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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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Startup Hiring Advice from Lever CEO Sarah Nahm with Holly Liu

@ Y Combinator

Startup Hiring Advice from Lever CEO Sarah Nahm with Holly Liu

07/10/19

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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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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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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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David Lieb

12/19/24

@ Y Combinator

I left Google in September 2022 to join Y Combinator, where I could work closely with founders and help them avoid the mistakes I made in my own journey.

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Y Combinator Cast

02/10/22

@ Y Combinator

Starting a company is challenging, and if it were easy, more people would leave their high-status jobs at companies like Google to pursue it.

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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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Michael Seibel

11/29/18

@ Y Combinator

From a financial perspective, working at a company like Google is often safer than starting a business, but it may not lead to personal fulfillment for everyone.

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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

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.