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>This sounds crazy to me. Never ever mix your business and personal accounts for anything! The point of an LLC (in any jurisdiction) is to keep your personal and business concerns separate, so why would you break that rule for Google?
The finances were always separate. The company GCP project was on a dedicated billing account within GCP, so I don't think it violated any rules about business/personal separation of an LLC.
>was along the lines of "Well, DUH!" Of course, that's the first thing you do with a new business: dedicated bank account, dedicated email address.
Dedicated email address: yes.
Dedicated bank account: no, not from the start.
What bank do you use that will give you a dedicated account for every business idea you have before you even know if it will materialize into something?
I have a business checking account under my sole proprietorship before I know if the business will turn into anything. A few months into TinyPilot, I registered an LLC and created dedicated bank accounts at that point.
But there's so much work and friction in opening a business bank account in the US that I couldn't possibly do it as soon as I have the idea for the business. I had ~10 other businesses that flopped before TinyPilot. It's impractical to have dedicated bank accounts for each one ready to go on day one. And registering an LLC is ~$600 all-in plus a few hundred in yearly renewals, plus $200 to shut it down.