I was at Google during the Eric Schmidt years and thought the author captured it pretty well, including: * A basically coherent, well-run, thriving place to wo

I was at Google during the Eric Schmidt years and thought the author captured it pretty well, including: * A basically coherent, well-run, thriving place to work; except: * Lots of executive infighting, especially certain execs; and: * Larry's eccentric, seemingly bored behavior during high-level reviews. Larry definitely seemed frustrated and out of touch with the rest of the management team. And Eric seemed to see it as his responsibility to try to manage that dynamic while keeping the ship pointed in a safe direction. Possibly there is a lot more source material about this phase of Google history for the author to draw from.