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Anil Sabharwal: Vice President, Product @ Google (Build/Led Photos, Chrome & Drive)
Overview
Rare interview with Google's VP of Product. We cover his Indian, Canadian & Aussie connection + Building THREE of Google's nine Billion user products - Google Chrome, Google Photos and Google Drive!
Hosted by Vidit Agarwal, Founder of Curiosity Center and The High Flyers Podcast.
It’s now time to explore your curiosity.
Show notes
In this episode #118 w Anil Sabharwal learn about:
- Sunrise in Canada with Indian roots
- Reflections on his early influences and leaving home at age 17
- Highlights / Learnings from 10-15 year career prior to joining Google
- Moving to Australia in 2006
- Achieving momentum in early days at Google
- Unlocking skills working across new markets, segments and industries in building billion user products and becoming globally recognised product leader
- Building Google Photos into a billion user product
- Leadership responsibility across product, design and engineering
- Promotion to managing Google Chrome, ChromeOS and Communications
- Product DNA differences between Photos and Chrome
- Transition from Chrome to a blank canvas and prioritising values
- Why is the product function king (or queen) at Google?
- Key metrics to monitor in your product function
- Make a few people very happy vs a lot of people semi happy
- Success at 50
It’s now time to explore your curiosity, please enjoy!
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