Podcasts about How Google Works

Today, we're talking with Mikal Lewis, a Digital Product Executive at Whole Foods who drove hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue over the course of his career. In this episode, Mikal talks about: Why you should absolutely (ethically) cheat to get outsized results for your product His framework that drove a quarter of a billion dollars in additional revenue for Nordstrom's online store How to use four types of luck to optimize for opportunity And, how to build a quiet portfolio so that you can choose your own career moves Links LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikalfm/ How Google Works by Eric Schmidt and Jonathan Rosenberg: https://www.amazon.com/How-Google-Works-Eric-Schmidt/dp/1455582328 The Law of Shitty Clickthroughs by Andrew Chen: https://andrewchen.com/the-law-of-shitty-clickthroughs/ Pretentiousness: Why it Matters by Dan Fox: https://www.amazon.com/Pretentiousness-Why-Matters-Dan-Fox/dp/156689428X Chapters 00:00 Intro 01:02 Learning Product from Windows to Whole Foods 03:53 The Four Types of Luck by Eric Schmidt 07:30 Applying Type Four Luck to Product 16:53 Breaking into Product Management at Microsoft 22:58 Transforming Nordstrom's Digital Product Experience 34:23 Professional vs. Non-Professional Product Management 37:06 Outro Follow LaunchPod on YouTube We have a new YouTube page (https://www.youtube.com/@LaunchPod.byLogRocket)! Watch full episodes of our interviews with PM leaders and subscribe! What does LogRocket do? LogRocket combines frontend monitoring, product analytics, and session replay to help software teams deliver the ideal product experience. Try LogRocket for free today. (https://logrocket.com/signup/?pdr)

He scaled Google from startup to $2 trillion success, can Eric Schmidt now help save humanity from the dangers of AI?  Eric Schmidt is the former CEO of Google and co-founder of Schmidt Sciences. He is also the author of bestselling books such as, ‘The New Digital Age' and ‘Genesis: Artificial Intelligence, Hope, and the Human Spirit'.  In this conversation, Eric and Steven discuss topics such as, how TikTok is influencing algorithms, the 2 AI tools that companies need, how Google employees leaked secret information, and the link between AI and human survival.  (00:00) Intro  (02:05) Why Did You Write a Book About AI?  (03:49) Your Experience in the Area of AI  (05:06) Essential Knowledge to Acquire at 18  (06:49) Is Coding a Dying Art Form?  (07:49) What Is Critical Thinking and How Can It Be Acquired?  (10:24) Importance of Critical Thinking in AI  (13:40) When Your Children's Best Friend Is a Computer  (15:38) How Would You Reduce TikTok's Addictiveness?  (18:38) Principles of Good Entrepreneurship  (20:57) Founder Mode  (22:01) The Backstory of Google's Larry and Sergey  (24:27) How Did You Join Google?  (25:33) Principles of Scaling a Company  (28:50) The Significance of Company Culture  (33:02) Should Company Culture Change as It Grows?  (36:42) Is Innovation Possible in Big Successful Companies?  (38:15) How to Structure Teams to Drive Innovation  (42:37) Focus at Google  (45:25) The Future of AI  (48:40) Why Didn't Google Release a ChatGPT-Style Product First?  (51:53) What Would Apple Be Doing if Steve Jobs Were Alive?  (55:42) Hiring & Failing Fast  (58:53) Microcultures at Google & Growing Too Big  (01:04:02) Competition  (01:04:39) Deadlines  (01:05:17) Business Plans  (01:06:28) What Made Google's Sergey and Larry Special?  (01:09:12) Navigating Media Production in the Age of AI  (01:12:17) Why AI Emergence Is a Matter of Human Survival  (01:17:39) Dangers of AI  (01:21:01) AI Models Know More Than We Thought  (01:23:45) Will We Have to Guard AI Models with the Army?  (01:25:32) What If China or Russia Gains Full Control of AI?  (01:27:56) Will AI Make Jobs Redundant?  (01:31:09) Incorporating AI into Everyday Life  (01:33:20) Sam Altman's Worldcoin  (01:34:45) Is AI Superior to Humans in Performing Tasks?  (01:35:29) Is AI the End of Humanity?  (01:36:05) How Do We Control AI?  (01:37:51) Your Biggest Fear About AI  (01:40:24) Work from Home vs. Office: Your Perspective  (01:42:59) Advice You Wish You'd Received in Your 30s  (01:44:44) What Activity Significantly Improves Everyday Life?  Join the waitlist for The 1% Diary - https://bit.ly/1-Diary-Waitlist-YT-ad-reads Follow Eric:  Instagram - https://g2ul0.app.link/bX3DQSIKuOb  Twitter - https://g2ul0.app.link/7JNHZYGKuOb  You can purchase Eric's books, here:  ‘Genesis: Artificial Intelligence, Hope, and the Human Spirit' - https://g2ul0.app.link/JdoJEJ7KuOb  ‘The Age of AI And Our Human Future' - https://g2ul0.app.link/bO1UnZ9KuOb  ‘Trillion Dollar Coach' - https://g2ul0.app.link/4D9a9icLuOb  ‘How Google Works' - https://g2ul0.app.link/pEnkHTeLuOb  ‘The New Digital Age: Transforming Nations, Businesses, and Our Lives' - https://g2ul0.app.link/37Vt9yhLuOb  Watch the episodes on Youtube - https://g2ul0.app.link/DOACEpisodes  You can purchase the The Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards: Second Edition, here: https://g2ul0.app.link/f31dsUttKKb  Follow me: https://g2ul0.app.link/gnGqL4IsKKb  PerfectTed - https://www.perfectted.com with code DIARY40 for 40% off NordVPN - http://NORDVPN.COM/DOAC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this Marketing Over Coffee: Learn about Rand Fishkin’s Pulitzer Bid, SERP Hacks, Burst Mode, and more! Direct Link to File Brought to you by our sponsors: Wix Studio and NetSuite 60 hours in planes over 2 weeks Google Gemini Upgrades including AI Answers Rand is sent some leaked Google API Documentation – he then […] The post How Google Works, Building Your Virtual Team, and Taking Better Pictures appeared first on Marketing Over Coffee Marketing Podcast.

Welcome to episode #920 of Six Pixels of Separation - The ThinkersOne Podcast. Here it is: Six Pixels of Separation - The ThinkersOne Podcast - Episode #920. Alan Eagle is a senior executive communications expert and co-author of the recently published book, Learned Excellence - Mental Disciplines For Leading And Winning From The World's Top Performers. The book delves into the nuances of mental toughness, the intricate balance between nature and nurture, and the pivotal role of effective communication in fostering leadership and excellence. Alan co-wrote the book with Eric Potterat. One of Eric's many accolades is that he served for 10 years as the psychologist for the US Navy SEALs, and was responsible for the mental assessment, selection, development, maintenance and enhancement programs for the SEALs. Alan is no slouch either. He worked for over 16 years as a Managing Director at Google, where he was also the speechwriter for influential Googlers like Eric Schmidt, Jonathan Rosenberg, Marissa Mayer, and Susan Wojcicki. Alan is also the co-author of How Google Works (with Eric Schmidt and Jonathan Rosenberg) and Trillion Dollar Coach - The Leadership Playbook of Silicon Valley's Bill Campbell (also with Schmidt and Jonathan). In a world increasingly polarized and challenging to navigate, Alan addresses how individuals and organizations can stay true to their core values, even as they grow and evolve. He highlights the crucial role of maintaining these values, not just for personal integrity but also for organizational coherence and success. Alan also explores the idea of managing people in an outcome-focused environment. He advocates for a process-oriented approach, emphasizing the journey over the destination. This perspective, he argues, is not just applicable at the corporate level but resonates universally across various levels and types of organizations. Alan offers profound insights into the realms of leadership, communication, and personal development. His experiences and perspectives provide valuable lessons on resilience, the pursuit of excellence, and the art of effective communication, essential for anyone looking to excel in today's dynamic world. Enjoy the conversation... Running time: 57:22. Hello from beautiful Montreal. Subscribe over at Apple Podcasts. Please visit and leave comments on the blog - Six Pixels of Separation. Feel free to connect to me directly on Facebook here: Mitch Joel on Facebook. Check out ThinkersOne. or you can connect on LinkedIn. ...or on Twitter. Here is my conversation with Alan Eagle. Learned Excellence - Mental Disciplines For Leading And Winning From The World's Top Performers. Co-author Eric Potterat. Trillion Dollar Coach - The Leadership Playbook of Silicon Valley's Bill Campbell. How Google Works. Follow Alan on LinkedIn. Follow Alan on X. This week's music: David Usher 'St. Lawrence River'. Takeaways: Mental toughness is essential for performing well under pressure, and it can be developed through practice and training. Excellence is not limited to high-stress situations. It can be achieved in everyday life. Values and identity play a crucial role in achieving excellence, both individually and within a team or organization. Leaders can create a culture of excellence by exemplifying the principles of learned excellence and fostering open communication and trust. In a polarized world, it is important to focus on shared values and create an inclusive environment that respects diverse perspectives.  Core values should be upheld even as a company grows and faces new challenges. Focusing on the process rather than just the outcome leads to better results. Process is a universal truth that can be applied at any level and in any organization. Compelling communications are about understanding what the audience is interested in. Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction and Background 03:06 - The Importance of Mental Toughness 08:26 - The Difference Between High-Stress Situations and Everyday Stress 11:37 - The Role of Nature vs. Nurture in Developing Mental Toughness 14:48 - The Connection Between Excellence and Identity 18:43 - Applying the Principles of Learned Excellence in Personal Life 23:33 - Creating a Culture of Excellence in the Workplace 28:01 - The Role of Communication in Leadership and Excellence 31:46 - Leadership and Excellence in a Changing World 43:46 - Navigating Values in a Polarized World 47:36 - The Value of 'Don't Be Evil' 50:30 - Managing People in an Outcome-Focused World 53:42 - The Universal Truth of Process 57:08 - The Power of Compelling Communications

