Stross, Randall E.

Planet Google : one company's audacious plan to organize everything we know by Randall E Stross ( Book )
7 editions published between 2008 and 2009 in English and held by 1,762 libraries worldwide
Based on unprecedented access he received to the highly secretive "Googleplex," acclaimed New York Times columnist Randall Stross takes readers deep inside Google, the most important, most innovative, and most ambitious company of the Internet Age. His revelations demystify the strategy behind the company's recent flurry of bold moves, all driven by the pursuit of a business plan unlike any other: to become the indispensable gatekeeper of all the world's information, the one-stop destination for all our information needs. Will Google succeed? And what are the implications of a single company commanding so much information and knowing so much about us?--From publisher description.

The Microsoft way : the real story of how the company outsmarts its competition by Randall E Stross ( Book )
23 editions published between 1996 and 2010 in 5 languages and held by 1,125 libraries worldwide
Randall E. Stross was the first business historian Microsoft let into its archives, enjoying unrestricted access to its Redmond campus for three years. The Microsoft Way thus provides the most incisive analysis of Microsoft and its place in American industry. Stross finds microsoft's success not in predatory marketing but in its eagerness for intelligent employees, bright ideas, and market feedback. Those strengths have helped the firm to grow and to transform itself.

The Wizard of Menlo Park : how Thomas Alva Edison invented the modern world by Randall E Stross ( Book )
5 editions published in 2007 in English and held by 1,084 libraries worldwide
An in-depth portrait of America's greatest inventor journeys inside the life and laboratory of Thomas Edison, documenting not only his revolutionary technological innovations, but also his ability to promote and market himself and his creations.

Bulls in the China shop : and other Sino-American business encounters by Randall E Stross ( Book )
9 editions published between 1990 and 1993 in English and held by 991 libraries worldwide

eBoys : the first inside account of venture capitalists at work by Randall E Stross ( Book )
10 editions published between 2000 and 2010 in English and held by 862 libraries worldwide
"Venture capitalists have become iconic symbols of our time, just as investment bankers, investigative journalists, and hippies defined previous eras. In eBoys, Randall Stross has captured the interplay of ambition, personality, experimentation, and risk, all acted out, larger than life, as the men of Benchmark and the entrepreneurs they back play their remarkable roles in the new world of Internet commerce and the creation of vast, sudden wealth."--BOOK JACKET.

Steve Jobs and the NeXT big thing by Randall E Stross ( Book )
9 editions published between 1993 and 1997 in English and Chinese and held by 580 libraries worldwide
Stross follows Jobs career from the start of Apple Computer in the late 70s to the failing of NeXT Computer.

The stubborn earth : American agriculturalists on Chinese soil, 1898-1937 by Randall E Stross ( Book )
10 editions published between 1986 and 1988 in English and held by 435 libraries worldwide

Planet Google how one company's all-encompassing vision is transforming our lives by Randall E Stross ( Recording )
7 editions published in 2008 in English and held by 282 libraries worldwide
Randy Stross explores Google's bold and possibly disastrous attempts at continued success. He explains the possibilities of bankruptcy for other providers, and how this will affect our culture as a whole.

Planet Google : how one company is transforming our lives by Randall E Stross ( Book )
4 editions published between 2008 and 2009 in English and held by 158 libraries worldwide
Having gained access to the Google headquarters and top management, and to a wide range of sources who have worked with Google or monitored its activities, Randy Stross reveals the scale and scope of what Google is setting out to accomplish, and also explores the implications for business and culture in general.

Technology and society in twentieth century America : an anthology ( Book )
2 editions published in 1989 in English and held by 155 libraries worldwide