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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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Paul Buchheit - Startup Investor School Day 2

@ Y Combinator

Paul Buchheit - Startup Investor School Day 2

03/07/18

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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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David Lieb

12/19/24

@ Y Combinator

After my treatment, I realized that my job at Google had evolved away from building products for users, and I wanted to work with people who were innovating the future.

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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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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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Paul Buchheit

10/25/18

@ Y Combinator

After leaving Google, I wanted to create a company that replicated the early, exciting environment of Google, focusing on building a great workplace.

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Paul Buchheit

08/10/24

@ Y Combinator

When I joined Google in 1999, it was a small startup with an electric atmosphere, and I was excited to work on big projects.

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Paul Buchheit

10/25/18

@ Y Combinator

I was really into Linux early on, and I wanted to work on technically interesting projects, but there weren't many startups focused on Linux at the time.

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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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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.