Spotted via John, Journey to the (Revoltionary,
Evil-Hating, Cash-Crazy, and Possibly Self-Destructive) Center of Google from GQ is a great, great long read about "the boys" versus "the adults" journey Google has made
to being a public company, one where the boys of founders Larry Page and Sergey Bring are still firmly in control.
The Boys Versus The Adults: Google Goes Public Story
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