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How Google Works

How Google Works

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  • Author：Eric Schmidt
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Summary

Both Eric Schmidt and Jonathan Rosenberg came to Google as seasoned Silicon Valley business executives， but over the course of a decade they came to see the wisdom in Coach John Wooden's observation that 'it's what you learn after you know it all that counts'。 As they helped grow Google from a young start-up to a global icon， they relearned everything they knew about management。 How Google Works is the sum of those experiences distilled into a fun， easy-to-read primer on corporate culture， strategy， talent， decision-making， communication， innovation， and dealing with disruption。

The authors explain how the confluence of three seismic changes - the internet， mobile， and cloud computing - has shifted the balance of power from companies to consumers。 The companies that will thrive in this ever-changing landscape will be the ones that create superior products and attract a new breed of multifaceted employees whom the authors dub 'smart creatives'。 The management maxims （'Consensus requires dissension'， 'Exile knaves but fight for divas'， 'Think 10X， not 10%'） are illustrated with previously unreported anecdotes from Google's corporate history。

'Back in 2010， Eric and I created an internal class for Google managers，' says Rosenberg。 'The class slides all read 'Google confidential' until an employee suggested we uphold the spirit of openness and share them with the world。 This book codifies the recipe for our secret sauce: how Google innovates and how it empowers employees to succeed。'

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Reviews

Himanshu Sharma ，

Book justified its title and gave a reasonable overview of how things work at Google。 Resonated with concepts like 'Focus on the user'， 'Don't be evil'， 'Don't listen to HiPPOs'， 'Technical Insight a key ingredient for any new product/feature'， and '20-percent time'。 Not completely convinced about things like 'Keep them crowded'， 'Messiness is virtue'， 'Overworked in good way'。 Can't wait to see this all in action :） Book justified its title and gave a reasonable overview of how things work at Google。 Resonated with concepts like 'Focus on the user'， 'Don't be evil'， 'Don't listen to HiPPOs'， 'Technical Insight a key ingredient for any new product/feature'， and '20-percent time'。 Not completely convinced about things like 'Keep them crowded'， 'Messiness is virtue'， 'Overworked in good way'。 Can't wait to see this all in action :） 。。。more

sophytoeat ，

Googleがプロダクトで相手を徹底的に倒すためにはどうするかを考察した一冊。徹底的に数字ベースで物事を考え、驚異的なスピードで会社をどう成長させるかが描かれている。顧客至上主義であることもGoogleが驚異的なプロダクトを生むことができた原因だと思われる。

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Ha Tran Nguyen Phuong ，

Maybe it will be more interesting when I'm in management for a company。。。 Maybe it will be more interesting when I'm in management for a company。。。 。。。more

Amir ，

اگه بخوام ۳ کتاب خوبی که تا حالا باهاشون آشنا شدم رو بگم این قطعا یکی از اوناست。 کتاب مملو از توصیه‌های مفید در زمینه‌های مختلف مدیریت شرکت از جمله منابع انسانی و نوآوری در عصر اینترنته。 حتما در آینده بازم مرورش می‌کنم。

فاروق مرعي ，

3

Marius CEO ，

Underwhelming。 I expected more。

Sri Yogesh Dorbala ，

A classic read from the best of the minds on how to develop a company。 A lot of thought went into writing the book as there are numerous examples backing each of the theory put forth。 Time and again， it explains why Google is one of a kind in the way it works but more importantly it throws light on the steps not to take as well。 A must for anyone planning to start a company or lead one！

Ali Putera ，

Buku bagus terutama culture kerja Google yang bisa Kita implementasikan ke budaya kerja Kita。 Salah satunya yang sering Kita alami adalah HIPPO （ Highest Paid Person ） dalam organisasi dimana mendominasi dalam mengambil keputusan。 Belum tentu keputusannya benar dan diharapkan peserta memberikan saran dan mufakat mengambil keputusan terbaik tanpa melihat HIPPO tersebut。

