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Mentioned in 11 episodes

In the plex

Book • 2011

In *In the Plex*, Steven Levy provides an in-depth exploration of Google's rise from its origins as a Stanford project to its current status as a global tech giant.

The book delves into Google's engineering mindset, its approach to innovation, and its impact on society.

Levy examines key aspects such as Google's relationship with China, its social networking initiatives, and its interactions with government regulators.

Mentioned by

David Rosenthal

Aravind Srinivas

Brian McCullough

Mentioned in 11 episodes

Mentioned by Charlie Munger as an interesting book about Google's engineering culture.

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Mentioned as a source for the episode regarding an Excite deal.

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Mentioned by

David Rosenthal

, quoting a passage from the book about the perception of Google's ventures beyond search.

Mentioned by

David Rosenthal

as a source for their Google episodes, containing a passage about Google's micro kitchens.

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Mentioned by

Aravind Srinivas

while discussing his Google internship.

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Mentioned by

Scott Galloway

while discussing Google's history and its struggle with balancing principles and profit.

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Mentioned by

Cory Doctorow

in the introduction of the podcast.

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Mentioned by

Cory Doctorow

as the author of the canonical history of Google.

Introducing "Understood: Who Broke Internet"

Mentioned by

Brian McCullough

when discussing Bill Gross's quote about Overture's patents.

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Mentioned by Nathan Toops as a book they've read, when drawing a comparison to the stories of how Sergey Brin and Larry Page operate within Google.

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Mentioned as being fun to read after learning about the book, because there is an understanding of what was going on at Google around that time.

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Mentioned as a journalistic book about Google's rise to becoming a company.

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Inspired

Chris Gannatti

to go back to the history of Google.

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Mentioned by

Chris Gannatti

as a great story that gets you up to about 2010 or so.

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Mentioned as a great story of Google and how Google formed as a company.

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