by Douglas Edwards
Title: I’m Feeling Lucky: The Confessions of Google Employee Number 59 Author: Douglas Edwards Pages: 390 (hardcover) Summary: Google had a crazy path from start-up to technology giant and I’m a sucker for tech start-ups, so this book was very appealing to my inner nerd. It is told, however, from a ...
Occasionally, there was too much detail, but overall, I found it intriguing. Interesting perspective on a slightly older (early 40s) non-techie family man, working in the midst of lots of young, driven, hard-core engineer types. Intriguing study of a "new" workplace. Interesting both to learn more a...
Audible audiobook, not listed in editions.Fine so far as it goes. Edwards chronicles (often thematically rather than chronologically) his adventures as an early employee in Google's start-up phase. I found it interesting to read about Google, and interesting for a while to read about Edwards's inter...
Wow. A fast-paced, funny, insightful account of a newspaper marketing manager taking a career risk to join a start-up tech company "with no revenue and no discernible business plan". From the interview process to his ultimate departure, Edwards weaves a fascinating everyman's tale of the meteoric ev...
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