Google is touted as one of
the best companies to work for in the United States. With attractive salary
packages, free quality food and other swanky perks, why would anyone in the
world even think of leaving Google? We bring to you three specific examples of successful
people who have been former Googlers. Read on to find more about them and the
reasons which made them leave the company.
Laszlo
Bock
He worked with Google as Senior
Vice President of People Operations for more than ten years with an amazing and
a successful tenure behind him. It was during his tenure that Google won the
title of ‘Best Company to Work for’ 30 times in a row. The first question which hits everyone’s mind is
that ‘why did he quit Google’? The answer is simple, yet interesting. Lazlo
wanted to transcend himself beyond working for Google. He wanted to switch his
role as an entrepreneur.
He left Google to start a
startup called Humu which is a Human Resource related technology platform. The
objective of this company is to use behavioral change technology and aims at
building a fulfilling understanding of each and every team in any company.
With a raised capital of $40
million, Humu has lofty plans for further expansion. The behavioral change
technology they offer helps produce more productive and happy people.
Falon
Fatemi
Falon started working as a
strategic partnerships developer at Google. She joined the organization when
she was only 19 years old and began developing useful strategies for getting
Google products into Africa and Eastern Europe. Within some years, she began to
realize that her growth in the company had plateaued.
Falon faced stunted growth
in her job, which she thought no longer gave her room for learning. Performing repetitive
tasks every day made her comprehend that she had already hit her peak.
After giving six years to
Google as an employee, she formed and established her own company called Node.
The company has a powerful Artificial Intuition search tool that helps
companies to find sales leads for transforming their business.
Ram Rengaswamy
Ram Rengaswamy worked as a tech lead and software engineer at Google
for seven long years. He had an opportunity to work on the Gmail project during
this time. His stint with the company ended when he decided to become an
entrepreneur and ended up to be the co-founder of an ad tech company called
Beeswax with two other ex-Googlers. The other two in this trio are Ari Paparo and
Shamim Samadi who are also former employees of the
internet giant.
After putting in some valuable years at Google, he realized his true
calling. According to Ram, despite having challenges at work he wasn’t really
learning enough, the way he would have liked it to. He had a deep seated
aspiration to build projects from the ground up. The other factors which helped
him take this big decision was his innate desire to have an infinite impact and
also his effort to increase his room to work.
Their company, Beeswax, which is the brainchild of the trio produces
software which helps companies bid for online ads. This company has ushered in
a new alternative for marketers for bidding on online real time ads. Last year,
their estimated revenue was $25 million and they are continuing to grow
exponentially.
Conclusion
To conclude, a lot can be learnt by following the above examples of these
ex-Googlers. After all, stepping out of the warmth of a secure job is never
easy. Working at Google might seem to be still a dream job for job seekers in
the tech and business industry.
However, for the ones who like new challenges, the reason of going for
another remarkable journey seems to be a stepping stone for them. These
professionals are the ones who want to take the next step of choosing a new
career, seizing a new opportunity to be their own boss or even learning new
skills to end their stunted growth.
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