Bengaluru Techie's Post About Running Into Google CEO Sundar Pichai Goes Viral
A Bengaluru-based techie¡¯s post on running into Sundar Pichai in San Francisco went viral on social media. Sid Puri, head of growth for Retool in India, was walking down the street when he came across the Google CEO and managed to get a picture with him.
Imagine walking on the streets of San Francisco and suddenly meeting Google's CEO, Sundar Pichai. That's exactly what happened with a Bengaluru techie recently, whose post has gone viral.
When The Bengaluru Techie Met Sundar Pichai
A Bengaluru-based techie recently posted about running into Sundar Pichai in San Francisco. The post is going viral on social media, with over 5 lakh views already. Sid Puri, head of growth for custom business software building platform Retool in India, was walking down the street when he came across the Google CEO and managed to get a picture with him.
go to SF they said, no one prepared me to just run into Sundar Pichai on the street. pic.twitter.com/BJitwCw0EE
¡ª Sid Puri (@PuriSid) September 25, 2023
The Bengaluru techie shared the photograph with Sundar Pichai on X (formerly Twitter). The picture shows Sundar Pichai dressed casually in blue jeans, a jacket, and black sunglasses. The CEO of Google does not appear to have any security around him, although Puri confirmed that he was walking with a security guard who took their photo.
¡°Go to SF they said, no one prepared me to just run into Sundar Pichai on the street,¡± Puri wrote while sharing the picture on X (formerly Twitter). On LinkedIn, he revealed that the picture was taken last week, shortly after he landed in San Francisco.
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How Twitter Is Reacting To The Viral Post
@PuriSid/twitter
With more than 5.2 lakh views in just about 12 hours since the tweet was posted last night, the Bengaluru techie's picture with Sundar Pichai has gone viral on social media.
Hundreds of Twitter (now X) users commented on the Bengaluru techie's tweet. Here are some reactions along with how the Bengaluru techie responded to them:
A user jokingly commented, "Bro, are you wearing chappals in SF?"
could have worn my Comets ? but I had just gone down to get coffee didn¡¯t expect to see sundar
¡ª Sid Puri (@PuriSid) September 26, 2023
"Was he using Pixel 8?" another user commented.
no idea
¡ª Sid Puri (@PuriSid) September 25, 2023
he had a security guard who took the photo
¡ª Sid Puri (@PuriSid) September 25, 2023
Welcome to SF!
¡ª Aniket Pallav (@aniketpallav) September 25, 2023
Unreal experiences
¡ª Shubhang Sharma (@sharmajikaputr) September 25, 2023
"Ye banda kahi dekhela sa lag raha bidu," another user commented.
Ye banda kahi dekhela sa lag raha bidu
¡ª v¨ª?k? (@vickysahu143) September 26, 2023
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