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Paddington Bear Arrival
- Ville Aikas moved to the US as an exchange student at 16, unsure of his destination.
- He flew to Seattle, where a family took him in after a few days.
Path to Google
- Ville Aikas's path to Google was influenced by friends already working there.
- After his startup was sold, he joined the then-small Seattle office.
Plan B and Cloud Storage
- After his Google Voice project moved, Ville and colleagues formed a 'Plan B' mailing list.
- This led to working on cloud storage, which became Google Cloud Storage for Developers.