Yeah, that's true, I've read that too. He was beyond broke and had a bet going with Larry Page that he can turn things around. His private funds went to zero and he was super close to losing his companies to Larry & Serge.

Impressive to have friends like that, who can help you with Millions of cash beyond reason and also trust you to make it through.

Larry Page : I Would Rather Give My Billions To Elon Musk Than Charity