based on his knowledge with OKR's.  The success of Google just goes to show how useful OKR's truly are.

"John Doerr showed up one day in 1999 and delivered a lecture to us on objectives and key results, and how we should run the company based on his experience at Intel. We knew Intel was run well, and John's talk made a lot of intuitive sense, so we decided we'd give it a try. I think it worked out pretty well for us."                                                                                       ~Larry Page, Google Co-Founder