Anand is a full-time startup advisor focused on where AI and product management meet, and an investor in about 50 startups. He has taught Product Management at Stanford's School of Engineering for a decade. Before advising full time, Anand was SVP of Product at Rula and VP of Product at Pilot. Earlier he held product leadership roles at Gusto, Dropbox, and Zynga.
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