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Story of Neil Mohan: When Google gave Rs 830 crore to stop them, Twitter offer rejected them
Samira Vishwas | June 2, 2025 7:24 PM CST

Zerodha In the latest episode of Podcast PEOPLE by WTF, the famous podcast of Nikhil Kamat, CEO Neel Mohan of YouTube shared many important things to his career. The contribution that Neil has contributed to the success of YouTube is not hidden from anyone. But this show revealed an anecdote to his past which surprised everyone.

When wanted to give Twitter, Google offered Arabs

Neil Mohan said that in 2011 Twitter (now x) wanted to connect him as Chief Product Officer. Neil was serious about this proposal, but Google offered a huge offer of about $ 100 million (about 830 crores) to stop them. This amount was offered to him as a restricted stock units (RSUS). This reflects their importance to Google.

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Travel from Doubleclick to Google and then YouTube

Neil Mohan started his career with Andersen Consulting. He then joined a small startup netgravity. Later this startup became part of DoubleClick and Neil got the responsibility of Vice President of Business Operations here. When Google acquired DoubleClick in 2007 for $ 3.1 billion, Neil became part of Google directly. In Google, he took the advertising business to new heights and later also played an important role in YouTube’s growth.

Inspirational journey from education to career

Neil Mohan has completed his studies in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University. The deep understanding of technology and management has established him as a strong leader globally. “Google’s offer of $ 100 million is proof of how precious Neil Mohan is – not only for YouTube but for the entire tech industry.”


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