Maneesh Arora

Founder of MightyText

Mountain View, California

Overview

Work Experience

  • CEO & Co-Founder

    2018 - Current

    MightyText is iMessage + iCloud for Android. 9+ Million users. 150 Billion messages sync'd https://mightytext.com MightyText is a real-time sync of Text Messages, Notifications, Phone Calls, Photos/Videos, and other phone activity between your Android phone & computer/tablet. It uses your existing Android phone number, so everything stays completely in sync between the phone and computer/tablet. No extra phone numbers. Users have called it "iMessage for Android". MightyText is funded by notable investors including First Round Capital, Charles River Ventures, Qualcomm Ventures, 500 Startups, AngelList’s Naval Ravikant, Scott Banister, ex-Google PM Director Rich Chen, Ram Shriram, Guitar Hero creator Kai Huang, Chegg founder Aayush Phumbra, and several others. MightyLove: https://mightytext.com/love Press: https://mightytext.com/press

  • Lead Product Manager

    2016 - 2018

  • CEO & Co-Founder

    2012 - 2016

    MightyText is iMessage + iCloud for Android. 8 Million users. Over 100 Billion messages sync'd https://mightytext.net MightyText is a real-time sync of SMS, Notifications, Photos/Videos, Phone Calls & other phone activity between your Android phone & computer. It uses your existing Android phone number, so all text messages stay completely in sync between the phone and computer. No extra phone numbers. Users have called it "iMessage for Android". MightyText is funded by notable investors including First Round Capital, Charles River Ventures, Qualcomm Ventures, 500 Startups, AngelList’s Naval Ravikant, Scott Banister, ex-Google PM Director Rich Chen, Ram Shriram, Guitar Hero creator Kai Huang, Chegg founder Aayush Phumbra, and several others. MightyLove: https://mightytext.net/love Press: https://mightytext.net/press

  • Senior Product Manager

    2010 - 2010

  • Product Manager

    2005 - 2010

    ---- Consumer Product Team ---- - Launched Google Health, which allows consumers to manage their personal health record online. - Led execution of the Google Health partner platform and developer APIs, which enabled leading hospitals, pharmacies, labs, and other third parties to securely exchange health records with Google Health using the GData API using OAuth. - Drove successful integrations of all strategic partners onto the Google Health platform, including Walgreens, Cleveland Clinic, CVS Caremark, and Quest Diagnostics. - Drove launch of new Google Health features: User Sharing, Lab Results, partner directory and API permission management. ---- Ads Product Team ---- - Launched AdWords Reseller Program. Scoped and designed unique product features (MCC single sign on, AdWords API) to support management of millions of new advertisers through channel partnerships. - Drove program growth: $0 to ~$300 million revenue run rate and acquired > 1 million new advertisers in under three years - AdWords Agency and Third Party Products: Managed product requirements and roadmap for: My Client Center, Google Advertising Professionals, AdWords Reseller Program, products under which 45% Google’s advertiser spend was managed (as of 2008)

  • Senior Sales Engineer

    2003 - 2005

    • Supported partnership team responsible for over 60% of Google’s revenue with technical expertise on a suite of Google products including: WebSearch, AdSense for Search/Content, Google Book Search, Local Search, Google Toolbar • Awarded “Google Founders Award” in 2005 on Google AdSense • Helped close deals with key early partners: AOL, About.com, NY Times, Real Networks, Lycos, Earthlink, T-Online • Developed new tools, conducted demos, and suggested technical implementation options to partners to maximize new product adoption and revenue • Worked with sales finance on deal models to determine how technical implementation and UI integration impacts monetization • Assisted Legal in drafting custom language for complex or non-standard technical use cases of Google Services • Recognized as a go-to person for expertise around new products (e.g. Local Search) based on strong rapport and trust built with product, engineering, legal, and sales teams.

  • Senior Technical Manager

    2000 - 2003

  • Technical Lead

    1998 - 2000

  • Technical Consultant

    1997 - 1998

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