THE RISE OF ANDROID: How a flailing startup became the world's biggest computing platform (Lisa Eadicicco)

In 2004, Andy Rubin made an urgent call to his friend, Steve Perlman. Rubin’s startup, Android, was in trouble, he explained. Rubin didn’t like asking for money again, but the situation was dire. Android, which was creating mobile software for phones, was out of cash, and other investors weren’t biting. Perlman agreed to wire some funds as soon as possible. (businessinsider.com)