Pichai: The Future of Google

Jagmohan Bhanver

Jan 2016 · Hachette UK

About this ebook

An incisive look into the world’s most innovative tech company and the man chosen to lead it.

On 10 August 2015, an unassuming product expert who learnt his ropes at IIT Kharagpur was declared the next CEO of tech giant Google. Sundar Pichai’s appointment was hardly an unexpected one. Pichai is a man known as much for his veritable Midas touch with every product he has developed or led for Google – Chrome, Chrome OS and Android, to name just a few – as for his superlative people skills and open-minded approach to innovation.

Yet, the company’s decision to restructure its product lines and appoint Pichai as the head of a leaner, more focused Google, has raised inevitable questions:

• What does Pichai’s role augur for the future of the tech giant?

• Will Google consolidate its position for existing products or will they focus on creating new ones?

• And will Pichai transform the organization that Schmidt, Page and Brin created and led, or confirm the belief of a minority of naysayers that he is not yet ready for this daunting role?

Pichai: The Future of Google provides answers to these questions while throwing light on Sundar Pichai’s childhood and education; his entry into the tech world and quick rise up the ranks in Google; and his key contributions as a leader and tech-guru to Google’s most successful properties.

Timely and insightful, this book offers a rare glimpse into the fascinating ecosystem of a path-breaking company and shows us what it takes to be a dynamic leader in the 21st century.

Ratings and reviews

Well researched and rather objective look into Pichai and Google's history and lesson learnt. If you are already a Google fan or close follower of the valley, you probably know most of the stories, yet it is a nice read for me from the other side of the earth.

An instant books with little depth that doesn't offer much about Pichai beyond what is already publicly known. Almost half of the book is about Google rather than Pichai.

It's little informative book . We want more penetrating book of our very own Sundar Sir.

About the author

Jagmohan S. Bhanver has worked with three of the largest banks in India, handling national and international roles. Presently, he is an executive coach to CEOs and board members of various organizations. Bhanver’s seminars on leadership and motivation have had a powerful impact on several lives and careers. Bhanver is the author of three bestselling non-fiction titles and his first fiction title has recently been declared a national bestseller in India. He has also written for several TV shows and is in the process of finalizing a movie script. This is his fourth book of non-fiction. He can be found on Twitter at @authorjagmohan.