Brendan G. Lim
FounderFounder/CPO at Kicksend
San Jose, California, United States
FoundedKicksend Β· YC
About
Brendan G. Lim is a Senior Product Manager at Google, having previously held product management roles at Firebase and Lyft. He co-founded Kicksend, a Y Combinator company (S11), and authored the books iOS 7 in Action and MacRuby in Action.
Founder/CPO at KicksendYC S11
Intro paths
YC
Brendan went through Y Combinator (Summer 2011) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Brendan can intro founders to Kicksend's investors below.
Kicksend's investors Β· 4
Co-founders at Kicksend
PE
Pradeep ElankumaranFounder/CEO
Experience
- GoogleSenior Product Managercurrent2023 β present
- Pioneer FundVenture Partnercurrent2026 β present
- AngelAngel Investorcurrent2017 β present
- LyftProduct Lead2021 β 2023
- GoogleSenior Product Manager - Google Assistant2017 β 2021Mountain View, California
- GoogleProduct Manager - Firebase2016 β 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- LyftProduct Manager - Passenger Growth & Pasenger Experience2014 β 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- KicksendCo-founder & CPO2011 β 2016Mountain View, CA
- INTRIDEA Inc.Partner, Director of Mobile Development2008 β 2011
- kajeet, Inc.Systems Architect2006 β 2008
- YappdCo-Founder2007
Skills & more
Large Language Models (LLM)Product Development2Artificial Intelligence (AI)Growth StrategiesMobile Applications70User Experience13Product Management12Entrepreneurship9Start-ups3iOS development9Web Development8Objective-C12
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AndroidRubyRuby on RailsFrom Brendan's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Brendan G. Lim?
- Brendan G. Lim is a Senior Product Manager at Google, having previously held product management roles at Firebase and Lyft. He co-founded Kicksend, a Y Combinator company (S11), and authored the books iOS 7 in Action and MacRuby in Action.
- Where does Brendan G. Lim work?
- Brendan G. Lim is Founder/CPO of Kicksend.
- What companies did Brendan G. Lim found?
- Brendan G. Lim founded Kicksend.
- Where did Brendan G. Lim go to school?
- Brendan G. Lim studied at Y Combinator (Co-founder at Kicksend (S11)); Auburn University (Bachelors of Engineering, Wireless Software Engineering).
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