Today I'm thrilled to bring Alan Eagle to you to discuss his new book, Learned Excellence, with Eric Potterat. If you don't know Alan, he's Eagle is an author and executive communications consultant, helping leaders and companies shape and tell their stories. He spent 16 years at Google, partnering with executives to communicate the company's story to clients, partners, employees, and the public. He is the co-author of the books How Google Works and Trillion Dollar Coach, and the author, all by himself, of seven letters-to-the-editor published in Sports Illustrated. He has never won the New Yorker Caption Contest.  To give you a little tease of the new book, on shelves now, we discuss why we care so much about what other people think, the 10 techniques we can use to handle stress and achieve the excellence we crave, why balance is so critical to prevent burnout, and more. So without further ado, let's jump right in!

É um conjunto de produtos tecnológicos, muitos deles indispensáveis no dia a dia e vários totalmente gratuitos para os utilizadores.  Com quotas de mercado avassaladoras, 10 deles têm mais de mil milhões de utilizadores e desses, 6 têm mais de 2 mil milhões.  Neste podcast a Emília Vieira e o João Fontes falam de uma história de rivalidades com a Microsoft e das possíveis ameaças da regulação e do Chat GPT.   O que torna este um negócio excecional e o que faz com a maior "pilha" de dinheiro de entre todos os gigantes de tecnologia?   Referências: How Google Works, Eric Schmidt (2017) Google Owner's Manual (carta de 2004) In The Plex, Stephen Levy (2011) The Internet History Podcast, episódios 137 e 138  The google cemetery: https://gcemetery.co/ Killed by Google: https://killedbygoogle.com/

Are quizzes and puzzles dying in the era of the internet - where any answer is seemingly a click away - or can they be Google-proofed? This week, we ask our in-house crossword expert to tell us what types of questions create answers that are hard to search for, how a puzzle question should be structured, and what features make for a good puzzle. We also discuss what makes something un-Googleable and consider the implications for human knowledge sharing. If listening to this podcast doesn't make want to go to your next local pub quiz night, nothing will. A few things we mentioned in this podcast: - Quizmaster devises Google-proof questions to stop pub quiz smartphone cheats https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/quizmaster-devises-google-proof-questions-to-stop-878011 - Google-ability and Google ability http://ken-jennings.com/blog/archives/46 - ‘How Google Works', according to Google developers (note: this doesn't tell you how Google works) https://developers.google.com/search/docs/advanced/guidelines/how-search-works - The ‘Tip of my Tongue' subreddit https://www.reddit.com/r/tipofmytongue/ - Cognitive Engineering podcast: Why do we like puzzles? https://alephinsights.com/podcast/2021/01/why-do-we-like-puzzles For more information on Aleph Insights visit our website https://alephinsights.com or to get in touch about our podcast email podcast@alephinsights.com Image via BristolLive

On this episode of ScaleUp Radio, we'll hear from Peter Chatterly of The Talent Hackers.   This is a company that helps businesses with their recruitment needs, particularly high growth startups or SME's - and all done with, as you'll hear, a relatively small team.   The Talent Hackers is really quite a refreshing company in the recruitment industry, they're definitely trying to do things different. You'll pick up some great practical advise when it comes to scaling up your business, and the team within it.   We really did an awful lot in this conversation, including:    - The importance, and benefit, of packaging your offerings up so that your potential clients can see your services and prices.  - Ensuring that the values of the business are clear, and easily explainable to people who may want to come and work for you!  - How to get yourself into the right mindset for when you're recruiting; challenging yourself with the kind of people you're willing to take on and recognising that, at the moment, it's a candidates market.   What comes across in our conversation is just how much Peter, and everyone from The Talent Hackers, are always striving to make the business stand out in an already busy industry.   As always, there is plenty tips and advice within this episode, so be prepared to take plenty of notes.    Also, we can't not mention Peter's daughter who makes a surprise appearance, just towards the end of the episode!   Peter can be found here:   linkedin.com/in/thetalenthackers   peter@thetalenthackers.com   https://www.thetalenthackers.com/     How Google Works by Eric Schmidt - https://www.waterstones.com/book/how-google-works/eric-schmidt-iii/jonathan-rosenberg/9781444792492   Who: A Method For Hiring by Geoff Smart - https://www.waterstones.com/book/who/geoff-smart/randy-street/9780345504197   The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande - https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-checklist-manifesto/atul-gawande/9781846683145   ScaleUp Radio cannot be held responsible for the content of third party websites   Scaling up your business isn't easy, and can be a little daunting. Let ScaleUp Radio make it a little easier for you. With guests who have been where you are now, and can offer their thoughts and advice on several aspects of business. ScaleUp Radio is the business podcast you've been waiting for.   You can get in touch with Kevin here: kevin@biz-smart.co.uk

Hello Hello again, heute machen wir einen Wochenrückblick und driften ab in die (virtuelle) Welt. Alles unsere eigenen Erfahrungen und Meinungen :) Links zu den Themen: Wie wir die Klimakatastrophe verhindern: Welche Lösungen es gibt und welche Fortschritte nötig sind https://www.amazon.de/Wie-wir-die-Klimakatastrophe-abwenden/dp/3492071007 The War on Normal People: The Truth About America's Disappearing Jobs and Why Universal Basic Income Is Our Future https://www.amazon.de/War-Normal-People-Disappearing-Universal/dp/0316414247 Microservices with Node JS and React https://www.udemy.com/course/microservices-with-node-js-and-react/ How Google Works https://www.amazon.de/How-Google-Works-Eric-Schmidt/dp/1444792490 So you want to build a carbon capture company https://caseyhandmer.wordpress.com/2021/05/04/so-you-want-to-build-a-carbon-capture-company/ Carbon capture and storage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_capture_and_storage Elon Musk's Unbelievably Simple 12-minute Killer Break Down on Climate Change https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKCuDxpccYM Life is Strange https://lifeisstrange.square-enix-games.com/ Stardew Valley https://www.stardewvalley.net/ Cardano https://cardano.org/ Oculus Rift https://www.oculus.com/rift/ Oculus Quest 2 https://www.oculus.com/quest-2/ Viel Spaß beim Zuhören

Tech SEO fans and anyone passionate about the SEO industry, this episode is for you! My guest for this episode is Jori Ford! Jori Ford is currently Chief Marketing Officer at FoodBoss, which is a food delivery search comparison engine. Prior to that, she was Sr. Director of SEO and Content at G2 among many […] The post 122: Crawl Optimization, How Google Works, SEO Income Studies w/Jori Ford appeared first on Evolving SEO.

