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Vivek Vadakkuppattu

Advisor

Role and Company

Principal Product Manager, Amazon

Expertise

14 years experience in management

Location

Seattle, WA

About Vivek

I have over a 14 years of global experience in managing and evangelizing products in hi-tech for startups, and hyper growth companies. My areas of expertise are product strategy, business development, and marketing.
I currently own the reading experience for Amazon’s iconic Kindle. In my previous role I owned the IoT, AR/VR product portfolio at Monotype. Prior to that I headed product management and marketing at Azimuth Systems owning the product and commercial strategy for the entire product portfolio, and all aspects of marketing, turning around marketing, driving key engagements in the IoT space, and positioning Azimuth for a strategic acquisition. I have held different product management, market development, and marketing leadership positions earlier at Azimuth.
Previously, I worked at w2bi, Spirent and Motorola in product management, market development and product development roles with broad international experience.
I hold an MBA from NYU’s Stern School of Business with specialization in entrepreneurship and innovation, a MSEE from WINLAB, Rutgers University and a BSEE from the University of Madras where I was a Gold Medalist.

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4 years ago

Project Management

+1 on seeking feedback though many companies have policies that might limit how much actionable feedback you get. Many companies do...

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4 years ago

I am a molecular biologist with a career gap due to family reasons. I am actively involved in Community Health awareness programs. What resources can I explore to pursue my career again?

Two options come to mind, (1) programs for veterans at pharma companies, and (2) foundations like the Bill and Melinda gates foundation...

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5 years ago

I need temp work that pays around $50/hr. Where should I look?

Hi, The experience, value you bring might still make you a good hire for a company even if it means...

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6 years ago

Database of Entrepreneurial Vets?

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6 years ago

I am in the top three candidates, now what do I do to stand out?

Hi, In addition to what others have suggested (I second the 30-60-90 day plan) I would suggest the following: *...

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