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Blitzscaling 08: Eric Schmidt on Structuring Teams and Scaling Google

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What it is

Stanford Blitzscaling class session where Reid Hoffman interviews Eric Schmidt about structuring teams and scaling Google. Topics include Alphabet, hiring, and how Chrome and Android operated inside the company.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Cited as a first-hand source for how Google's leadership thought about hiring, organization and the Alphabet restructuring.

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What HN commenters said

  1. “if you're interested in some of the motivation and types of problems they're trying to solve with it”

    Schmidt explains motivation and problems behind Alphabet.

    simonpure, 2016-08 · Recommendation · in “Alphabet is still figuring out how to be a conglomerate”

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Topics: eric schmidt, google, alphabet, management, blitzscaling

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