I'm Feeling Lucky: The Confessions of Google Employee Number 59, (Paperback)

from HadriantheBlind

An interesting insider's look at Google. The author does not have much of a technology background (he is older than the majority of the staff, and in marketing), so he does have a true 'outsider's' perspective. Some interesting insights, but no scandals, as the 'Confessions' title implies.A good ...

from joeldinda

This is a better book than I anticipated. Edwards was obviously fascinated by Google's founders, and the culture of the company they created. We watch as they repeatedly reorganize the leadership structure--an important concern for a middle manager--and as the author learns how he can contribute ...

from amimariscal

This book was fun to listen to and interesting due to the personal stories that the author Douglas shares as well as the insights about Google. I definitely feel that Douglas goes deeper into the character of Google (ie- values and culture) with this book than the other book that I read right bef...

from Katya0133

"I'm Feeling Lucky" is not a history of Google. If you want a detailed, chronological account of the company from its infancy, look elsewhere. However, if you're looking for an interesting memoir of the years when Google went from having about 50 employees to the time of their initial public offe...

from Katie_H

Fascinating! In the tech world, Google has always had an air of mystery about it, and this insider's view of the company in the early years reveals some of the secrets. It isn't a strategic business manual, but rather a memoir of the happenings of the first few years of the Silicon Valley powerho...