Eric Schmidt two co-wrote in 2010. He also wrote the preface to "The Startup Game: Inside the Partnership between Venture Capitalists and Entrepreneurs", by William H. Draper, III. In 2014, Schmidt co-authored the New York Times best-selling book "How Google Works" with Jonathan Rosenberg, former Senior Vice President of Products at Google and current advisor to Google CEO Larry Page, and Alan Eagle. The book is a collection of the business management lessons learned over the course of Schmidt and Rosenberg's time leading Google. In his book, Eric Schmidt argues that successful companies in the technology-driven internet age should attract smart and
Martin E. Franklin Franklin served as its CEO. He was the youngest CEO of a corporation listed on the NYSE. They sold the company to Essilor for US$300 million in 1996. Franklin attempted to acquire the Alltristra Corporation with Ian Ashken in 2000. When their bid failed, they became activist boards members. By 2001, Franklin became its CEO while Ashken became its chief financial officer. Meanwhile, the two men renamed it the Jarden Corporation. Franklin served as its chairman and chief executive from 2001 to 2011. Since 2011, he has served as its executive chairman. As executive chairman of Jarden, Franklin earned US$44