I'm Feeling Lucky: The Confessions of Google Employee Number 59

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Douglas Edwards offers a rare insider look at the chaotic early days of a tech giant in this memoir. As the first marketing manager and employee number fifty nine, Edwards provides a ground level view of a company that preferred data over intuition and engineering over traditional business logic. He captures the frantic energy of a startup that grew at a breakneck pace while maintaining a quirky,…

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