Episode 113: Data Applications, Real-Time Analytics, and Cloud Product Management with Shruti Bhat

Show Notes

• (01:49) Shruti shared her upbringing in India - where she studied Engineering and Computer Science in the early 2000s.
• (03:11) Shruti reflected on her early career as a software engineer at Hewlett-Packard and IBM.
• (07:29) Shruti recalled the early days of cloud computing.
• (09:01) Shruti reflected on her time pursuing an MBA at UCLA Anderson School of Management.
• (11:55) Shruti explained her shift from software engineering to product management.
• (14:19) Shruti revisited her years at VMware as a product line manager for cloud infrastructure - owning all aspects of go-to-market strategy and execution for VMware's entire software-defined storage portfolio.
• (18:30) Shruti talked about her time as the VP of Marketing at Ravello Systems - growing the business from zero customers to a successful multi-million dollar acquisition by Oracle.
• (23:07) Shruti went over her time as a senior director of product management for Oracle's cloud portfolio.
• (27:20) Shruti recalled the founding story of Rockset - where she is a co-founder and Chief Product Officer.
• (30:40) Shruti explained the concepts of real-time analytics and data applications for the uninitiated.
• (37:31) Shruti unpacked the high-level design of Rockset architecture - which brings together cloud-native architecture, schemaless ingestion, converged indexing, and full-featured SQL.
• (40:23) Shruti elaborated on the concept of converged indexing.
• (42:43) Shruti dissected the technology requirements and the key layers of "the modern real-time data stack."
• (46:17) Shruti talked about the role of partnerships in Rockset's product strategy.
• (51:29) Shruti highlighted some of Rockset's customer use cases.
• (56:06) Shruti shared valuable hiring lessons to attract high-integrity and diverse people for Rockset.
• (58:51) Shruti shared her take on interviewing on strengths over weaknesses.
• (01:01:32) Shruti shared the strategy Rockset used to find design partners in the early days.
• (01:05:12) Shruti shared the tactics to combine the power of product-led adoption with sales-driven growth for rapidly scaling Rockset's business.
• (01:08:45) Shruti shared fundraising advice to founders who are seeking the right investors for their startups.
• (01:10:27) Shruti described the evolution of enterprise marketing and GTM strategy in the past decade.
• (01:12:59) Closing segment.

Shruti's Contact Info

• LinkedIn
• Twitter
• Forbes

Rockset's Resources

• Website | Twitter | LinkedIn | Facebook
• Docs | Blog | Community
• Product | Architecture | Customers
• Real-Time Analytics Explained
• What Is A Data Application?

Mentioned Content

Articles

• "Building Data Applications Powered by Real-Time Analytics" (May 2021)
• "How startups can create a culture where women can win" (May 2021)
• "Streaming Data and the Modern Real-Time Data Stack" (Nov 2021)

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