Andrew: Hey there, freedom fighters. My name is Andrew Warner. I’m the founder of Mixergy, where I interview entrepreneurs about how they build their businesses. And from a personal point of view, Minnie, I’m so psyched that you’ve listened to my interviews, and now you’re back to do an interview yourself. Those are my favorite interviews to do.
Minnie: Oh my gosh. I’ve lived off your interviews. I was commuting to Google for a decade, too when I just got hooked on podcasts.
Andrew: Minnie, whose voice you just heard is Minnie Ingersoll. She was . . . Tell me if I’m wrong. Won’t you one of the first few hundred hires at Google?
Minnie: Yep, I joined in 2002 so a couple of years before IPO. And there are about 500 people when I joined, and there are about 60,000 when I left. So I really got to go through that experience.
Andrew: And the fact that you even went to the IPO period was exciting. While she was at...