About
MIT graduate with over 20 years of tech experience across developer platforms, marketplaces, enterprise SaaS, and AR/VR. Co-founded a YC and a16z-backed virtual desktop startup, was an early Postmates employee, and led developer platforms and VR/MR content at Meta.
Experience
- MetaDirector of Product Management, AI X Wearablescurrent2024 — present
- MetaDirector, Mixed Reality Apps2020 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- FacebookDirector, Platform Partnerships, Workplace by Facebook2016 — 2020Menlo Park
- PostmatesDirector, Merchant Growth & Marketplace2014 — 2016San Francisco, California
- McKinsey & Co.Associate2014San Francisco Bay Area
- Filepicker.io (acquired), Y Combinator S '12Co-Founder & COO2012 — 2014
- McKinsey & CompanyAssociate2011Boston
- Wipro LimitedHead of Sales-Technology BU, Practice Head-Product Strategy and Consulting Japan & APAC2003 — 2010
Education
- Y Combinator
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
Skills & more
SaaS40Enterprise Software2Software as a Service (SaaS)6Product StrategyArtificial Intelligence (AI)Large Language Models (LLM)Wearable TechnologyProduct Management66MonetizationEcosystem1Venture CapitalApp Store
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Product DevelopmentContent StrategyTechnology SalesStrategy consultingSalesManagement ConsultingStart-upsNew Business DevelopmentBusiness DevelopmentCloud ComputingEntrepreneurshipStrategyLanguages Japanese
- IEEE Senior Member — IEEE
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Also attended Y Combinator186
Akshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJon XuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorTed ChaiAssociate at Scale Venture PartnersLeo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesYusuf SherwaniCo-Founder and CEO at Pelago; a Londoner living in New York City
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Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology849
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmDelian AsparouhovPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of Varda
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Shared employers
Also worked at Meta123
TinaInvestments & Portfolio Services Team Member at Clear VenturesMike ArpaiaComputer scientist working on machine learning and data infrastructureKevin ColleranManaging Director at Slow VenturesJon ChuInvestor at Khosla VenturesRyan ScottInvestor at Khosla VenturesDavid YangPartner at Lux Capital
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Also worked at Facebook272
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundChamath PalihapitiyaFounder & CEO of Social CapitalJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKenneth ChenaultInvestment Team at General CatalystIsabelle StyslingerSenior Associate, Rise of the Rest at Revolution
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Also worked at Postmates17
Nabeel HyattInvestor helping founders and working on AI that enables human creativity and agencyAustin HayInvestor at Khosla VenturesCrystal TownsendManager at Buckhill CapitalLaurenInvestor at MGV.VCAli KashaniVenture Partner at Think+ Ventures Management, LlcScott BanisterVenture Partner at Long Journey Ventures
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Also worked at McKinsey & Co.1,127
Jim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalAnn Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateJeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersFabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ Labs
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