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Randall Stross is the author of numerous books about Silicon Valley's tech companies and start-up culture, including The Launch Pad (2012), Planet Google (2008), The Wizard of Menlo Park (2007), and eBoys (2000). A liberal arts major himself, he holds a doctorate in modern Chinese history from Stanford University and is Professor of Business at San Jose State University. He wrote the "Digital Domain" column for The New York Times from 2004 to 2013.