Riello Leone ，

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Jay Yeo ，

An enjoyable read about the culture and management practices of the early days at Google， it puts much emphasis on "smart creatives"， brilliant and generalist high performers， hiring them and getting out of the way。 The question left unanswered would be whether this management style applies with a less elite workforce， or is it simply the new default style for the new generation of employees？ An enjoyable read about the culture and management practices of the early days at Google， it puts much emphasis on "smart creatives"， brilliant and generalist high performers， hiring them and getting out of the way。 The question left unanswered would be whether this management style applies with a less elite workforce， or is it simply the new default style for the new generation of employees？ 。。。more

Eric Graves ，

Really good book。Honestly I thought it would be more in depth about products but it was still really good。 Almost like Netflix No Rules Rules。 It's about the culture of Google。。。it will motivate you to be a better worker and human。 Really good book。Honestly I thought it would be more in depth about products but it was still really good。 Almost like Netflix No Rules Rules。 It's about the culture of Google。。。it will motivate you to be a better worker and human。 。。。more

Lan-Anh ，

A decent book。 Although there are lots of things I already learned somewhere else about the culture of Google （Alphabet）， it's still good to review all of them by going through these pages。 A decent book。 Although there are lots of things I already learned somewhere else about the culture of Google （Alphabet）， it's still good to review all of them by going through these pages。 。。。more

Tony ，

This book begins with a preface on how these business advice can be applicable for any company that want to end up successful like google。 Well。。。 It is not really applicable for businesses other than the internet and software。 A lot of the risk taking can't be taken when you invest and borrow in heavy machinery that takes years to pay off on top of logistics and sourcing （and 3D printing is not a viable alternative for testing implementation） versus copy and pasting lines of codes。 While an int This book begins with a preface on how these business advice can be applicable for any company that want to end up successful like google。 Well。。。 It is not really applicable for businesses other than the internet and software。 A lot of the risk taking can't be taken when you invest and borrow in heavy machinery that takes years to pay off on top of logistics and sourcing （and 3D printing is not a viable alternative for testing implementation） versus copy and pasting lines of codes。 While an internet company can easily reverse damages by erasing the implemented lines of code。 Although there are many other advice， such as communications and goal setting， that feel rather generic， can be applicable to many business settings， there are also better books on those topics。 Also， miss me with the dad jokes。 。。。more

Hossein Ghafoori ，

نه این که بی‌نظیر باشه اما خوبه، دیدگاه‌های جالبی به آدم می‌ده。 کلا هم نسخه صوتی‌ش بهتره به نظرم！ چون ترجمه بدش رو بهبود داده！ اینجا نسخه صوتی رو داره:taaghche。com/audiobook/69910/گوگل-چگو。。。 نه این که بی‌نظیر باشه اما خوبه، دیدگاه‌های جالبی به آدم می‌ده。 کلا هم نسخه صوتی‌ش بهتره به نظرم！ چون ترجمه بدش رو بهبود داده！ اینجا نسخه صوتی رو داره:taaghche。com/audiobook/69910/گوگل-چگو。。。 。。。more

Robab Qasemi ，

امید کردستانی و سالار کمانگر چقد از اینکه اسمتون تو این کتاب اومده هیجان زده و خوشحال شدم

Ashe Magalhaes ，

Mostly things I already knew; useful for language on pushing back on strong meeting cultures and keeping 20% time on experimental projects

William Schram ，

Despite not being what I expected， this book is great。 I thought it would go the Computer Science route， but it went the Business Management route instead。