・ kosukeがゲーミングPCを買った ・ 8年前に買ったPCとベンチマークスコアぜんぜん違う ・ https://iyusuke.net/sony-ps5-spec/#toc_id_2_2 ・ How Google Works を読んだ ・ https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00OJVMK5O ・ 「採用は大事」ということを改めて思った ・ ボトムアップでイノベーションを起こすとは？ ・ 他社の「エンジニア」ロールの動き方ってどういう感じ？ ・ 評価の時期でキャリアを見直すタイミング ・ ユーザインタビューをやっている話 ・ フロントエンドのテストはどれぐらい書いている？ -------------------------------- ご意見・ご感想は #DevelopersCafe もしくは develpers.cafe.podcast@gmail.com まで [くろけん](https://twitter.com/MeInf_17), [こうすけ](https://twitter.com/Tirol_JPN)

Vendre des voitures sur internet en 2001, en plein éclatement de la bulle internet et alors que quasiment personne n’a d’ordinateur ? Ça semble fou. Ça l’est. Et pourtant, ça a plus que fonctionné. La preuve avec Nicolas Chartier, cofondateur d’Aramisauto qui, depuis 20 ans, révolutionne le secteur. Comment faire perdurer son business pendant aussi longtemps ? Rester pertinent dans un monde en constant changement ? Comment faire face aux grands acteurs traditionnels, leur tenir tête avant de les intéresser pour un potentiel rachat ? Comment manager ? Comment suivre les attentes de tes consommateurs ? Comment devenir un leader ? Nicolas répond à toutes ces questions et bien plus encore dans ce nouvel épisode de Génération Do It Yourself. TIMELINE11' Le Far West pré eBay et vente en ligne22' Les débuts : un marché disparate, une expérience client désastreuse et deux jeunes associés déterminés n'ayant pas grand chose à perdre47' Entreprendre en période de crise50' L'agilité pour rester pertinent1h35 Hyper croissance et nouveaux rôles1h45 Comment être un meilleur leader ?2h03 L'optimisme, trait nécessaire pour entreprendre ?SHOW NOTES # Les livres d’Eric Schmidt, l’ancien PDG de Google : Trillion Dollar Coach et How Google Works ainsi que de son passage sur le podcast de Tim Ferriss# The Lean Sensei, son livre sur comment devenir un leader #17 Marc Fournier – Lancer un business quand tu fais l’ESCP et Sciences Po à la fois#79 Fred Potter – Netatmo – apprendre à programmer à 13 ans et devenir l’un des piliers des objets connectés#81 Jacques Antoine Granjon – Cofondateur VEEPEE – l’aventure, l’hypercroissance, les marques et l’instinct#122 Vincent Huguet – Malt – Comment faire travailler plus de 170.000 freelances ?#152 Martin Toulemonde - Chronodrive & Sparkling Partners - La confiance a priori pour résoudre des problèmes Un grand merci à Brendan Natral pour la mise en contact. Un coucou à mon associé Laurent Kretz. La musique du générique vous plaît ? C’est à Morgan Prudhomme que je la dois ! Contactez-le sur : https://studio-module.com// Épisode enregistré avant le second confinement lié à la pandémie de Covid-19 //

How can you make sure you hire the right person for every job? On this episode of the ROI Online Podcast, author and senior-level recruitment expert Brian Mohr shares the key to hiring with purpose.In 2011, Brian Mohr was the Senior Director of Talent Strategy at P.F. Changs and Pei Wei Asian Diner. His job was to make sure any senior-level positions were filled with the best person for the job. As part of his responsibilities, he worked with executive search services, locating individuals who fit the job description best based on what they looked like on paper. He found the experience to be very transactional. It didn't consider whether the applicant's values or personality aligned with the company's, which is often even more important in the long run. So Brian left the company and started his own executive search firm with co-founder Max Hansen, Y Scouts, to fill that missing piece of the recruitment process. He and Max Hansen wrote a book, Hiring with Purpose, to share their human approach to hiring.Culture is something that many, many business owners struggle with. Brian notes that your culture is extremely dependent on the people you hire. if you manage to craft the culture you've always wanted, a single bad employee can corrupt the culture. This puts a lot of stress on entrepreneurs when a job becomes vacant. They feel overwhelmed and worry that they'll hire the wrong person and lose what makes their business so unique in the first place.To avoid this, Brian suggests hiring with a proactive mindset, creating a planning process so you're prepared when a job opens up, speak to stakeholders to see the kinds of people you should be hiring, and research candidates well before their first interview.Although he is skilled in the world of senior-level recruitment, Brian's original dream was to be a musician. When that didn't happen, he started to reflect on his life. He joined an EO forum and made good friends by being vulnerable and showing the good, bad, and the ugly to a group of strangers. Brian began to see the importance of vulnerability in and out of the office. Psychological safety is the biggest part of an individual's success at work. You have to have a place where you can share raw, real emotion with people you trust.Today, Brian's focused on finding ways to bring entrepreneurs together using music, story, and human connection. You can get ahold of Brian here:brian@lifetracks.meLinkedInRead Brian's book:Hiring on Purpose: How the Y Scouts Method Is Revolutionizing the Search for LeadersRead the books referenced in this podcast:How Google Works by Eric Schmidt and Jonathan RosenburgGet your copy Steve Brown's book, The Golden Toilet. Also available on Audible for free when you sign up for a 30-Day Trial Membership!Thinking of starting your own podcast? Buzzsprout's secure and reliable posting allows you to publish podcasts online. Buzzsprout also includes full iTunes support, HTML5 players, show statistics, and WordPress plugins. Get started using this link to receive a $20 Amazon gift card and to help support our show!Support the show (https://cash.app/$stevemfbrown)

From my experience being the interviewee for jobs, I'M SHOCKED at how little effort many hiring managers put into this job. And they wonder why they don't find the right candidates and end up firing people. It's as if they feel that if they fill the position quickly, that's better. FALSE. I learned from How Google Works, a book by Eric Schmidt, that hiring is ultra important. So I have adopted that principle into my practices EVEN for my own indie projects. It is my hiring practices that save me time and money in the long run because I find the right candidate for the job. Join me for this episode as I break down my overall strategy and give some examples of how I conduct the interview/filtering process. Comment down below with any questions or thoughts that you may have. Hit me up on social media @PhilSvitek if it's easier. I'd love to hear from you. And for more free resources from your 360 creative coach, check out my website at http://philsvitek.com.

Als zelfstandig ondernemer kan je je niet permitteren om teveel energie te stoppen in het lezen van business boeken die je uiteindelijk niks bijbrengen. Om dit hopelijk te voorkomen zal ik op regelmatige basis mijn beste boekentips met je delen. In deze aflevering bespreek ik het boek ¨how Google works¨ en licht ik toe welk soort business boek gunstig is per stadium van je ondernemerschap.

In this episode, Shruthe and Michael talk about their insights got from How Google Works by Eric Schmidt & Jonathan Rosenberg and Factfulness by Hans Rosling.

In this episode, Shruthe and Michael talk about their insights got from How Google Works by Eric Schmidt & Jonathan Rosenberg and Factfulness by Hans Rosling.

“How Google Works” was written by Google’s Executive Chairman and ex-CEO, Eric Schmidt and former SVP of Products, Johnathan Rosenberg. Sean takes a look at how Google runs it's business.

