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24 alternatives to How Google Works

The rules for success in the Internet Century.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. How Google Works launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   How Google Works▲71

   The rules for success in the Internet Century (pre-order)

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   What would google do?▲64

   A guide to the business logic of the network era.

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   How Google Works▲26

   Management maxims illustrated through personal anecdotes

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Work Rules! ▲82

   Talent management and attraction ideas from inside Google

   2015 · amazon.co.uk · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Work Rules! Insights from Inside Google▲9

   How Google attracts and retains the best talent in the world

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Information Rules: A Strategic Guide to the Network Economy ▲63

   Core read on the nature of information goods

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   In The Plex▲72

   How Google thinks, works & shapes our lives

   2015 · stevenlevy.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Google Guys▲64

   Inside the Brilliant Minds of Google's Founders

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Simplify▲71

   How the best businesses in the world succeed

   2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Think with Google▲142

    Put Google research and insight behind your thinking.

    2014 · business.google.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Deep Work ▲71

    Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Deep Work▲69

    Rules for focused success in a distracted world

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Community Building on the Web▲86

    Secret strategies for successful online communities

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Web App Success▲73

    Creating web apps? This is for you.

    2015 · fivesimplesteps.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    How to Create a Profitable Digital Product▲61

    The guide to passive Income

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    The Grand Theory of Success - The Old Book Rule▲73

    The old book rule & how to think like Elon Musk 💪🏻 🚀

    2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Content Strategy for the Web▲57

    Better content means better business

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Growth Engines▲95

    How the most successful startups unlock extraordinary growth

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The Innovator's Solution▲69

    Creating and sustaining successful growth

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Web Metrics: Proven Methods for Measuring Web Site Success▲56

    A classic book for web analytics geeks

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Work Smart - 18: How Google works smart with Product Manager, Tim Frank▲67

    "The culture is very black and white - don't sugar coat"

    2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Who Owns the Future?▲66

    The concentration of money and power in our digital networks

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Fifty Shades Of Marketing▲56

    Ideas, resources & techniques for success in a digital age

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Making Money With HTML5▲58

    How to find financial success with HTML5 web technology

    2016 · google.com · its alternatives →

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