A little about me


I am an experienced Product, AI and Data science professional in Toronto, Canada trained in Computer Science, Robotics and Business.
With ~3 years of direct (and 5 years adjacent) product experience and 7+ years of machine learning and data science experience, my days are multidisciplinary; a delightful mix between strategizing product features and releases, seeking out the coolest new techniques and implementing new algorithms to delight and wow customers. I constantly draw from my strong technical and business background with an MBA from the University of Toronto and masters in Robotics from the University of Pennsylvania and find great joy in blending both areas of expertise.

I get really excited about crafting product vision, nurturing teams and building innovative ai/data products with open collaboration and ridiculous enthusiasm.

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Where interests collide

Product

Space

AI

My process

Customer Delight


Understanding customer desires

Clarity of strategic and customer vision

Alignment of purpose

Research Prototype Feedback Repeat


In-depth research of problem statement, competitors and state of the art techniques

Identify pain points and areas for improvement

Iteratively build rapid visual MVPs and gather feedback from friendlies

Coordinate and Communicate


Clear and egoless pathways for communication

Product is no island - ensure synchronization with development, marketing, sales and customer support

Every person at a product company is a product person.

Varsha Shankar