> Guess what dude?! If I were in that position and I were primarily worried about my project "being at the mercy of Google" (or any company that I don't have su

> Guess what dude?! If I were in that position and I were primarily worried about my project "being at the mercy of Google" (or any company that I don't have sufficient control over, for that matter), I would have left _anytime_. If you don't have a boss, your boss is either your VC, or your customers. Guess what - they can suck more than Google (at least, Google back in 'the day').