Making the Transition from Large to Smaller Companies
Summary
What's helped you succeed in the larger company you are at / or left, seldom translates in the new smaller company you find yourself in. Embracing the differences and adjusting to the constraints is crucial for you, the team, and the company you join. In this session, we explore the mindset & leadership shifts required to make the transition from large established companies to startups. Vinod Marur shares about his journey from senior leadership at Google to becoming SVPE @ Databricks, how to look for opportunities, adopt the right mindset, effectively make the transition, and leverage your past learnings in a constructive way.
Speakers
Vinod Marur is the SVP of Engineering at Databricks. He was previously at Rubrik where he served as SVP Engineering and established a mature engineering organization geared for rapid product development and innovation with a deep focus on product quality and organizational development. Prior to that Vinod spent nearly 15 years in leadership roles across some of Google’s most critical business units, including Search, Ads, and Payments as well as tapping into his passion for developer platforms to create and lead the Actions on Google platform, used by third parties to develop for Google Assistant and other Google products.
