Manish shares his journey from growing up in rural Kentucky to working at Google to becoming a successful venture capitalist in Silicon Valley.

Manish shares his lessons learned from his time at Google and how they shaped his approach to venture capital.

About Manish Patel

Manish is a Silicon Valley veteran who solves problems at the intersection of business, technology, and human experience. He follows his passion for technologies that address deep needs and evolve to products which become part of everyday life.

At Google, Manish was fortunate to lead and collaborate with teams that designed, developed, and scaled products with global impact including Google Ads, TV, and Maps. In addition, he built a few products that were brilliant failures. He also worked closely with the co-founders on special projects including running Google’s corporate strategy and goal setting process: OKRs. As the company scaled from private to public, Manish held several other strategic roles and spent significant time overseas as Google established its global presence.

After Google, Manish joined Highland Capital and helped expand the firm’s offices in California. Manish is certainly the “accidental” venture capitalist but grew to love the craft. He focuses on early stage investing. Manish was able to partner with a number of exceptional entrepreneurs over the years who have scaled their businesses to public companies and multi billion dollar acquisitions.

Manish's passion for building extends to many aspects of his life. He has taught in the Stanford School of Engineering for years as well as serving as a Fellow at the University of Toronto - CDL. He was also recognized as a Distinguished Fellow by IDEO CoLab. And when he can, he loves to find excuses to go to his local machine shop.

Manish has spent his career at the edge of innovation as an operator, inventor, and as a venture capitalist. He deeply believes in the idea that the best products, those that truly impact us, shift from being novel technologies to becoming commonplace, disappearing into our daily lives.

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• Nava Venture Capital Firm
  https://nava.vc

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Pickles. They're crunchy, tangy, and a staple in sandwiches, burgers, and snack plates worldwide. An pickling originated thousands of years ago, with evidence of cucumbers being pickled in the Tigris Valley as far back as 2030 BC, primarily as a method of food preservation.

Throughout history, pickles have been enjoyed by various cultures, with notable figures like Cleopatra and Julius Caesar appreciating their flavor and perceived health benefits. This widespread appreciation helped spread pickling techniques across continents, adapting to local ingredients and tastes.

In recent years science has shown that eating pickles are good for you and can increase your athletic performance in many ways.

Chase and I explore his background and how SuckerPunch is making it's mark in the pickle market.

About Chase Coleman
Chase is the Marketing Director at SuckerPunch and is a seasoned marketing professional with an extensive career journey. Chase has worked on some of the world's most recognized brands, Starbucks, Nestle and Amazon and he's been featured in Fortune Magazine, BBC News, Business Insider and more for his work as a content creator.

Having worked on some of the globe's biggest brands, Chase brings his experience and expertise to the SuckerPunch family where he now markets SuckerPunch's suite of versatile pickles. From Pickles to Pickle Juice (for hydration) to Bloody Mary/Margarita Mixers, Chase & his team are focused on making sure all American consumers know that SuckerPunch is the perfect compliment for every occasion.

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• SuckerPunch
  https://suckerpunchgourmet.com
• SuckerPunch IG: @GetSuckerPunch
• SuckerPunch TikTok: @Get_SuckerPunch
• Chase's Personal IG: @TheCorporateChase

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Headliner, has helped over 1 million podcasters promote their podcast. He loves taking things from zero to one and beyond and Oliver shares his journey how he did it with Headliner

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About Oliver Wellington
Oliver loves bringing new products and ideas into the world, and promoting them. After a 5 year stint promoting and playing in a rock band, he switched over the wide world of tech startups and has co-founded and worked on two companies.

nRelate, a publisher/blogger tool company helped bloggers increase their audience via recommended content widgets. It exited to IAC in 2012. In 2015 he started Sparemin a social audio app that eventually morphed into Headliner. Just like nRelate helped bloggers grow their audience, Headliner helps podcasters grow their listenership.

His favorite place to be is bringing a new idea or product to life and creating a fanbase around it.

His personal life is defined by his children, pets and lovely wife, Priya.

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