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Paul Buchheit

10/25/18

@ Y Combinator

I ended up interviewing at Google and one other company, but Google was the only offer I had, which made my decision easy.

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The Path to $100B by Paul Buchheit

@ Y Combinator

10/25/18

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Paul Buchheit

03/07/18

@ Y Combinator

I ended up at Google because they had a product I used and loved, and I was really into Linux, which was a key factor in my decision to join the company.

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Jarvis Johnson

05/01/19

@ Y Combinator

Interning at Google as a sophomore opened my eyes to the tech industry, making me realize I wanted to work in California after graduation.

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Dan Siroker

10/26/13

@ Y Combinator

I decided to stop working on my startup and joined Google to learn skills that would help me succeed as an entrepreneur.

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Qasar Younis

05/15/25

@ Uncapped with Jack Altman

Working at Google was a great experience, but I never wanted to be an employee forever; I always felt the pull to be a founder.

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Justin Kan

05/27/21

@ Justin Kan

We were trying to sell the company to Google, and I suggested that we prepare our engineers for the interview process.

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Jarvis Johnson

05/01/19

@ Y Combinator

I chose to intern at Yelp instead of returning to Google because I wanted to experience different company cultures and gain diverse experiences.

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Sarah Nahm

07/10/19

@ Y Combinator

Leaving Google wasn't about starting a company; it was about personal growth and experiencing new things, which eventually led me to work with early-stage teams.

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Ben Silbermann

11/09/16

@ Y Combinator

I eventually moved to California to work at Google, where I was in online sales and operations, while continuing to explore side projects.

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Ben Silbermann

04/07/17

@ Y Combinator

Google's difficult interview questions attract candidates who enjoy solving tough problems, which is a strategy worth emulating.