This week’s Misfit Entrepreneur is William De Temple. William is a serial entrepreneur, author of Raise Capital Quickly, and has taken multiple companies to over $100 million. He is the founder and CEO of 9 Figure Company which teaches entrepreneurs a system to scale their company to $100 million or more in 3-7 years. And this isn’t just theory, William has proven this system doing it with his own companies and now a number of clients. I don’t know about you, but if someone was going to sit down and teach me a process to grow a company to over $100 million, I’d sit up and listen very quickly – and that is what I’ve asked William to do in this episode for you. To share his system, experience, and knowledge gained through an incredible Misfit Entrepreneur career! www.9FigureCompany.com William grew up on a ranch and they were always stretched for cash. At 11 years old, he got a paper route which quadrupled through some innovative ways to sell. He even delivered papers on the winter on horseback. After he graduated college, he got a job, but very quickly discovered that having a job was not for him. He decided to start his first company. It was the early 70’s. It went from $0 to over $12 million in annual revenues in about 7 years. A buyer came along and offered an amazing offer, so he sold it. He then went on to build companies in everything from tech, which he took through an IPO to service and manufacturing. Each of them growing to over $100 million each. He then got recruited by venture capital to be a turnaround expert. Things were great, but William’s father in-law got very sick and it required he and his wife to move to Florida to help him. This was a culture shock for William compared to Silicon Valley. After a little while and some discussions with friends, he decided to start helping companies grow and learn and put into effect the strategies he used to grow companies over $100 million. What did you learn from growing up on a ranch that helped you most in your career? There is no problem that is not surmountable. There is always a solution to every problem. When you run into a problem and you are worried. Stop, step back. Identify the problem. Then identify the solution. Then execute it. At the 9:30 mark, William tells us about his system for 9-Figures… There is always a system for everything. William used the strategy of building a house. Most people jump in and don’t think the process through. You have to know the right order to build a house to do it right. It’s the same thing when building a company. There are 8 internal practices in building a company. Every business is in business to solve a problem…Most entrepreneurs when they start a business think that all they need to do is market and sell. And if that is all you do, you will never achieve great success. Let’s go through each of the 8 areas. Explain them to us and give us something that in each area that an entrepreneur can do to succeed in each area. First, it all begins with the founder. First, as a founder, do some true market research. Get some help if needed but verify there is really a market out there. Get the book, “How Google Works” by Eric Schmidt on how they scaled Google. The 2nd area is Marketing Don’t just start marketing. Do the market research and find the “low-hanging fruit” Look for those niche pockets of easy to sell customers The big companies cannot serve every market, so there is a ton of opportunity out there. A lot of people think $100 million is a big number. By 2040, the Global economy will be over $200 TRILLION dollars. $100 million is a spec of dust in that bucket. You need to open your mind to selling on a global basis. The 3rd area is sales The disciplines for marketing and sales are totally different. If possible, you should not one person doing both areas. Get a marketing person to do marketing. Get a sales leader to lead sales. It will create better synergy and better results to have focused individuals. The 4th area is operations There are two types of operations. One is a manufacturing type. A service entity is a different type. They are different, but in many ways the same. Management is agnostic across the board. You need to track everything and know everything around your real costs and what your cost of goods sold is. A lot of companies are not charging enough for their product or service, because they don’t know the true cost. The 5th area is finance The financial side of the business is very important. The founder needs to understand finance and/or work closely with the financial side of the business to learn and understand the Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow Statements. Most people just want to see “profit,” but there is so much more that goes into it which understanding will help you do projections correctly. Your goal should be to get as close to or greater than 20% net profit. This gives you the buffer in case something doesn’t go well. It also put you in the “investment grade” category. What else is needed to be considered investment grade? Founder needs good credit Need to have the 8 areas well dialed in. Need a solid plan and good financial projections Be careful with assumptions to make sure they align well with the financial projections – the investor needs to see the correlation and clearly understand how you are getting from point A to B to C and so on…. The 6th area is human resources HR’s primary job is not about hiring and firing. HR’s biggest job is helping to team to work in synergy, especially with good training and investing in the success of employees. The 7th area is IT It is important to have a very good ERP system in place as it can help you in planning and growing your company in all areas. A lot of businesses can’t start with a full on ERP, but can start with modules and grow from there. The 8th area is quality control Quality control also included quality assurance Quality control ensures the end user is getting what they are buying in the right way. Quality control will also help to find and fix process and human errors to make the company better. You’ve spent time with everyone from Les Brown to Richard Branson – what have been your biggest takeaways? What have you seen most consistent across these people? Their passion is most consistent. Richard is the epitome of passion. He is so passionate about what he is doing for the people. All of the founders that have grown $100+ million companies have deep passion and 50% didn’t go to college and 50% did.   Best Quote: “Every business is in business to solve a problem…Most entrepreneurs when they start a business think that all they need to do is market and sell. And if that is all you do, you will never achieve great success.”   William's Misfit 3: Make sure you give back however you can. Find a way. Get involved. Network, join organizations where you can participate and help and meet others like you. Always appreciate your customers. Treat them with great respect and treat them well – even when they don’t treat you the same.

Jonathan Rosenberg is the former Senior Vice President of Products at Google and current advisor to Alphabet Inc. CEO Larry Page. Alan Eagle is the Director of Executive Communications at Google. The pair co-wrote How Google Works, and the newly released Trillion Dollar Coach: The Leadership Playbook of Silicon Valley's Bill Campbell, alongside longtime Google CEO and Chairman, Eric Schmidt. Trillion Dollar Coach unpacks management lessons from legendary coach and business executive, Bill Campbell, whose mentoring of some of our most successful modern entrepreneurs has helped create well over a trillion dollars in market value. Bill Campbell played an instrumental role in the growth of several prominent companies, such as Google, Apple, and Intuit, fostering deep relationships with Silicon Valley visionaries, including Steve Jobs, Larry Page, and Eric Schmidt. In addition, this business genius mentored dozens of other important leaders on both coasts, from entrepreneurs to venture capitalists to educators to football players, leaving behind a legacy of growing companies, successful people, respect, friendship, and love after his death in 2016. We unpacked many of Campbell’s teachings in this episode, including: 1 - Why it’s not your title, but your people who make you a leader 2 - How to build trust into the fabric of your organization so that it avoids the debilitating politics that plagues many organizations today 3 - The value of taking a people and team first approach 4 - Why it’s not what potential hires did in the past that matters, but how they did it 5 - First principles thinking 6 - Why the process can sometimes matter more than the outcome 7 - How to get the best out of people who might be underperforming ...and so much more. With that, strap yourself in for a fascinating conversation on what it takes to build a culture that gives organizations the best chance of thriving in the 21st Century, with my guests, Jonathan Rosenberg and Alan Eagle. Topics Discussed: Who Bill Campbell was Trip reports Team first Why every sports team needs a coach NBA basketball and the Warriors What exactly is a coach? What does it take to be coachable? Why your people make you a leader, not your title How to deal with aberrant geniuses Why tension in the machine can be a good thing The rule of two - a decision and relationship building mechanism The smart creative Asking ‘how’, not ‘what’, when hiring How to create an environment that empowers great people to succeed Sir Alex Ferguson Firing geniuses First principles thinking Process v outcome Radical transparency and the elephant in the room Mitigating the toxicity of politics Commitment over consensus Decisiveness Vulnerability and trust What to look for in new hires Caring for your team Building relationships first Show Notes: Slideshare: https://www.slideshare.net/ericschmidt/trillion-dollar-coach-book-bill-campbell The book website: www.TrillionDollarCoach.com Jon on Twitter: @jjrosenberg Alan on Twitter: @aeaglejr Get the book:https://amzn.to/30rMxVl ---------- Employee to Entrepreneur book: www.employeetoentrepreneur.io Listen to Future Squared on Apple Podcasts  goo.gl/sMnEa0 Also available on: Spotify, Google Podcasts, TuneIn, Stitcher and Soundcloud Twitter: www.twitter.com/steveglaveski Instagram: www.instagram.com/@thesteveglaveski Future Squared: www.futuresquared.xyz Steve Glaveski: www.steveglaveski.com Medium: www.medium.com/@steveglaveski NEW Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/futuresquared/

This week on the Finding Impact Podcast, we will be looking at the insider's view of accelerators with Fhiwa Ndou, formerly of Mass Challenge, well known venture accelerator in Boston, US. Fhiwa previously also helped setup the Mass Challenge accelerator in London and is currently Growth Manager at Lambda School. This is episode #3 in the 4-part series about accelerators for early stage social enterprises. In this episode, we look at various aspects of choosing accelerators such as: the role of accelerator alumni network in attracting social enterprises, and non-profit versus the for-profit (equity-based) models. On this podcast, you will learn: About the MC accelerator and its ethos and non-profit business model. MC does not take any equity from its start-ups and rather focuses on community as one of the best levers for helping start-ups grow and succeed. MC accepts around 100-120 start-ups in every cohort across various industries that makes it very different from most start-up accelerators. How MC selects and operates start-ups as franchise model in different regions and it leverages the local business community while starting and operating a start-up accelerator at scale, through funding and other resources. Examples of successful MC alum such as Flywire in Boston and Handy in UK, that went on to raise lots of funding for scaling and built successful businesses. How the no-equity, non-profit model and wide alumni network of MC presents a very powerful proposition and is big consideration for very early stage start-ups while choosing accelerators. MC also helps entrepreneurs unlock opportunities by helping them ask for stuff they need and providing support to access resources such credits for Amazon Web Services, other free tools, office space, introductions to experts such as patent lawyers, investors, etc. Finally, Fhiwa shares his views on future models of accelerators, such as corporate style accelerators and other accelerator models that support entrepreneurs through their journey - from teaching entrepreneurs to code early on (coding schools) to teaching entrepreneurship and what it's like to be an entrepreneur, through summer internships.   Links to Resources: MassChallenge Lambda School Examples of successful MC alum - Flywire, Handy TED Talk by Amanda Palmer Books - Art of Asking by Amanda Palmer, How Google Works by Eric Schmidt   Connect with Fhiwa: LinkedIn Twitter  

Together with Eric Schmidt, Google's former chairman and CEO, Jonathan Rosenberg and Alan Eagle are the co-authors Trillion Dollar Coach: The Leadership Playbook of Silicon Valley's Bill Campbell. The trio's first book together, How Google Works, was a New York Times bestseller. Jonathan was a Senior Vice President at Google and is an advisor to the Alphabet management team. He ran the Google product team from 2002 to 2011. Alan has been a director at Google since 2007. Formerly Eric and Jonathan's speechwriter, he currently runs a set of Google's sales programs. You can find out more about Jonathan, Alan, and Eric at: https://www.trilliondollarcoach.com Where Others Won't is recorded at Apollo Studios in downtown Toronto. It is produced and edited by Adam Esker. You contact Cody directly by visiting www.codyroyle.com

