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Paul Buchheit

10/25/18

@ Y Combinator

I took a job at Intel with the hope of finding startups in California, but it wasn't a job I looked forward to doing year after year.

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The Path to $100B by Paul Buchheit

@ Y Combinator

10/25/18

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Paul Buchheit

10/25/18

@ Y Combinator

Working at a big company like Intel felt comfortable but was ultimately a rut; I wanted to be involved in something more exciting.

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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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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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Jean Lee

01/03/24

@ EO

I interned at a startup where I loved the ownership and autonomy, but I felt a lack of direction, which led me to join IBM for mentorship.

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Apoorva Mehta

06/20/14

@ Y Combinator

After quitting my job at Amazon, I moved to San Francisco where I found a co-founder and began working on various startup ideas without being picky about the market.

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Tikhon Bernstam

09/09/17

@ Y Combinator

I applied to Y Combinator on a long shot, not expecting to get in, but after interviewing in Palo Alto, I was accepted and dropped out of graduate school to pursue my startup.

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Elad Gil

10/18/18

@ Y Combinator

I moved to Silicon Valley right after graduate school, not knowing anyone, and faced terrible market timing as the internet bubble was collapsing.

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Peter Thompson

03/28/25

@ EO

While working at DataCore, I realized my job was becoming repetitive and I wasn't growing, prompting me to seek new challenges.

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Y Combinator Cast

03/15/24

@ Y Combinator

When I moved to Silicon Valley, I finally felt at home among people who shared my passion for deep subjects and building, where my interests were celebrated rather than judged.