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Alex Schultz

03/24/17

@ Y Combinator

When Google launched AdWords, I learned to buy paid clicks and resell them for a profit, which was a pivotal moment in my marketing career.

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Growth with Alex Schultz (How to Start a Startup 2014: Lecture 6)

@ Y Combinator

Growth with Alex Schultz (How to Start a Startup 2014: Lecture 6)

03/24/17

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Matt Cutts

12/04/19

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I remember a significant moment when we realized the potential of self-service advertising after a lobster company became one of our first AdWords advertisers.

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Matt Cutts

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The early days of Google involved a lot of experimentation with advertising strategies, including self-service ads, which were initially a prototype.

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Ryan Petersen

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The first customers for Flexport signed up through Google Adwords and SEO, even before we officially launched the service.

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Tyler Bosmeny

09/26/18

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I started my journey in sales while working on my college newspaper, where I learned to sell ads to local businesses.

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Gustaf Alströmer

06/27/19

@ Y Combinator

In the early days, Airbnb's growth was significantly supported by online marketing, particularly through strategic keyword purchases.

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Aravind Srinivas

02/22/25

@ Y Combinator

I realized that if people stop clicking on links, the ad economy dies, which was a key insight we had after launching our product.

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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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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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Shreyas Doshi

08/25/22

@ Lenny's Podcast

At Google, I learned the power of thinking really big, which became a normal part of how I operated.