I tend to take the advice of people who have run more companies than I have, and they would not agree:
"I used to fall in love with everyone I interviewed and I'd say, 'We can make anybody successful' or 'We can find a job for any talented person.' And that's just completely wrong and a really bad idea. HR people should figure out job descriptions. God forbid I should ever do that."
- Howard Tullman, founder of Experiencia, Tribeca Flashpoint Academy, The Cobalt Group and Tunes.com (Tullman sold his first company in 1987 for $100 million)
Some people you fit to the company, others, you fit the company to them. Brin is in the latter category. Rare, but they do exist.