Eric Schmidt — Lessons from a Trillion-Dollar Coach | Brought to you by Inktel and LinkedIn Jobs."You can systematize innovation even if you can't completely predict it." — Eric SchmidtEric Schmidt (@ericschmidt) is Technical Advisor and Board Member to Alphabet Inc., where he advises its leaders on technology, business and policy issues. Eric joined Google in 2001 and helped grow the company from a Silicon Valley startup to a global leader in technology. He served as Google's Chief Executive Officer from 2001-2011, and Executive Chairman 2011-2018, alongside founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page.Eric serves on the boards of The Mayo Clinic and The Broad Institute, among others. His philanthropic efforts through The Schmidt Family Foundation focus on climate change, including support of ocean and marine life studies at sea, as well as education, specifically cutting-edge research and technology in the natural sciences and engineering. He is the founder of Schmidt Futures, which works to improve societal outcomes through the development of emerging science and technology.He is the co-author of The New Digital Age, How Google Works, and the new book, Trillion Dollar Coach: The Leadership Playbook of Silicon Valley's Bill Campbell, which he co-authored with fellow Google leaders Jonathan Rosenberg (@jjrosenberg) and Alan Eagle (@aeaglejr).Click here for the show notes for this episode.This episode is brought to you by Inktel. Ever since I wrote The 4-Hour Workweek, I've been frequently asked about how I choose to delegate tasks. At the root of many of my decisions is a simple question: "How can I invest money to improve my quality of life?" Or "how can I spend moderate money to save significant time?"Inktel is one of those investments. They are a turnkey solution for all of your customer care needs. Their team answers more than 1 million customer service requests each year. They can also interact with your customers across all platforms, including email, phone, social media, text, and chat.Inktel removes the logistics and headache of customer communication, allowing you to grow your business by focusing on your strengths. And as a listener of this podcast, you can get up to $10,000 off your start-up fees and costs waived by visiting inktel.com/tim.This episode also is brought to you by LinkedIn and its job recruitment platform, which offers a smarter system for the hiring process. If you've ever hired anyone (or attempted to), you know finding the right people can be difficult. If you don't have a direct referral from someone you trust, you're left to use job boards that don't offer any real-world networking approach.LinkedIn, as the world's largest professional network, which is used by more than 70 percent of the US workforce, has a built-in ecosystem that allows you to not only search for employees, but also interact with them, their connections, and their former employers and colleagues in a way that closely mimics real-life communication. Visit LinkedIn.com/Tim and receive a $50 credit toward your first job post!***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Please fill out the form at tim.blog/sponsor.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferriss Instagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferriss YouTube: youtube.com/timferriss

Discover more tech podcasts like this: Tech Podcast Asia. Produced by Pikkal & Co - Award Winning Podcast Agency. [00:10] Today with Virginia Tan: co-founder of Lean in China, She Loves Tech, Teja Ventures [01:00] How did Virginia's journey with Lean in China, the first international Lean In circle outside of the US, start? A backstory on Virginia about growing up in Singapore, spending early parts of her career in Europe and the Middle East before quitting her job as a lawyer to the shock and disapproval of parents, moving to Beijing in 2013, meeting girls in a bar then Lean In China [03:35] What was the most influential and empowering factor in Lean In - the book by Sheryl Sandberg - that motivated Virginia to start the organisation? The trigger was in the book but it's the women she met in China that inspired her to start Lean In group [06:00] Why are there so many successful female entrepreneurs in China? China is one of the best places in the world for a woman to start her own business - we look at the reasons why [09:10] Do Chinese female entrepreneurs think differently? The combination of work ethic and the appetite for risk caused by the general environment benefits women (although it applies to the Chinese generally) [12:20] Working 9-9-6 (9am to 9pm, 6 days a week) in China - the legacy of the hard work ethic. If you are going to start a business you need to think big [13:50] In China, a lot more women are participating in technology than in The West- why is that? We look at Chinese pragmatism and their tendency to be early adopters of technology [17:05] Are women also active in finance? Foreign-owned companies in China say the percentage of senior female leadership in China is much higher than in other countries [18:25] The different relationship of Chinese women with money - China as an extremely pragmatic market and its women embracing that financial independence and economic empowerment [20:25] Is the future female? Will the rest of the world catch up and will there be more women returning to work and starting their business and going into tech and finance? [23:40] How can men support women in the workplace? This is never an easy subject as many men get scared off by gender politics. The participation of men as the game-changer in promoting gender equality [28:40] What advice would Virginia give to women who are looking for mentors? Virginia never looked for mentors but was fortunate enough that her clients, bosses and even friends were her greatest mentors [31:05] Who are the most important people in Virginia's life that push her to improve and get better? Her guy friends focus on her professional development while girl friends focus on her personal development [34:40] Success is relative but for Virginia, success is being able to pursue your dreams, having the freedom and autonomy to give your dreams a shot [36:30] How can you achieve your life goals? Know what your dreams are - a long and tiring search, the things you can live with and can't live without, then take that leap of faith and try despite the fear, but make sure you have a safety net [39:35] What books would Virginia recommend to anyone out there to read about female entrepreneurship or the way that women can contribute to the workforce or personal development? How Google Works, Alibaba's World to understand technology, Daring Greatly on emotional intelligence, Malcolm Gladwell books [42:25] www.leaninchina.com.cn, one of China's leading women's non-profits, education and training and data research, 120 communities across China and more than 100,000 members. www.shelovestech.org, the world's largest startup competition for women and technology entrepreneurs launching in May 8 and will be in 12 countries this year, including Hong Kong

[00:10] Today with Virginia Tan: co-founder of Lean in China, She Loves Tech, Teja Ventures [01:00] How did Virginia's journey with Lean in China, the first international Lean In circle outside of the US, start? A backstory on Virginia about growing up in Singapore, spending early parts of her career in Europe and the Middle East before quitting her job as a lawyer to the shock and disapproval of parents, moving to Beijing in 2013, meeting girls in a bar then Lean In China [03:35] What was the most influential and empowering factor in Lean In - the book by Sheryl Sandberg - that motivated Virginia to start the organisation? The trigger was in the book but it's the women she met in China that inspired her to start Lean In group [06:00] Why are there so many successful female entrepreneurs in China? China is one of the best places in the world for a woman to start her own business - we look at the reasons why [09:10] Do Chinese female entrepreneurs think differently? The combination of work ethic and the appetite for risk caused by the general environment benefits women (although it applies to the Chinese generally) [12:20] Working 9-9-6 (9am to 9pm, 6 days a week) in China - the legacy of the hard work ethic. If you are going to start a business you need to think big [13:50] In China, a lot more women are participating in technology than in The West- why is that? We look at Chinese pragmatism and their tendency to be early adopters of technology [17:05] Are women also active in finance? Foreign-owned companies in China say the percentage of senior female leadership in China is much higher than in other countries [18:25] The different relationship of Chinese women with money - China as an extremely pragmatic market and its women embracing that financial independence and economic empowerment [20:25] Is the future female? Will the rest of the world catch up and will there be more women returning to work and starting their business and going into tech and finance? [23:40] How can men support women in the workplace? This is never an easy subject as many men get scared off by gender politics. The participation of men as the game-changer in promoting gender equality [28:40] What advice would Virginia give to women who are looking for mentors? Virginia never looked for mentors but was fortunate enough that her clients, bosses and even friends were her greatest mentors [31:05] Who are the most important people in Virginia's life that push her to improve and get better? Her guy friends focus on her professional development while girl friends focus on her personal development [34:40] Success is relative but for Virginia, success is being able to pursue your dreams, having the freedom and autonomy to give your dreams a shot [36:30] How can you achieve your life goals? Know what your dreams are - a long and tiring search, the things you can live with and can't live without, then take that leap of faith and try despite the fear, but make sure you have a safety net [39:35] What books would Virginia recommend to anyone out there to read about female entrepreneurship or the way that women can contribute to the workforce or personal development? How Google Works, Alibaba's World to understand technology, Daring Greatly on emotional intelligence, Malcolm Gladwell books [42:25] www.leaninchina.com.cn, one of China's leading women's non-profits, education and training and data research, 120 communities across China and more than 100,000 members. www.shelovestech.org, the world's largest startup competition for women and technology entrepreneurs launching in May 8 and will be in 12 countries this year, including Hong Kong

