Founding exec Bill Maris quits Google Ventures

Bill Maris, the founder and chief of Google Ventures — the chocolate factory’s capital investments arm — has surprisingly quit his role. Maris will be leaving both the firm and its parent company Alphabet on Friday, reported Recode, making him the third executive to quit the megacorp of late. Recode’s sources claimed that …

[Dabooka]

You dropped a clanger right there.

Surely doughnuts to Google is the modern day equivalent of coals to Newcastle?

[m0rt]

Re: You dropped a clanger right there.

Maybe wrong kind of doughnuts? Where they prepackaged, filled with preservative types or fresh jobbies?

[Dabooka]

Re: You dropped a clanger right there.

Good point, they should be burning the fingers and not be from Greggs.

[Matt Siddall]

Bring me some doughnuts and I'll comment!