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I left a Google job I loved. It was scary to leave, but even scarier to stay.
Aashna Doshi left a Google software engineering job to pursue an AI startup after starting a podcast that connected her with tech leaders. She turned down a Google offer in California to work in New York City and later felt staying at Google was scarier than leaving.
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