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Susan Wojcicki, former YouTube CEO and one of the most prominent women in technology, died at the age of 56.

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Wojcicki was Google's 16th employee, beginning in 1999.

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Between 2014 and 2023, she was the CEO of YouTube.

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She resigned in 2023, citing "personal" and "family reasons."

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Neal Mohan, the CEO of YouTube now, took her place.

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she rented the garage of her Menlo Park house for $1700 a month before they moved into an office

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She was Google's senior vice president of advertising sales before becoming CEO of YouTube.

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She was an inspiration to those who followed her.