[00:10] Today with Virginia Tan: co-founder of Lean in China, She Loves Tech, Teja Ventures [01:00] How did Virginia's journey with Lean in China, the first international Lean In circle outside of the US, start? A backstory on Virginia about growing up in Singapore, spending early parts of her career in Europe and the Middle East before quitting her job as a lawyer to the shock and disapproval of parents, moving to Beijing in 2013, meeting girls in a bar then Lean In China [03:35] What was the most influential and empowering factor in Lean In - the book by Sheryl Sandberg - that motivated Virginia to start the organisation? The trigger was in the book but it's the women she met in China that inspired her to start Lean In group [06:00] Why are there so many successful female entrepreneurs in China? China is one of the best places in the world for a woman to start her own business - we look at the reasons why [09:10] Do Chinese female entrepreneurs think differently? The combination of work ethic and the appetite for risk caused by the general environment benefits women (although it applies to the Chinese generally) [12:20] Working 9-9-6 (9am to 9pm, 6 days a week) in China - the legacy of the hard work ethic. If you are going to start a business you need to think big [13:50] In China, a lot more women are participating in technology than in The West- why is that? We look at Chinese pragmatism and their tendency to be early adopters of technology [17:05] Are women also active in finance? Foreign-owned companies in China say the percentage of senior female leadership in China is much higher than in other countries [18:25] The different relationship of Chinese women with money - China as an extremely pragmatic market and its women embracing that financial independence and economic empowerment [20:25] Is the future female? Will the rest of the world catch up and will there be more women returning to work and starting their business and going into tech and finance? [23:40] How can men support women in the workplace? This is never an easy subject as many men get scared off by gender politics. The participation of men as the game-changer in promoting gender equality [28:40] What advice would Virginia give to women who are looking for mentors? Virginia never looked for mentors but was fortunate enough that her clients, bosses and even friends were her greatest mentors [31:05] Who are the most important people in Virginia's life that push her to improve and get better? Her guy friends focus on her professional development while girl friends focus on her personal development [34:40] Success is relative but for Virginia, success is being able to pursue your dreams, having the freedom and autonomy to give your dreams a shot [36:30] How can you achieve your life goals? Know what your dreams are - a long and tiring search, the things you can live with and can't live without, then take that leap of faith and try despite the fear, but make sure you have a safety net [39:35] What books would Virginia recommend to anyone out there to read about female entrepreneurship or the way that women can contribute to the workforce or personal development? How Google Works, Alibaba's World to understand technology, Daring Greatly on emotional intelligence, Malcolm Gladwell books [42:25] www.leaninchina.com.cn, one of China's leading women's non-profits, education and training and data research, 120 communities across China and more than 100,000 members. www.shelovestech.org, the world's largest startup competition for women and technology entrepreneurs launching in May 8 and will be in 12 countries this year, including Hong Kong

It’s true. John spent thousands of hours reading books, writing code, and watching computer science lectures, all to prepare for his dream job interview at Google. When things didn't go his way, he shifted gears. Here's his story. Written by John Washam: https://twitter.com/startupnextdoor Read by Quincy Larson: https://twitter.com/ossia Original article: https://fcc.im/2ERJpuC Learn to code for free at: https://www.freecodecamp.org Intro music by Vangough: https://fcc.im/2APOG02 Transcript:  It’s true. I’ve spent thousands of hours reading books, writing code, and watching computer science lectures, all to prepare for the Google software engineer interview. How I Got Here I started programming in middle school, but when it came time for college I pursued a degree in Economics. My rationale was that there would be too many programmers looking for jobs by the time I graduated. Boy, I was wrong. Later, I joined the Army to become a programmer, but the recruiter talked me into a military intelligence position, and I spent the next two years studying the Korean language. I served in South Korea for 2 years afterward. Before I left the Army, I attempted to get back into programming and was surprised at the difficulty. I had learned BASIC in middle school and kept programming it through high school. But I restarted my programming studies with C++, and the leap was too large. I just couldn’t grasp it. I did enjoy making websites, however, but I used software with a Word-like interface that I used to publish my websites. I didn’t know how to make websites from scratch. After the Army, I decided to stay in Korea for a year and teach English. I used my nights and weekends to study web programming, using Perl, HTML, CSS (which was new at the time), JavaScript, and SQL. After a year of intense study, I landed a job in the Seattle area, and I’ve been here ever since. I’ve been a web developer now for 15 years. I’ve started 3 companies, 2 of which are still running and generating revenue. I’ve worked at large and small companies, helped startups launch and grow, and recruited and managed teams. I’ve been a product manager, a CEO, a designer, and a marketer. I’ve had a successful career and learned a lot along the way. But I’m not done yet. Seeking a Career Change Remember the part where I didn’t get a computer science degree? It has made a difference. A few years ago, I thought I could get hired anywhere. I thought I was hot stuff: the elusive full-stack web developer. But during my job search in 2013, I realized my skills were lacking. I had spent so much time chasing dollars by running startups in my spare time, that I had let my skills atrophy. I hadn’t kept up with technology. For years, I had learned just enough to get by. I had a wide skill set but wasn’t an expert in anything. Don’t get me wrong, I could still get hired, but not in the technologies or areas I wanted to work in. I could get hired for areas where the tech stack was somewhat outdated, like me. There’s big money in there, but I didn’t see exciting prospects. The realization reached its peak last year at a career fair. I was interested in perhaps working for one of the local companies that were startup labs run by venture capital firms. However, the fact that I lacked a computer science degree, and the skills and knowledge that accompany such a degree, meant I didn’t have a chance. I was working full-time on my businesses at the time, and still am today. At the beginning of 2016, I decided it was time to make a career change from web developer to software engineer. I would need to study hard and practice in order to compress a computer science degree into a few months, but once I did, I could start a new career. You may not see web development and software engineering as different positions. Both involve programming and craftsmanship, but software engineering adds to it knowledge of data structures and algorithms, compiled languages, memory considerations, and understanding the impact of coding and architecture decisions on the machines where they reside. Large companies that hire for software engineering positions expect candidates to have this knowledge. I reached out to an acquaintance who works at Google and asked him questions about his experience at the company. I had been reading How Google Works and was pretty familiar with Google already. Through another contact, I received a copy of Google’s coaching notes that are provided to interview candidates. This became the basis of my study plan. Google is a pretty awesome place to work, but before I even knew that, Google was my goal. Why Google? Google sets a very high bar for hiring. They want to hire only the best. So if I set my sights high (getting hired at Google), I’ll still be quite hireable elsewhere even if I’m not selected. The more I learn about Google, the more I want to work there. In brief, Google is a company that hires smart, creative people, and treats them well. Google rewards merit, encourages big ideas, and gives employees the freedom to make good decisions for the user. The hiring process is calibrated to bring in smart, passionate people. Google has honed the recruitment and interview process over the years. The brain teaser questions are long gone. Nowadays candidates are chosen based on coding ability, technical knowledge, and Googleyness. There’s a lot going on in that one word. Management is different. Managers don’t micro-manage. They trust engineers to make the right decisions. Trusting employees changes the role of managers at Google from what most folks envision when they think of management. In addition, managers can’t unilaterally, hire, fire, or promote. Many of the important management decisions that could be perceived as office politics are handled by a committee to remove that danger. Google’s people operations (HR) has learned what works over time, and they use data and employee feedback to improve evaluation systems, the hiring process, promotions, compensation, benefits, and more. Read Work Rules! by Laszlo Bock (SVP, People Operations) for more. Yes, the benefits are amazing. I went on a tour of the Google office in Kirkland, WA, and it surpassed my expectations. And my expectations were already high. Google Interview University Remember the coaching notes I received telling me what to study? The list of topics seemed manageable, even though I didn’t know anything on the list. I turned the topics on the notes into an outline and started filling in the topics with YouTube videos of lectures from MIT and UC Berkeley. A video on linked lists in one place, a video about queues in another. The list started to grow. I published the list on Github because my Github account was pretty empty. Since all the code I wrote for my businesses and work was private, my Github account made it look like I didn’t code at all. I needed to build up a portfolio. I originally called the project “Project 9894”. Google launched on Sept 4, 1998. Hence the name. I later renamed it to “Google Interview University”. Over time I added some optional topics that I discovered along the way. I was pretty amazed I had gotten so far in my career without even knowing how a CPU processed a program, how memory worked, or any of it. I had known “just enough” to be a success. My little Github project started getting a few stars, and I published a blog post celebrating 20 stars. One morning, I awoke to find it had grown to 120 stars. Someone famous had tweeted about it during the night, and that led to it ending up on the Github daily trending report. I was #1 trending on Github for a few days. Many kind people reached out to thank and encourage me. It turns out there are thousands of people who want to not only work at Google but want to work as a software engineer, and this list was just the to-do list they needed. It’s now at over 21,000 stars. I still can’t believe it. What If I Don’t Get the Job? It won’t be the end of the world. I’ve put the time and dedication into my studies for the goal of getting hired as a Google software engineer, but even if I fail, I’ll still be armed with the skills and knowledge required to work as a software engineer at any company. Wherever I end up, I’m going in as an entry-level software engineer. I’m not going in with 15 years of software engineering experience because I simply don’t have it. When it comes to this stuff, I’m the equivalent of a fresh CS grad. But I have the enthusiasm of a new grad, too. This is a new world for me. I’m just getting started. I’m not afraid to make mistakes. I know I will. I also want to learn everything I can and be an excellent addition to any team. Don’t Study As Much As I Did Yes, I took 8 months. But I could have abbreviated the process. Like any startup with a big goal, you make mistakes and do things that waste time. There are many things I wish I go back and do differently. I studied topics I didn’t need to, some because I thought I would need them for the interview, and some because I wanted to have the knowledge on hand for when I started working. I didn’t want to be a burden on the team I’m assigned to. It turns out I simply over-prepared. I spent 3 weeks reading a 1,000-page book on C++. I don’t remember 1,000 pages worth, but I know a good bit about C++ now. As it turns out, I’m using Python for the interview, not C++. I had assumed I needed C++, C, or Java, but I was wrong. It’s good to ask, not assume. I read way more books than I needed to. There are only 3 or 4 books I should have read. I have a code catalog of dozens of algorithms that I review, most of which I wouldn’t expect in an interview. You don’t need to do that. I watched many hours of YouTube videos but could have watched far less, and spread out topics over time. I should have stopped reading books and watching videos earlier and started on coding problems sooner. I would have been able to spend more time applying the topics I learned. Spaced repetition is the key to memorization. Once you learn something, review it again later, and again even later. At each repetition, you reinforce your learning. Spending hours and hours at one time on priority queues won’t make you an expert. You become an expert by revisiting and reviewing over time. If you do so, you’ll get to the point where can’t forget details. To help review, I made 1,792 flashcards (digital flashcards). This is way too many. I review them on my phone or tablet whenever I get a spare moment (such as during Christmas shopping). Flash cards and spaced repetition go hand-in-hand. Once I get an answer on a flashcard right, I don’t mark it as known. I keep it in the deck and once I’ve seen it and answered it correctly many times, then I mark it as known. My sense of fear (“What if they ask me a question about red-black trees?”) led me to study far more topics than I needed to. But I didn’t want to just prepare for the interview, I wanted to prepare for a career at Google, solving large-scale problems. That means knowing algorithms that will save computing resources of time, space, and I/O. I may never need to know a maximum flow algorithm (Ford-Fulkerson), but it’s nice to know I have that tool available if the situation arises (without memorizing the implementation), and can recognize its application to a problem space. Conclusion Early on, I wished I could skip all this learning, and just hurry up and get hired so I could instead spend my time learning the languages and tools for the team I join. But along the way, I realized how important this knowledge is, and even though most of it may not be applicable on a daily basis, I’m glad I put in the effort. I have a new appreciation of the history of computing, the greats in the field, data structures and algorithms (and how they complement each other), and how computer systems work at low-level. I’ll be putting in my application soon. It’s been a long journey getting to this point — almost an entire year. It began back in January, but I wasn’t able to commit to full-time study until April. I’m about as prepared as I can be. I can’t keep studying and putting off the application forever. At some point, I have to take the leap. I see a bright future ahead. First of all, thank you to everyone who cheered me on and supported me with your kind words over the last few months. I appreciate all of you so much. Your encouragement helped me get back to the whiteboard every day and practice. Why didn’t I get hired? I don’t know why. Last week I received a rejection email from the recruiter, and at first, I thought it was a mistake, and laughed it off. I checked in with my referral and he inquired into it and lobbied on my behalf, but in the end, it didn’t change the situation. The thing that bothers me is that I didn’t even get a phone screen. I didn’t even talk to a recruiter over the phone. After all this work and enthusiasm, I didn’t even get a chance to prove myself. I’ve done a lot of speculation about the reason why, but I won’t do that here. It’s all just guessing, which accomplishes nothing. But I still like Google. However, I don’t know if I’ll apply again in the future. I want to get hired and stay at a company for a long time. I don’t want to hop around. The company that ends up hiring me will get a loyal, hardworking, enthusiastic employee. There are a lot of places where I can strive for greatness and have that effort rewarded. Respect your Recruiter Recruiters look at hundreds of resumes every day, and they are highly tuned to detecting quality candidates and rejecting those who don’t match up with their model. For some reason, I just didn’t fit the profile. They probably are doing me a favor. It’s possible that I would have been in over my head and continually dragged my team down. Google is known for having false negatives in their selection process, but if you’re good enough for Google, you’ll eventually get in. Recruiters know what works, and what doesn’t. So respect their decision and be polite. I’ll bet they deal with irate rejected candidates on a daily basis, so don’t be like that. Just get more experience and knowledge and try again later. As you may know, the last 11 months have been very difficult for me. As a self-taught web developer of 15 years, my computer science study plan took me months to get through, and the main motivator was to start a new career as a software engineer, tackling large problems at a large tech company. Google was the company I had audaciously set my sights on, but in the end that turned into disappointment. If you haven’t read about my story, you’re missing out. Go ahead and read it first. Well, I reached out to my network, and made a lot of new friends. I got connected with every tech giant in the Pacific northwest. Of all of them, Amazon had always stood out — even more than Google — as the most innovative company over the last 10 years. I applied via a referral, whom I had met at a startup event in 2013, and got the process rolling. After so many months of non-stop effort, sacrifice, and worry, I’m pleased to announce that I finally made it! Today I accepted an offer to be a Software Development Engineer at Amazon.com.

