I’m Not A Pro, But I Know

People Ask Me All The Time: 'what Is It Like To Be A Woman At Google?' I'm Not A Woman At Google, I'm A Geek At Google. And Being A Geek Is Just Great. I'm A Geek, I Like To Code, I Even Like To Use Spreadsheets When I Cook.

I Always Did Something I Was A Little Not Ready To Do. I Think That's How You Grow.

Theres No Such Thing As Flickr Pro Because Today, With Cameras As Pervasive As They Are, Theres No Such Thing, Really, As Professional Photographers When Theres Everything Thats Professional Photographers. Certainly Theres Varying Levels Of Skills But We Didnt Want To Have A Flickr Pro Anymore. We Wanted Everyone To Have Professional Quality Photo Space And Sharing.

Our Theory Is, If You Need The User To Tell You What You're Selling, Then You Don't Know What You're Selling, And It's Probably Not Going To Be A Good Experience.

The Googly Thing Is To Launch Products Early On Google Labs And Then Iterate, Learning What The Market Wants - And Making It Great. The Beauty Of Experimenting In This Way Is That You Never Get Too Far From What The Market Wants. The Market Pulls You Back.