I left a Google job I loved. It was scary to leave, but even scarier to stay.

Aashna Doshi, 23, started a podcast while working at Google before leaving to build an AI startup. Aashna Doshi Aashna Doshi started a podcast while working as a software engineer at Google. The podcast helped her build relationships with founders, executives, and tech leaders. She left Google in May to pursue an AI startup because staying felt scarier than leaving. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Aashna Doshi, a 23-year-old former Google software engineer based in New...