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Drashti Patel: Microsoft, agencies, startups, US to Amsterdam
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Here are some relevant links from the conversation:
- siilo.com where Drashti currently leads marketing and brand
- Drashti Patel on LinkedIn
- First Round Review by First Round Capital
- "Today's CMO" article on Google Think
Show notes:
- 1:05 Interning at Tom's shoes
- 3:19 Transition from individual contributor to manager
- 5:03 How Drashti explains her role
- 6:06 What is product marketing?
- 7:26 Product marketing at Microsoft
- 10:51 Drashti's process for nailing down brand
- 15:23 What shaped Drashti growing up?
- 16:19 Favorite book as a child
- 17:11 Moving from the US to the Netherlands
- 18:56 Work-life balance
- 20:01 How Drashti landed her job at Microsoft
- 23:24 Bootcamp at Microsoft
- 25:50 Still in touch with bootcamp mates
- 26:37 Takeaways from her time at Microsoft
- 27:53 Moving to an agency then startups
- 33:00 In-person vs virtual conferences
- 35:25 Influential people in Drashti's career
- 37:44 How to go about seeking a mentor
- 39:00 What she used to insist on that she's now flexible about
- 40:42 What she used to be flexible about that she now insists on
- 41:48 Life now as compared to envisioned a decade ago
- 44:15 Can she believe she's in Amsterdam?
- 43:48 Collecting hobbies as a hobby
- 46:04 Writing a children's book: Hamsterdam
- 46:48 What would a perfect day look like?
- 48:49 Drasthi's preferred tea
- 49:28 A bicycle work desk
- 50:34 Recommended blogs and reading
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