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Vivek Saraswat

Product Leader @ Google Cloud, Advisor, Investor

San Francisco Bay Area

Invests in

  • Min Investment:

    $5,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $50,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $25,000.00

Work Experience

2022

  • Group Product Manager, Google Cloud Storage

    2022

    Leading a PM team responsible for performance and programmability on Google Cloud Storage, one of the largest services in Google Cloud. Currently exploring high performance solutions for AI/ML and data analytics workloads. Key releases include: - Anywhere Cache: An SSD-based read cache which makes it easy to colocate storage/compute and accelerate reads in existing storage buckets - Rapid Storage: Ultra low latency reads and append writes in a dedicated zonal storage bucket - Hierarchical Namespace: Enables filesystem-like data structure and APIs in a storage bucket for enhanced performance and management - Cloud Storage FUSE: Open-source client that provides file-like access to a storage bucket, optimized for AI workloads - Cloud Storage Connector: Open-source client that enables Hadoop/Spark workloads to run on storage buckets with optimized performance and efficiency

2021

  • Startup Advisor and Investor

    2021

    Angel investor and product strategy advisor for enterprise software startups, including: AtomicJar - Automating test management and dependencies with OSS Testcontainers (M&A: Docker) SecurityPal - Helping enterprises automate security reviews so they can focus on revenue OwnID - Building a developer-first passwordless identity platform for registration and logins DEV.to - Empowering creators and enterprises to engage with dev communities RoostAI - Supercharging engineering dev/test and validation with Environments-as-a-Service

2021 - 2022

  • VP Product

    2021 - 2022

    Built and managed the product and design teams and processes, helping to create a modern streaming data platform that is Kafka API-compatible, source-available, blazingly fast, reliable, and easy to use.

2019 - 2021

  • Board of Directors

    2019 - 2021

    Supercharging engineering development, testing, and validation with Environments-as-a-Service.

2019 - 2021

  • Board of Directors

    2019 - 2021

    From the makers of DEV.to, an open source platform that empowers creators and enterprises to create, manage, and engage with communities.

2018 - 2021

  • Venture Partner and Product Advisor

    2018 - 2021

    Invested in early-stage startups with a primary focus on enterprise infrastructure and developer tools. Also worked with portfolio companies on enterprise product strategy, product-led growth, and product team hiring/management. Board Member/Investor: Forem, Roost, Golinks, Alchemy Board Observer: Crunchbase, Frore, Volterra (M&A: F5), Rancher (M&A: SUSE), Cloudsimple (M&A: Google), Swiftstack (M&A: NVIDIA)

2015 - 2018

  • Head of Product, Docker Enterprise Platform

    2015 - 2018

    Ran the product management team for Docker's primary enterprise platform, launching initial and subsequent releases and driving the roadmap for Kubernetes and Swarm integration, application lifecycle management, and integrations for CI/CD, security, monitoring, and storage.

2014 - 2015

  • Product Manager, Storage for Cloud-Native Applications

    2014 - 2015

    Launched VMware's Storage for Cloud-Native Applications, an initiative focused on next-generation technologies such as Containers, Big Data, and OpenStack. Helped to develop products around storage for containers, lifecycle management, and data analytics.

2013 - 2013

  • Product Manager, Elastic Block Store

    2013 - 2013

    Researched market trends, analyzed large-scale datasets, interviewed customers, designed product and pricing requirements, and collaborated with engineers on automated snapshot management.

2010 - 2012

  • Senior Process Engineer, Integration and Product Management

    2010 - 2012

    Multidisciplinary role at a venture-backed startup involving engineering, product management, and release coordination. Designed and built solar cells, supervised a team of operations technicians, assisted in vendor negotiations, and coordinated finance/legal work.