How Google, Bono, and the Gates Foundation Rock the World with OKRs
by John Doerr
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American politician
American author, journalist and professor (born 1952)
American computer scientist and Internet entrepreneur (born 1973)
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American businessperson and board member, former CEO of Corteva
Recommended by 12 notable people, including Bill Gates and Reid Hoffman
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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'For anyone interested in becoming a better manager' - Bill Gates -------- Discover the revolutionary movement behind the explosive growth of Intel, Google, Amazon and Uber. In 1999, legendary venture capitalist John Doerr invested nearly $12 million in a small 40-person startup that had amazing technology, entrepreneurial energy and sky-high ambitions, but no real business plan. Doerr introduced the founders to his system of Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) and, with those principles at the foundation of their management, the startup grew at an exponential rate. Today, that same startup - Google - has more than 70,000 employees with a market cap exceeding…
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