Nassim Nicholas Taleb famously called prediction a kind of charlatanism. Prediction, in his opinion, should be a liberal art -- something creative, entertaining, thought-provoking, but always to be taken with a grain of salt. This is an opinion I share. And thus, it’s a great delight that “The Di...
A must read book for everyone in an organisation and a great book for the HR bunch. I started reading this book with no interest but now I am in awe cos the kind of culture that Google exhibits is wonderful. Hire the best people. Give them extraordinary pay if they possess extraordinary talent....
Most business books are filled with fairly banal advice, but this book stands out somewhat with a mixture of backstory behind some of Google's decision-making process (from a high level view) and some actual novel arguments (for example, one that stands out is not directly paying extra for Google...