I left a Google job I loved. It was scary to leave, but even scarier to stay.
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A former Google software engineer explains why she turned down security, left a job she loved, and pursued an AI startup with her podcast cohost.
Google engineer Aashna Doshi, 23, left to co-found Bounty, an AI marketplace for tasks paid only on verified results. The shift signals how founder equity and AI timing now beat Big Tech salaries; her podcast audience becomes direct GTM for B2B startups.
I left a Google job I loved. It was scary to leave, but even scarier to stay.
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Jacob Zinkula
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