# Manik Gupta > Fmr. Uber CPO, Microsoft Teams Corporate VP, Google Maps Product Leader. Fmr. Corp. VP at Microsoft leading Microsoft Teams, owning product, data science, and growth for 320M+ users across enterprise and consumer. Fmr. Chief Product Officer at Uber ($100B+ mkt cap), leading product, data science, and ML across the global marketplace and exec team through IPO. Fmr. Dir. of Product Mgmt. at Google Maps, leading Ground Truth, Maps, Local, GMB, and the acquisition and integration of Waze. Board Dir. & Audit Comm. member at CarGurus ($4B+ mkt cap) with public company governance experience. Angel investor in 120+ cos incl. Scale AI, Coda, Zepto, Turing,Faire, Raycast, Wispr and many others. Focused on turning frontier AI into reliable, everyday products. Here to help you make the right product bets at scale. Things I can advise on: ✔️ How to choose product bets ✔️ Guidance on AI product strategy ✔️ Tips on scaling to millions ✔️ Best practices for marketplaces ✔️ Advice on org design ✔️ How to work with boards ✔️ Guidance on exec decisions **Rating:** 5/5 (2 reviews) ## Offerings - Video call (15 min): $500.00 ## Example Questions - I’m thinking of starting a company. What are the next few things I should focus on? - How do I know if my business idea will work? - How would you approach growth for my business? - What key metrics should I aim for at different stages to be a best in class company? ## Links - [Expert profile](/ManikGupta) - [Avatar](https://media.intro.co/avatars/1506270h-GyYrKi.jpg) - [Marketplace](/marketplace)