The Google story
by David A. Vise, David Vise, Mark Malseed · first published 2005
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"Here is the story behind one of the most remarkable Internet successes of our time. Based on scrupulous research and extraordinary access to Google, the book takes you inside the creation and growth of a company whose name is a favorite brand and a standard verb recognized around the world. Its stock is worth more than General Motors' and Ford's combined, its staff eats for free in a dining room that used to berunby the Grateful Dead's former chef, and its employees traverse the firm's colorful Silicon Valley campus on scooters and inline skates.THE GOOGLE STORY is the definitive account of t
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…"One Up on Wall Street" (Peter Lynch), "Why Smart People Make Big Money Mistakes" (Gary Belsky and Thomas Gilovich), "The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money" (John Maynard Keynes), "The Google Story" (David A. Vise), "When the Astors Owned New York" (Justin Kaplan), "Art of the Start" and "Rules for Revolutionaries" (Guy Kawasaki), "Purple Cow" and "Big Red Fez" and "All Marketers are Liars" (Seth…
on “What startup/VC/tech/internet blogs do you read ?” ↗Paul, As always it is a very thoughtful and incisive article. However, I have certain reservations on Google trying to sell out, especially after I read The Google Story by David A. Vise and Mark Malseed. I believe for young people (especially tech students), the idea is not to make a lot of money. It is more of a passion, a will to change the world. Yes, they may have…
on “Why There Aren't More Googles” ↗Seems like a chapter out of http://www.amazon.com/Google-Story-Googles-10th-Birthday/dp/...
on “How I Did It: Google's CEO on the Enduring Lessons of a Quirky IPO” ↗