Matt Cutts
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What's a better first job for a young software engineer — some fresh startup, a big company or a government job?
First, a disclaimer: everybody’s situation is different, so take my advice with a grain of salt. But when you’re younger, you have less to lose (probably no mortgage, for example), so that could be a better time to take a risk on startup. I would say that a government job might work better as a secon…
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How did Matt Cutts become Google's external facing SEO person?
I had read a book called The Cluetrain Manifesto that included a story of an employee at United Airlines answering questions and helping people. Later I saw a few people discussing Google on a webmaster forum, including a few conspiracy theories like “If you buy Google ads, you’ll rank {higher, lowe…
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How does working for the government compare to working for a tech company?
The glib answer is that the government has a lot more acronyms. And of course there’s a lot more process—I heard someone smart describe the government as a “Fortune 1 company.” The government is seriously big, with all the corresponding issues that come with that. I do miss many of the apps and tool…
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