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title: On Google IPO
date: "2005-03-01T12:00:00Z"
categories:
  - links
wp_id: 732
description: I share a contemporary look at the cultural and financial impact of Google's initial public offering, examining how the search giant's 2004 transition to a public company permanently reshaped the Silicon Valley business landscape.
keywords: [google, ipo, silicon valley, tech history, search engine, public offering]
---

[On Google going public](http://men.style.com/gq/features/full?id=content_422).