Julien Sobczak ，

An overview of the Google's CultureThe book is written from the perspectives of its co-authors， Eric Schmidt， and Jonathan Rosenberg， who occupied various top-level positions at Google， and who， back in 2010， created the first internal class for Google managers。They decided to write this book to share how the art of management changed and is changing。 The book is written like a collection of their personal notes organized around key topics—culture， strategy， talent， decisions， communications， in An overview of the Google's CultureThe book is written from the perspectives of its co-authors， Eric Schmidt， and Jonathan Rosenberg， who occupied various top-level positions at Google， and who， back in 2010， created the first internal class for Google managers。They decided to write this book to share how the art of management changed and is changing。 The book is written like a collection of their personal notes organized around key topics—culture， strategy， talent， decisions， communications， innovation。This is definitely not a book about "How Google Works" on a daily basis， i。e。， how the teams are organized， how they are aligned， what is the onboarding process， and other low-level details。 It is a book about what makes Google work so well， and how Google continues to inspire and innovate after two decades when most large corporations lost this ability sooner。 The book captures the essence of what defines Google and what makes Google a special place to work。 For details about how to apply the same logic to your company， the book Work Rules is a must-read。I read this book just after No Rules Rules about the Netflix culture， and I find it profoundly illuminating to observe how both companies try to challenge common management practices at the same time， and how many similarities we can draw between the two cultures。 I found the Google book more impactful and more profound， especially if we consider the large impact Google had had on our lives。The book will clearly benefit entrepreneurs， but as a developer， the reading was really interesting with practical advice like the importance of developing the skill of hiring well。 The book was also an opportunity to reflect on my own work experiences to have a better idea of what I miss so much。 We cannot ignore the vast contributions of Google over the last two decades in our life。 And therefore， （I think） we cannot ignore this book， which is very fun by the way。 It contains jokes， and numerous anecdotes about employees that authors have worked with， which are often the Google founders and top executives like Sheryl Sandberg。 The companies of the twenty-one century will （hopefully） look more like Google， and this book is the best portrait available to understand it。It would be interesting to have a revised edition after the current pandemic， to understand how Google's culture evolved with thousands of Googlers working from home。 。。。more

Smit Kamal ，

Gives you a good idea of Google's work culture its principles。 It should definitely be handy for anyone who is managing a team or wishes to make one。 Gives you a good idea of Google's work culture its principles。 It should definitely be handy for anyone who is managing a team or wishes to make one。 。。。more

Max McKinnon ，

Full of surface level generics that apply to any business。 I was hoping to get some insight from this on how Google does it DIFFERENTLY but got little， other than a few stories that actually were not too different from anywhere else。Imo google is google because of a couple things:- incredibly open culture- luck and already having a ton of money to work with- many structures that exist in the corporate world that everyone agrees sucks don’t exist and/or aren’t as bad。 For the most part they have Full of surface level generics that apply to any business。 I was hoping to get some insight from this on how Google does it DIFFERENTLY but got little， other than a few stories that actually were not too different from anywhere else。Imo google is google because of a couple things:- incredibly open culture- luck and already having a ton of money to work with- many structures that exist in the corporate world that everyone agrees sucks don’t exist and/or aren’t as bad。 For the most part they have managed to keep the penny pushers away， such as - flat management - final decision only defaults to higher ups if there’s no data， otherwise anyone can bring the final say - better understanding of treating people as humans with personal goals outside of work。 If the team windsurfs right next to work on Fridays and enjoys each other， guess how much ass they’ll be kicking together on the product？ Not only that， you get paid to take classes to better yourself on things that have nothing to do with work！ （Actually it has a lot to do with work， back to the workers are humans insight） 。。。more

Joey Ching-Man ，

Must read for all technologists It is a very good book to share how Google is so successful and it could apply in any firm。

