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Aditya Agarwal
Director, Product Analytics & Operations, Google Play
Aditya Agarwal, Director of Product Analytics & Operations at Google Play
Aditya Agarwal is a highly accomplished director, educator, and analyst currently working as the Director of Product Analytics & Operations for Google Play at Google.1 His LinkedIn username is adityakagarwal.
Key Facts About Aditya Agarwal
- Current Role: Director, Product Analytics & Operations, Google Play at Google1
- Previous Roles:
- Education:
- Specialties:
- Building credibility and trust with senior leaders using data insights and foresights
- Process Management & Operational Efficiency
- Ability to see the big picture and long-term strategy1
Aditya has over 15 years of experience at Google, where he has held various leadership roles in analytics, operations, and engineering.1 He is known for his expertise in providing data-driven insights to senior executives and his ability to drive process improvements.1
In addition to his work at Google, Aditya has been involved in the startup community, having co-founded a company called Cove that was acquired by Dropbox.2 He has also served as a Partner-in-Residence at South Park Commons and a partner at Iconiq Capital, a growth-stage venture firm.2
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A lot of my ex-colleagues now work at OpenAI and other top-tier AI companies.
When I ask them how things are going, without fail, they ALL mention how damn intense everything is. It's full-max pushing all the time.
This is also borne out in my general conversations with founders. Everyone is intense and locked in. They are paranoid. And very very Hungry.
I am used to intensity -- Facebook was a famously GSD culture. But this feels different. Higher stakes. A LOT more competitive.
Companies are being built faster than ever. Revenue is blowing up exponentially. And founders realize that the window of opportunity is small.
But the size of the prize is bigger than it ever has been.
The era of 2016 --> 2022 feels bygone. A slower time. The stakes were lower.
As an industry I think we forgot that startups are really intense and hard.
So this current rotation feels positive. We will create a lot of value coming out of it.
But it will be more of a rollercoaster than ever.
Strap on and get in the arena.
Been wondering about what a "Modern Giving Pledge" that was focused on Basic Science Research would look like.
A lot of people in technology I talk to are very interested in enabling long-term basic research in various scientific disciplines.
It is also something that is very aligned with America's strengths around creativity and innovation.
The old model of funding non-profits to do unaccountable work feels broken.
I think we can do a lot better.
