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Journey to the (Revoltionary, Evil-Hating, Cash-Crazy, and Possibly Self-Destructive) Center of Google

Michael considered fate at 00:11   |   Permalink   |   Post a Comment

I read this article over at GQ (via slashdot) about Google's "rise to the top", or whatever you may want to call their current situation. For anyone with the slightest interest in corporate culture, IPOs, technology, or you know.. anything, this is worth a read fer shur.

The rise of Google is a tale often told as a Silicon Valley classic. Two precocious Stanford grad-student nerds swept up in the fever of the Internet boom invent technology that profoundly changes the experience of the Web; they drop out and start a company (in a garage) that achieves iconic status; they stage a historic public offering, achieving vast wealth and fame.

But beneath these familiar surface details, the Google story is more nuanced and compelling. It’s a story about the clash between youth and experience, more a messy ensemble drama than a simple buddy flick—one whose main characters have persistently deviated from any script, resulting in unexpected twists and turns that haven’t come to light until now.