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Vidya Dinamani

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Founding Partner at Ad Astra Ventures · LP at Neythri Futures Fund at Neythri Futures Fund

San Diego, California, United States

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About

Vidya Dinamani is founder and partner at Product Rebels, a product consulting organization that develops training methodologies documented in the book Groundwork. She previously held product leadership roles at Intuit and Mitchell International, and co-founded Ad Astra, an accelerator supporting female founders. Dinamani holds a B.S. in Physics from Victoria University in Wellington, New Zealand, a Master's degree from Carnegie Mellon University, nine U.S. software patents, and is a certified Net Promoter Associate.

Experience

  1. Product RebelsFounder & Partnercurrent2016 — presentSan Diego County, California, United States
  2. adastra.venturesFounding Partnercurrent2018 — presentSan Diego County, California, United States
  3. Victoria University of WellingtonHonorary Adjunct Professor of Practice - Entrepreneurship & Innovationcurrent2025 — presentWellington, New Zealand
  4. GroupSolver, Inc.Member Board Of Directorscurrent2020 — presentSan Diego, California, United States
  5. Sash Group Inc.Member Board Of Directorscurrent2021 — presentUnited States
  6. Domaine SantéAdvisory Board Membercurrent2019 — presentUnited States
  7. Neythri Futures FundLP at Neythri Futures Fundcurrent2021 — presentSilicon Valley, California, United States
  8. Lash.LiveChief Product Officer / Co-Founder2018 — 2021San Diego, California, United States
  9. Mitchell InternationalVP, Innovation & Design2014 — 2015San Diego
  10. Mitchell InternationalVP, Product Management & Marketing2011 — 2013San Diego
  11. IntuitDirector, Product & Customer Experience Development2006 — 2011
  12. IntuitDirector, Business Operations2004 — 2006
  13. IntuitChief Architect, IT2004
  14. IntuitSenior Manager, Architecture & Design2002 — 2004
  15. IntuitSenior Analyst, Strategy2000 — 2002
  16. Deloitte ConsultingSenior Management Consultant1999 — 2001
  17. Pittsburgh Supercomputing CenterDistributed Filesystems Architect1993 — 1999

Skills & more

SaaS53Enterprise Software24Software as a Service (SaaS)8Corporate Governance4Business Acumen5Sales and Marketing2Interpersonal Skills1Financial LiteracyDecision-MakingCoaching2Product Leadership1Net Promoter Associate1
+12 moreProduct ManagementAgile MethodologiesCross-functional Team LeadershipAnalyticsCloud ComputingGo-to-market StrategyMobile ApplicationsAgile Project ManagementSoftware DevelopmentScrumUser ExperienceMobile Devices
  • I'm a Product Rebel — Product Rebels
  • Completion Certificate - Corporate Board Readiness Program: Vidya Dinamani — Neythri
  • Net Promoter Associate — Satmetrix
  • Senior Instructor / Design Thinking — LUMA Institute

From Vidya's professional profile.

Colleagues at Ad Astra Ventures

Allison Long Pettine
Founding Partner at Ad Astra Ventures
Maria Gonzalez-Blanch
Investment Committee Member at Ad Astra Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Vidya Dinamani?
Vidya Dinamani is founder and partner at Product Rebels, a product consulting organization that develops training methodologies documented in the book Groundwork. She previously held product leadership roles at Intuit and Mitchell International, and co-founded Ad Astra, an accelerator supporting female founders. Dinamani holds a B.S. in Physics from Victoria University in Wellington, New Zealand, a Master's degree from Carnegie Mellon University, nine U.S. software patents, and is a certified Net Promoter Associate.
Where does Vidya Dinamani work?
Vidya Dinamani is Founding Partner at Ad Astra Ventures.
Where did Vidya Dinamani go to school?
Vidya Dinamani studied at Carnegie Mellon University (Masters, Business Administration and Management); Victoria University of Wellington (BS, Physics).

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Shared employers

Also worked at Mitchell International12

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Also worked at Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center2

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