On this week's Tech Nation, former Google CEO and Alphabet Executive Chair, Eric Schmidt along with former Senior Vice President for Products, Jonathan Rosenberg talk about “How Google Works”. Then on Tech Nation Health, faster diagnostics for the 25 species of bacteria which cause Sepsis. John McDonough, the CEO of T2 Biosystems, talks about their efforts in Sepsis and other new diagnostics for candida and Lyme disease.

On this week’s BioTech Nation, former Google CEO and Alphabet Executive Chair, Eric Schmidt along with former Senior Vice President for Products, Jonathan Rosenberg talk about “How Google Works”. Then on Tech Nation Health, faster diagnostics for the 25 species of bacteria which cause Sepsis. John McDonough, the CEO of T2 Biosystems, talks about their efforts in Sepsis and other new diagnostics for candida and Lyme disease.

Was passiert, wenn Influencer selbst auf Marken zugehen und sich als Markenbotschafter bewerben? In der sechsten Episode spreche ich mit Andreas Vill, Geschäftsführender Gesellschafter und Aaron Keilhau, Partner & CMO von anythingabout. Aaron und Andreas sprechen über Taktiken im Empfehlungsmarketings und die Glaubwürdigkeit von Influencern. Unternehmen sollten weniger auf plumpe Incentivierungs-Mechaniken setzen und stattdessen doppelseitigen Belohnungssystemen implementieren. Influencer müssen stärker nach Pull-Promotion-Mechaniken agieren. Andreas Leseliste: 1. The Upstarts von Brad Stone: "Alles über den Erfolg und Aufstieg der Silicon Valley Startups wie UBER, AirBnB und viele mehr. Super spannend und authentisch." Link zum Buch: http://amzn.to/2uotBrL 2. Chaos Monkeys: Inside the Silicon Valley Money Machine von Antonio Garcia Martinez: "Gute Insights aus Silicon Valley" Link zum Buch: http://amzn.to/2uVfMUO 3. Die Guccis: Mode, Mord und Business von Sara Gay Forden und Anja Lazarowicz: "Super spannendes Buch, nicht nur über die Familie Gucci sondern mit vielen Insights zum Thema Branding." Link zum Buch: http://amzn.to/2uV7ZX7 4. The Towering World of Jimmy Choo: Power, Profits, and the Pursuit of the Perfect Shoe von Lauren Goldstein Crowe und Sagra Maceira de Rosen: "Vom kleinen Schuster zur Premium-Marke." Link zum Buch: http://amzn.to/2unqDp7 Aarons Buchempfehlungen: 1. How Google Works von Eric Schmidt und Jonathan Rosenberg: "Ist klar, worum es geht." Link zum Buch: http://amzn.to/2uoYVqa 2. The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do, and How to Change von Charles Duhigg: "Warum wir tun was wir tun - ein Buch über Vermarktungsstrategien." Link zum Buch: http://amzn.to/2uVp6Ip

