Thread: AdSense developer leaves Google

By Yi-Wyn Yen

Gokul Rajaram, a high-ranking Google product manager who helped launch one of the search giant’s most profitable ventures has left to start his own company.

“I’ve been having the itch to do something entrepreneurial for awhile now,” says Rajaram, 33, known by Googlers as one of the “godfathers of AdSense.” “I’m in my early 30s and I have some experience and financial security, so the time felt right.”

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It will be interesting to see what "entrepreneurial" path he takes now

Hopefully he doesn't regret the decision, best wishes to him.

Wow, I wonder what he can come up with now.

Arent they usually binded by a contract that they cant get into similiar jobs?

Originally Posted by CreativeIdealist

Arent they usually binded by a contract that they cant get into similiar jobs?

I am sure his contract was up. Anyway, it's not the first time:

"Rajaram joins a number of top Googlers who have departed recently, including former e-commerce director Benjamin Ling and ex-YouTube CFO Gideon Yu who both joined Facebook.

oh ok, I just know that it seems there is always a contract or so

Make millions and move on to make more :beerchug:

thats the idea, right?

good luck to him. I wonder how much he was making at google?

yea he could make tons im sure he knows the in and out of google

Originally Posted by dheddie

good luck to him. I wonder how much he was making at google?

I was wondering the same thing...should be interesting to see what he comes up with.

this means that google is going to face a big loss now since google adsense developer has left google..

Originally Posted by kakarothusain

this means that google is going to face a big loss now since google adsense developer has left google..

seeing as to how this happen a year and a half ago...I think they'll get over it

So, is it safe to assume that a new AdSense competitor may be on the rise? I mean, this guy isn't opening a surf shop on the seaside, is he?

Hey Gokul Rajaram is from my contry and my state.. [MENTAL][/MENTAL]