Kuan-lin Huang ，

Chapter-by-chapter review from: https://quickbooknotes。com/how-google。。。Summary: Google works by recruiting the best people （"smart creatives"）， create a culture where they are free to create and communicate， and focus on solving problems using fundamental technical insights。1。 No plan is the best plan。2。 The internet century。3。 "Smart Creatives。"4。 Basic beliefs: Culture5。 Technical insights: solve a problem > incremental Improvements。6。 Scale: create a platform。7。 Googleyness: recruit the best Chapter-by-chapter review from: https://quickbooknotes。com/how-google。。。Summary: Google works by recruiting the best people （"smart creatives"）， create a culture where they are free to create and communicate， and focus on solving problems using fundamental technical insights。1。 No plan is the best plan。2。 The internet century。3。 "Smart Creatives。"4。 Basic beliefs: Culture5。 Technical insights: solve a problem > incremental Improvements。6。 Scale: create a platform。7。 Googleyness: recruit the best people with fresh perspectives。8。 Decisions: rely on data and people closest to the situation。9。 Sharing: over-communicate everything。10。 The requirement of innovation: give people space & time 。。。more

Parimal Patil ，

'How goggle works' is a book on all about the various processes， strategies， secrets which gogglers use & how that has helped them to go on to become first a billion dollar， then a multi billion dollar & now a trillion dollar company。It ranges from topics related to company culture， how to hire right， how to innovate etc。Anyone who wants to understand the day to day affairs of such giant corporations would enjoy this read。 'How goggle works' is a book on all about the various processes， strategies， secrets which gogglers use & how that has helped them to go on to become first a billion dollar， then a multi billion dollar & now a trillion dollar company。It ranges from topics related to company culture， how to hire right， how to innovate etc。Anyone who wants to understand the day to day affairs of such giant corporations would enjoy this read。 。。。more

Alfredzo Fourthking ，

This was a slow read for me。 I finished reading the same time Alphabet was announced。 I was slightly dissatisfied

Eugene Lopatkin ，

When I saw this book in first time I thought that it was marketing bullshit。 But in fact it turned out a great work and great guide for any modern entrepreneur and startup leader。

Rick Wilson ，

It's interesting。 Some unique anecdotes about the early days and the "Google way to do things。" But most of it is just echo chamber hype from Eric about how great he and Google are。 I'm not sure what else I expected， but it really seemed one sided。 It's interesting。 Some unique anecdotes about the early days and the "Google way to do things。" But most of it is just echo chamber hype from Eric about how great he and Google are。 I'm not sure what else I expected， but it really seemed one sided。 。。。more

Lisa Tangen ，

I listened to this but wished at times for the paper copy to mark up or reread。 I'd be curious to see this book updated post pandemic。 I was pleasantly surprised by some bits of wisdom， especially biblical。 I really enjoyed the 20% chapter about work that people find rewarding in itself。 And I listened closely to the chapters on hiring and communications。 I listened to this but wished at times for the paper copy to mark up or reread。 I'd be curious to see this book updated post pandemic。 I was pleasantly surprised by some bits of wisdom， especially biblical。 I really enjoyed the 20% chapter about work that people find rewarding in itself。 And I listened closely to the chapters on hiring and communications。 。。。more

Ana Mocanu ，

E foarte interesant sa știi cum funcționează cel mai revoluționar motor de căutare are mulți termeni complicați pt mine dar își merita efortul！

Kenneth Kan ，

Gain more understanding of how Google was set up and how they run the business。 The authors shared the methods they used and in an unconventional way。 Although the book was published a few years ago and the authors spent 2 to 3 years writing and editing， most of the advices are highly applicable today。 There are different scenes of how they dealt with different business matters and tech scenarios。 They showed how their business methodologies were applied。 The story， or example， of how they dealt Gain more understanding of how Google was set up and how they run the business。 The authors shared the methods they used and in an unconventional way。 Although the book was published a few years ago and the authors spent 2 to 3 years writing and editing， most of the advices are highly applicable today。 There are different scenes of how they dealt with different business matters and tech scenarios。 They showed how their business methodologies were applied。 The story， or example， of how they dealt with goggle。cn is now understood and was done right。I understood how and why they used the better/ best persons which give more vigor to the company。 Not sure how much they offerred。 It would be good if my previous office （a design firm running down hill） can offer better package to the staff to better develop the firm。The book could be re-read to refresh my mind。 。。。more

Reference

google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=How Google Works

hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=How Google Works&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,How Google Works&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0