123: Built Google Maps. Took Uber Public. Now Building Microsoft Teams – Manik Gupta’s Journey

Manik Gupta is Corporate Vice President at Microsoft, leading product for Microsoft Teams, used by over 320 million monthly users. He sits on the Board of Directors at CarGurus and was previously Chief Product Officer at Uber, where he drove product strategy as the platform scaled to 100M+ users across 700+ cities. Before that, he spent over seven years at Google, helping scale Google Maps to over 1 billion users. With 20+ years of experience, Manik is known for building global consumer products and leading high-impact teams at scale.00:00 - Top Moments00:15 - Intro02:51 - Influential experiences during Manik's early life in India08:12 - Manik's motivation behind moving to the U.S. and the journey to working on Google Maps10:53 - Manik's role in building Google Maps and the transition to Uber16:51 - Journey and key experiences at Uber22:29 - Transition to Microsoft Teams and what makes the work exciting today28:32 - Mentors and pivotal moments in the U.S. that shaped the career trajectory32:41 - Excitement about the Indian tech ecosystem and plans to contribute to its growth38:42 - Personal identity and interests outside of work40:54 - Ideal dinner guests, dead or alive, and reasons for the choices 🔗 CONNECT WITH https: Manik Gupta 👥 Linkedin -   / manikg  🐦 Twitter - https://x.com/manikgupta🔗 CONNECT WITH SHIVA💌 Sign up to my weekly email newsletter - https://1947tech.substack.com/🎥 YouTube Channel -    / @1947rise  🐦 Twitter -   / shivassangwan  🐦 Twitter -   / 1947rise  👥 Linkedin -   / shiva-singh-sangwan  🎙 ABOUT THE PODCASTOur purpose is to help startups go mainstream in 🇮🇳!1947 Rise Podcast is helping in accelerating the speed of reverse brain drainand 1947 Operators Podcast is helping in increasing the number of operator-angels in the startup ecosystem.🎧 LISTEN FOR FREE Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/3KI3bZiSpotify - https://spoti.fi/3AEO5z5🙏 LEAVE A REVIEW.