âAn exciting story [that] shines light on the inner workings of the fledgling Google and on the personalities of its founders.ââThe Daily Beast In its infancy, Google embraced extremesâendless days fueled by unlimited free food, nonstop data-based debates, and blood-letting hockey games. The companyâs fresh-from-grad-school leaders sought more than old notions of success; they wanted to make all the information in the world available to everyoneâinstantly. Google, like the Big Bang, was a singularityâan explosive release of raw intelligence and unequaled creative energyâand while others have described what Google accomplished, no one has explained how it felt to be a part of it. Until now. As employee number 59, Douglas Edwards was a key part of Googleâs earliest days. Experience the unnerving mix of camaraderie and competition as Larry Page and Sergey Brin create a famously nonhierarchical structure, fight against conventional wisdom, and race to implement myriad new features while coolly burying broken ideas. Iâm Feeling Lucky captures the self-created culture of the worldâs most transformative corporation and offers unique access to the emotions experienced by those who virtually overnight built one of the worldâs best-known brands. âEdwards does an excellent job of telling his story with a fun, outsider-insider voice. The writing is sharp.ââBoston Globe âAn affectionate, compulsively readable recounting of the early years of Google.ââPublishers Weekly
I'm Feeling Lucky: The Confessions of Google Employee Number 59
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Author: Edwards, Douglas
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780547416991
Details:
Author: Edwards, Douglas
Brand: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Edition: 1
Binding: Hardcover
Number Of Pages: 432
Release Date: 12-07-2011
Package Dimensions: 9.0 x 6.1 x 1.3 inches Languages: English
EAN: 9780547416991
