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Vivek Sundaram

(He/him)

Product Manager at GoogleMountain View, CA, USA · Product Management

Experience

Google
Instagram
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Amazon

Education

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Groups

Google
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⭐️Why I mentor

Give back to the community

I'm building WorkGenie - just-in-time, just-enough, in-the-flow executive coaching for everyone. Previously, I’ve worked on: The growth team at Instagram (doubled MAUs from ~350M to ~700M), the monetization team at Google (won the Founders & EMG awards for driving $X00M in annualized revenue), the newsfeed/engagement team at LinkedIn (increased time spent on LinkedIn.com by > 10%), Amazon Key at Amazon (a v1 product to make it safe and easy to share access to your home) and a small startup, Refresh (acquired by LinkedIn).

Talk to me about

💫 Breaking into tech

🛰️ Working remotely for the first time

👀 Dealing with imposter syndrome

💰 Negotiating a promotion/offer

🎭 Mock interviewing

🖌 Resume and portfolio review

🌱 Technical career paths

🐣 Becoming a people manager

🗺️ The technical or people track?

🌟 Preparing for the next level

🏃 Getting the most out of my internship

Recommendations

Here’s what Merit users have said about Vivek

Vivek is great! He is enthusiastic about helping fellow PMs succeed and has a wealth of wisdom and suggestions across topics. He is very easy to talk to and I have followed up with him twice after the initial call.

Aanjanaye Kajaria
Jul 18th 2023

I discussed innovation with Vivek as he was able to give me great advice around product innovation and similar topics. I also received good feedback on my interview skills and career advice on how to land my first junior developer role. Thanks Vivek!

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Jul 18th 2023
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Jul 21st 2023

✍️   Recent Answers

I looking to make the transition from sales to working in industry.

Hey Sheila - I'd love to chat.

But this time does not work.

Can you ping me at: http://wa.me/14156848359 and we can find a suitable time?

Cheers.

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