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In the Plex by Steven Levy — WisdomDeck honest review
Honest review · Entrepreneurship

In the Plex

by Steven Levy

Levy's inside history of Google through 2011: search, ads, culture, China, and the founders' philosophy. Well-sourced and detailed.

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Three things you will actually use

  1. Data-driven everything.
  2. Engineers rule.
  3. Scale changes ethics.

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