Got Rejected? Google's AI Lab Was Born From a 'No!'
Mira Lane turned a vague 'Let me get back to you' moment into a dazzling AI playground called Google's Envisioning Studio. With just a 'one-pager' pitch that she sweated over 'every single word,' Lane said, 'You have to be willing to have people say "no" to you and be OK with that.' She champions brevity, tailoring ideas to match top exec mindsets, and anchoring pitches in problems so big they basically scream, 'Invest in me!' This masterclass in scrappy innovation reminds us all that rejection is just the universeās way of sending a project to Google's AI dream team.
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Googleās AI innovation started because Mira got ghosted and said 'Let me get back to you.' If only all career moves could roll as smooth as Google's 'No' to 'Studio VP' pipeline.
Apparently, the secret sauce at Google is a sprinkle of rejection with a dash of 'one-pager.' Imagine getting 'no' so much you launch an innovation lab. Career advice: be thick-skinned and ruthless with your pitch!
Miraās career pivot proves you don't need a long dissertationājust a concise 'please invest' note plus a zen acceptance of rejection. The rest? Big AI dreams! Suddenly that email full of nos sounds like the best business strategy.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 8/8/2025 | Author: Ana Altchek
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