In this episode of the podcast - I go down a different path from partnering with Microsoft and other tech giants - to explore how disruptive technology is positively impacting educational outcomes while expanding my focus on the professional journey to help mentor professionals early in their careers. My guest for this episode, Logan Cohen is "early in career" and chose the entrepreneurial route over the corporate route after college. She and Co-CEO Trevor Wilkins embarked on a journey to create an app focused on students achieving better grades, higher attendance and ultimately successful outcomes in life. In this interview, we discuss "partnering" in the broader context of partnerships with technology vendors and sponsors KÜDZOO is an app that rewards students based on their academic achievements. KÜDZOO serves as a resource for schools to increase student engagement and connects brands with Generation Z through a collaborative, educational lens. After KÜDZOO's first school year on the national market, over 500,000 students signed up and 280,000 report cards were submitted to the app. EdSurge named KÜDZOO "The Grade-based Bitcoin." Logan's leadership responsibilities include guiding the vision, strategy and ensuring the execution of value creating milestones for KÜDZOO. She received dual degrees in Finance and International Business from Florida International University. Logan was named to Forbes 30 Under 30 in education for the class of 2016, Magic Johnson's 32 under 32 and CIO's Top 20 Female Entrepreneurs to Watch in 2017. In the interview, Logan shared the impetus for starting the company, how 14-16 year old students in West Philadelphia helped inform the concept, and how KÜDZOO got to 700,000 users in two short years. We also discuss partnerships and how that might expand in the future. As with each of my interviews, we dive into the personal and professional journey for this "early in career" entrepreneur and advice she would give to anyone looking to start a company. Logan's Favorite Quote - "Sales Cures All" - this quote is attributed to Mark Cuban. Favorite Book - "Good Is the New Cool: Market Like You Give a Damn" by Afdhel Aziz. Other books discussed in this episode - "How Google Works", by Eric Schmidt and Jonathan Rosenberg and "Work Rules!", by Laszlo Boch. You can reach Logan Cohen and KUDZOO on Twitter: @KUDZOOApp @LoganECohen and on Instagram: @KUDZOOapp Click here to learn more about the company or download the app: KUDZOOapp.com I hope you enjoy this episode. You can review this podcast by going to iTunes and searching "Ultimate Guide to Partnering" - click the album art - hit the review tab - then "Write a Review". You can also follow and like on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Thank you for listening Vince Menzione

Apeland og Reputation Institute har for 14. gang gjennomført den store omdømmeundersøkelsen - RepTrak. Adm dir Ole Christian Apeland gir deg hans 5 beste tips for å skape et godt omdømme. Et omdømme kan oppsummeres som summen av alle inntrykk et publikum har om deg. Et omdømme sier mye om merkevaren din. Du eier kanskje ditt varemerke, men publikum eier din merkevare. I episode 26 av MediaPuls hadde vi besøk av omdømmeekspert Nils Apeland, hvor vi diskuterte omdømmets betydning. I anledning av den store omdømmemålingen tok vi en prat med primus motor bak under selve undersøkelsen - broren til Nils Apeland, og administrerende direktør i Apeland, Ole Christian Apeland. Og hans 5 tips for å skape et godt omdømme bør du få med deg. Marius har lest boken "Move Fast and Break Things". Boken er skrevet av Jonathan Taplin, som mener nå de store teknologiselskapene er i ferd med å bevege seg så fort at de ødelegger selve samfunnet. Hans-Petter har lest "How Google Works" av Eric Schmidt og Jonathan... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I briefly discuss "How Google Works" by Alan Eagle, Eric Schmidt and Jonathan Rosenberg, and the 21st Century management techniques and relate them to an on going project in my district and 21st Century Education.www.patreon.com/mrptech

I briefly discuss "How Google Works" by Alan Eagle, Eric Schmidt and Jonathan Rosenberg, and the 21st Century management techniques and relate them to an on going project in my district and 21st Century Education.www.patreon.com/mrptech

Some Science Behind How Google Ranks a Site. I’m going to give you the no-holds barred, here’s what works today. Here’s what Google’s looking for. I’m actually not going to give you the marketing techniques to grow stuff. I’m going to tell you how does Google work. The title of this podcast is, “How Google Works.” It really should be, and maybe I’ll change it. It should be, “How Google Ranks” or, “How Google Stacks.” Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! Here’s How » Join Today’s Growth community today: kencourtright.com Today’s Growth Twitter Ken Courtright LinkedIn

iTunesで購読する 株式会社スペースマーケットCTO鈴木真一郎さんと今年のマイベストなものについて話しました。 「今回のキーワード」 ZERO to ONE/How Google Works/HARD THINGS/棚橋弘至はなぜ新日本プロレスを変えることができたのか/インターステラー/エクスペンダブルズ/マッドマックス 怒りのデス･ロード/イミテーション・ゲーム エニグマと天才数学者の秘密/みてね/Apple Music/Slack/wellnote/うさぎノート/OpenTable 鈴木真一郎（@shinisuz） 山本大策（@daisaku） ZERO to ONE How Google Works (ハウ・グーグル・ワークス) ―私たちの働き方とマネジメント HARD THINGS 棚橋弘至はなぜ新日本プロレスを変えることができたのか インターステラー エクスペンダブルズ マッドマックス 怒りのデス･ロード イミテーション・ゲーム／エニグマと天才数学者の秘密 みてね Apple Music Slack wellnote うさぎノート OpenTable 第3回 CNET Japan Startup Award このポッドキャストの感想は #prototypefm にお願いします。 Special Guest: 鈴木 真一郎.

Naoki Hiroshima さん、Kazuho Okui さんと Swift, Reactive, 寿司などについて話しました。その後 Naoya Ito さんをゲストに迎えて、紅白、鮨、認知的不協和などについて話しました。 Show Notes The Death of Cocoa - NSHipster ReactiveCocoa Bacon.js - Functional Reactive Programming library for JavaScript WEB+DB PRESS Vol.84 人はなぜ寿司を食べるのか Path of Exile How Google Works すしの語源・由来 なぜあの人はあやまちを認めないのか Rebuild: 46: Worldwide Stockholm Syndrome (naan, hak)

Naoya Ito さんをゲストに迎えて、App Store, HBFav, CTO, グーグル, 情報共有などについて話しました。 Show Notes Docker対応のManaged VMでもこれまで通りApp Engine SDKが使えます Launcher Followup and Thoughts on the App Store Review System | Cromulent Labs Panic Blog - Transmit iOS 1.1.1 App Store Review Guidelines - Apple Developer Louieland: Running to the Press HBFav 2.8.1 クラッシュ後、はてなブックマークの再ログインが要求される Gilt: iOS7でbackground fetchを利用するとログアウトしてしまうバグへの対応 Rebuild: 29: Rate My App (Naoya Ito) HockeyApp Joins Microsoft - HockeyApp Blog Introducing Parse Crash Reporting | Parse Blog Bugsnag - Detect and diagnose crashes in your applications 飲み会で探るエンジニアのホンネ #naoya_sushi 編 Rebuild: 64: Web+DB Press Vol.83 Aftershow (hotchpotch) #define CTO WEB+DB PRESS Vol.84 How Google Works Stripe: Scaling Email Transparency Rebuild: Sponsorship ★

Naoya Ito さんと、AngularJS, 犠牲的アーキテクチャ、Sword Art Online などについて話しました。 Show Notes Angularが嫌い AngularJS: The Bad Parts | Lars Eidnes' blog "Screw You, Angular" - Medium React SacrificialArchitecture Martin Fowler氏の語る“犠牲的アーキテクチャ" 「「技術的負債」を問いなおす」というタイトルでJAWS DAYS 2014で話してきた 式年遷宮インフラストラクチャについて Things You Should Never Do, Part I - Joel on Software Monster Hunter 4G Sword Art Online 小説家になろう How Google Works

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: How Google Works, Eric Schmidt and Jonathan Rosenberg in conversation with Amanda Lang What we all want to know is How Google Works. So Google Chair Eric Schmidt and their former head of products, Jonathan Rosenberg, have written a new book about exactly that. This exclusive event held in partnership with Ramsay Talks to hear IT pioneer Eric Schmidt unveil how Google works. Google remains one of the most important innovations of our time. It has transformed the way we interact with business, information and one another. What we all want to know is How Google Works. This is your chance to hear it first hand from Google's Executive Chairman and Former Head of Products. Eric Schmidt served as Google's CEO from 2001 to 2011. During that time he shepherded the company's growth from a Silicon Valley start up to a global technology leader that today has over $55 billion in annual revenues and offices in more than 40 countries. Eric is now Google's executive chairman. Jonathan Rosenberg joined Google in 2002 and managed the design and development of the company's consumer, advertiser, and partner products, including Search, Ads, Gmail, Android, Apps, and Chrome. He is currently an advisor to Google CEO Larry Page. Moderator: Amanda Lang, Senior Business Correspondent, CBC News, Host, The Lang and O'Leary Exchange Speakers: Eric Schmidt, Executive Chairman of Google Jonathan Rosenberg, Design and Development, Google *The content presented is free of charge but please note that the Empire Club of Canada retains copyright. Neither the speeches themselves nor any part of their content may be used for any purpose other than personal interest or research without the explicit permission of the Empire Club of Canada.* *Views and Opinions Expressed Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the speakers or panelists are those of the speakers or panelists and do not necessarily reflect or represent the official views and opinions, policy or position held by The Empire Club of Canada.*