<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="false"><li>Google's head of Android, Sameer Samat, sent a cold email to Sergey Brin in 1999 for advice.</li><li>Years later, Brin offered him a job at Google which he declined initially.</li><li>Despite declining, Brin helped him with startup funding and advised him on entrepreneurship.</li><li>Samat eventually joined Google in 2008 after successful experiences in tech startups.</li></ul>

He sent a cold email to Sergey Brin asking for grad school advice. Years later, he's leading Android.

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