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Can employee activism change Google? Revisiting the employee walkout one year later.Can employee activism change Google? Revisiting the employee walkout one year later.
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One former employee says allegations of retaliation have been added to claims of sexual harassment and discrimination.

By Delia Paunescu
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The Recode 100The Recode 100
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The people in tech, business and media who mattered in 2017.

By Meghann Farnsworth
Alex Zhu proved that you don’t need to be Facebook to become a social media hit
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Zhu is No. 79 on the Recode 100.

By Kurt Wagner
The Terrible 10: Those who might have made the Recode 100 if they weren’t quite so awful
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Better luck next year!

By Kara Swisher
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How we made the Recode 100How we made the Recode 100
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A list of the year’s real winners.

By Dan Frommer
Matt and Ross Duffer’s cult hit ‘Stranger Things’ solidified Netflix as the content creator to watch
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The Duffer brothers are No. 100 on the Recode 100.

By Meghann Farnsworth
Chris Urmson is developing the brains for self-driving cars
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Urmson is No. 98 on the Recode 100.

By Johana Bhuiyan
Lauren Gross — not Peter Thiel — is steering Founders Fund
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Gross is No. 96 on the Recode 100.

By Theodore Schleifer
‘White hat’ hacker Amanda Rousseau hacks back at malicious software
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Rousseau is No. 94 on the Recode 100.

By Rani Molla
Sarah Tavel is seen as the future of one of Silicon Valley’s most prestigious venture firms
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Tavel is No. 99 on the Recode 100.

By Theodore Schleifer
Alastair Westgarth is the man with the internet balloons
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Westgarth is No. 97 on the Recode 100.

By Rani Molla
David Drummond is watching over Alphabet’s deals
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Drummond is No. 90 on the Recode 100.

By Dan Frommer
James Freeman sold Blue Bottle without selling out
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Freeman is No. 95 on the Recode 100.

By Dan Frommer
Daniela Perdomo helps you text when disaster strikes
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Perdomo is No. 93 on the Recode 100.

By Rani Molla
Tristan Walker introduced a hair-care system for women of color — with an assist from Sephora
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Walker is No. 92 on the Recode 100.

By Jason Del Rey
Kirsten Green’s early bet on direct-to-consumer commerce brands keeps paying off
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Green is No. 91 on the Recode 100.

By Dan Frommer
You can thank Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick for the internet’s addiction to gaming
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Kotick is No. 89 on the Recode 100.

By Meghann Farnsworth
IA’s Michael Beckerman is the voice of Silicon Valley in Washington, D.C.
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Beckerman is No. 87 on the Recode 100.

By Tony Romm
Bryan Johnson wants to put a chip in your brain
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Johnson is No. 83 on the Recode 100.

By Rani Molla
Qi Lu is opening the road for self-driving cars
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Lu is No. 86 on the Recode 100.

By Eric Johnson
Doug Mack and Fanatics have created a new breed of retailer
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Mack is No. 84 on the Recode 100.

By Joe Brown
Chamath Palihapitiya is controversial, opinionated and, yes, influential in shaping how Silicon Valley thinks about investing
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Palihapitiya is No. 82 on the Recode 100.

By Theodore Schleifer
April Reign has become a force of nature on Twitter
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Reign is No. 85 on the Recode 100.

By Kurt Wagner
Supreme’s James Jebbia is still king of the streetwear ‘drop’
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Jebbia is No. 81 on the Recode 100.

By Dan Frommer
Peter Szulczewski’s Wish has the attention of Amazon, Alibaba, eBay and Walmart
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Szulczewski is No. 80 on the Recode 100.

By Jason Del Rey
Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen turned Axios into an overnight media success story
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VandeHei and Allen are No. 78 on the Recode 100.

By Peter Kafka
Jonathan Greenblatt is the man trying to shut down extremists online
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Greenblatt is No. 77 on the Recode 100.

By Joe Brown
Under Jason Droege, UberEats was a bright spot in Uber’s otherwise scandal-ridden year
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Droege is No. 75 on the Recode 100.

By Johana Bhuiyan
Clifford Levy is the glue behind the New York Times’ digital transformation
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Levy is No. 76 on the Recode 100.

By Edmund Lee
Marc Stad, behind the scenes, is winning ownership stakes in Silicon Valley’s hottest companies
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Stad is No. 74 on the Recode 100.

By Theodore Schleifer
Kyle Vogt holds the keys to GM’s self-driving ambitions
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Vogt is No. 72 on the Recode 100.

By Johana Bhuiyan
Chris Liddell is Trump’s man behind efforts to modernize the whole government
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Liddell is No. 70 on the Recode 100.

By Tony Romm
Tuft & Needle’s JT Marino and Daehee Park play nice with Amazon
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Marino and Park are No. 69 on the Recode 100.

By Rani Molla
Stefan Heck’s little-known startup, Nauto, works to make cars safer today and self-driving tomorrow
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Heck is No. 68 on the Recode 100.

By Johana Bhuiyan
Tiffani Ashley Bell keeps the water on
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Bell is No. 71 on the Recode 100.

By Rani Molla
Michael Barbaro is the star of The Daily, the New York Times’ breakout podcast hit
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Barbaro is No. 67 on the Recode 100.

By Peter Kafka
Dara Khosrowshahi’s path to becoming Uber’s CEO may have come as a surprise, but he may be the leader the company needs
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Khosrowshahi is No. 65 on the Recode 100.

By Johana Bhuiyan
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Microsoft’s Brad Smith is leading the tech industry into battle on privacy and immigrationMicrosoft’s Brad Smith is leading the tech industry into battle on privacy and immigration
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Smith is No. 66 on the Recode 100.

By Tony Romm
Patrick Collison makes deals of all stripes
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Collison is No. 64 on the Recode 100.

By Rani Molla