Google Impressed Me
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Freshworks president Dennis Woodside copes with stre...
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Jan 23 2023 1h 5m
Chapter 1 6 mins
Google’s acquisition of Motorola and how Dennis went from ad exec to first-time CEOChapter 2 4 mins
Did Dennis like being the CEO of Motorola?Chapter 3 5 mins
The stress of the new job and dealing with it through exerciseChapter 4 4 mins
Dennis’ impressive résumé and what dinner conversation was like growing upChapter 5 3 mins
Going to Korea and choosing the harder pathChapter 6 4 mins
Joining Google in 2003 as a general problem-solverChapter 7 8 mins
Hiring “scouts” all around the world to better understand the internetChapter 8 3 mins
Leaving Motorola to mentor Dropbox CEO Drew HoustonChapter 9 6 mins
Checking your ego and the listening tour that wasn’tChapter 10 3 mins
Dropbox’s IPO and why the stock has been relatively flatChapter 11 5 mins
Changing jobs without breaks, and spotting new opportunities like FreshworksChapter 12 4 mins
Tips for working with founders and interrogating the status quoChapter 13 2 mins
Dennis’ most unique OKR at Dropbox