Susan Wojcicki quotes

Susan Wojcicki is an American businesswoman, best known as the former CEO of YouTube. Her leadership was pivotal in shaping YouTube into the world’s largest video-sharing platform. She has been recognized as one of the most influential women in technology. Here are 19 of her quotes:

Engineering is a jeans and hoodie culture, and sales is more formal.

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Many women assume they can't be good mothers and have challenging careers at the same time, so they might give up trying to do both as they get to a crucial point in their career. Although it can be hard at times, it's important for women to recognize the benefits of working outside the home.

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I have had a lot of setbacks that I have learned from.

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At the end of the day, both men and women who become CEOs have showed tenacity and hard work to succeed in their careers. It takes not just skills but also extreme dedication and commitment. And regardless of gender, CEOs are measured by the same criteria - the growth and success of the business.

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Google is fascinating, and the book isn't finished. I'm creating, living, building, and writing those chapters.

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First there's my role just as an executive being responsible for advertising, regardless of gender. I think that's a position that I take seriously. That's the first role. But I think for my role as a woman at Google, you try to set a good example and be a role model for the other women in the organization.

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We are a consumer company and our success is directly linked to our users trusting us. Therefore we have the same incentive as the user: they want to see relevant advertising so their experience of Google is positive and we want to deliver it.

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I have tried to be a leader. I have tried in my role of being one of the first women at Google, let alone the first woman to have a baby, to really try to set the tone that this is a great place to work for diversity reasons.

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People don't understand the logistics of advertising. To have the ads purchased and run, you need to have a series of products that work together.

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I love taking an idea... to a prototype and then to a product that millions of people use.

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Today, most young women are exposed to technology at a very young age, with mobile phones, tablets, the Web or social media. They are much more proficient with technology than prior generations since they use it for all their school work, communication and entertainment.

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It's important for me to show my children the richness of life and be a role model. I find that my organizational and management skills are tested more at home than at work!

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The reason I like my job is that I have this desire to create. I have this desire to create things and build things, and Google has enabled me to build and create things and to build products that are used by people all over the globe.

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Right now, offline and online are coming together because of smartphones.

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Though we do need more women to graduate with technical degrees, I always like to remind women that you don't need to have science or technology degrees to build a career in tech.

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I'm excited about the opportunities with mobile phones and being able to receive information on the go and relevant to what I'm doing at that moment in time.

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Let's face it: Engineering companies in general have more men than women. Google has tried really hard to recruit women. On the other hand, we have a standard. Google tries to recruit the best engineers.

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