Our guest Pranav Deshpande started working with Twilio when they were a growth stage company with 300 employees. He has since worked in sales and product marketing and seen Twilio become a public company with 3300 employees.
Pranav explains the fundamentals of product marketing and how Twilio's culture has evolved over the years. He also tackles the questions whether a Master's degree in the US is still worth it for foreign students, why he is bullish about API infrastructure companies, how he learns on the internet, and his views on India tech.

On Twilio:

1:57 Impact of COVID-19 on Twilio's business

3:56 How Twillio's valuation doubled during lockdown?

5:27 Pranav's journey to working with Twilio

13:25 Twilio's evolution from 300 to 3300 employees

On Recruiting as a Foreign Student:

7:27 Recruiting challenges as a foreign graduate student in the US

8:06 Pranav's approach when searching for jobs

9:17 Advice for recent Master's graduates

9:49 On wanting to come work in the Bay Area

11:19 Pranav's perception about Silicon Valley when he was in India and why he wanted to go there

12:40 Breaking into tech

19:44 How Pranav ended in Product Marketing and how it compares to Product Management

24:47 Is a Master's degree today worth it?

28:10 Understanding global context gives you an edge when you go back to India

On the Stock Market, SAAS ecosystem, API Infrastructure Companies

16:41 Stock market's on steroids

17:55 SAAS is where the opportunity lies ahead

18:42 BVP Nasdaq Emerging Cloud Index

30:36 Bullish on API Infrastructure companies including Postman

On Learning on the Internet, Writing & Lifehacks

36:11 Learning on the internet

38:56 Abhineet's focus on building a second brain

41:37 Pranav's approach to writing online

43:46 Thoughts on India tech

47:19 Culture of buying software isn't there yet

48:41 Building from India from the world

49:39 One habit that has changed Pranav's life