Ex-Google engineer who built a $7.2B AI firm says Americans fleeing the U.S. are making a mistake
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Orianna Rosa Royle
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Fortune interviews Arvind Jain, an ex-Google engineer and Rubrik co-founder who left India for Silicon Valley and built a $7.2 billion AI firm. Despite record numbers of Americans leaving the U.S., Jain argues they are making a mistake, asserting that America remains the land of opportunity where entrepreneurship is celebrated. He contrasts his own journey from a small town in India where 95% of people never left, to building two billion-dollar companies in America.
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bskyEx-Google engineer who built a $7.2B AI firm says Americans fleeing the U.S. are making a mistakefortune.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledThere are certain things in the U.S. today that are challenging.
But I think it remains the land of opportunity. It remains the place where entrepreneurship is celebrated.
95% of people never left
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