Gokul, often dubbed as "The Godfather of Adsense", is one of silicon valley's most recognized and highly regarded product executives today. He has played a critical role in the growth of companies such as Google, Facebook and Square. 

In this fireside chat, he will share with us his journey in silicon valley and his insights on what it takes for a product with great initial traction to evolve into a massive business with an insurmountable moat around it. 

About the speaker

Gokul Rajaram, Square's Product Engineering Lead, oversees software development for Square's marketing software services and leads growing food delivery service,
Caviar. He was most recently the Product Director of Ads at
Facebook, where he drove product development and execution for Facebook's advertising products.

Prior to joining Facebook, Rajaram co-founded Chai Labs where he acted as CEO before the company was acquired by Facebook in August 2010. Earlier in his career, Rajaram was Product Management Director for Google AdSense, where he developed software products for millions of small businesses all around the world. Rajaram earned a Masters in Business Administration from MIT Sloan in 2001, a Masters in Computer Science from the University of Texas at Austin, and a Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, where he received the President of India's Gold Medal for being class valedictorian.