Mina Radhakrishnan
Mina Radhakrishnan | |
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| Education | Cornell University (Computer Science and Cognitive Science, 2004) |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, product manager |
| Known for | Co-founder of :Different; Uber's inaugural product manager; co-developer of Uber's surge pricing verification mechanism |
Mina Radhakrishnan is an entrepreneur and product manager who currently serves as co-founder of :Different, an Australian property technology startup specializing in property management solutions. Previously, she held the position of entrepreneur in residence at Redpoint Ventures, acted as a special adviser to Cowboy Ventures, and was Uber’s inaugural product manager. She also co-developed Uber’s patented surge pricing verification mechanism.
Education
Radhakrishnan earned her degrees in computer science and cognitive science from Cornell University in 2004.
Career
Her professional journey started as a business analyst at Goldman Sachs. She then participated in Google’s Associate Product Management program before taking on a product management role at ModCloth. At Uber, she became the company’s first product manager, leading the product team for three years and spearheading essential projects such as driver onboarding improvements and the expansion of vehicle service options. She is credited as one of five inventors on Uber’s 2013 patent for surge pricing technology.
Radhakrishnan has delivered presentations at prominent industry conferences including TwilioCon and #ProductSF, appeared on CBS News, and contributed her expertise as entrepreneur in residence at Redpoint Ventures and advisor to Cowboy Ventures. She currently provides guidance to startups like Airtasker and Antler.
In 2019, she co-launched :Different and successfully closed a second funding round to expand the company’s workforce to 32 employees within Australia’s property management industry.