Mentor Connect: 1:1 Founder Sessions with Chandu Thota (In-Person)
Mentor Connect: 1:1 Founder Sessions with Chandu Thota
Friday, September 25 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM PT
In Person | TiE Silicon Valley, Palo Alto
TiE Silicon Valley’s September Mentor Connect features Chandu Thota, VP of Engineering, Google Workspace, where he leads the engineering organization behind products including Gmail, Calendar, Chat, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Meet—platforms that empower billions of users and millions of organizations worldwide.
With more than 14 years at Google, Chandu has led engineering teams across Google Workspace, Google DeepMind, Google Cloud, Maps, Search, Ads, and Location Platforms. Prior to Google, he was Founder, CTO, and VP of Product Development at The Dealmap, which was acquired by Google in 2011, and previously served as Software Development Lead for Microsoft’s Virtual Earth (now Bing Maps).
Chandu brings deep expertise in building AI-powered products, scaling consumer and enterprise platforms, and leading high-performing engineering organizations from startup through global scale.
What You'll Gain
Founders selected for Mentor Connect will receive a focused 20-minute 1:1 session and practical guidance on:
Building and scaling AI-powered products
Consumer, mobile, and enterprise product strategy
Product and engineering leadership
Machine Learning, NLP, and intelligent applications
Web services and scalable platform architecture
Information retrieval and search technologies
Business strategy and product-market growth
Building and leading high-performing engineering organizations
📅 September 25, 2026
🕙 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Why Join
Mentor Connect gives founders direct access to accomplished technology leaders who have built, scaled, and transformed products used by billions of people. Sessions are practical, candid, and tailored to your startup's stage—helping you validate your strategy, sharpen execution, and accelerate growth.
Whether you're building an AI startup, developing enterprise software, launching consumer applications, or preparing to scale your engineering organization, this is a unique opportunity to learn directly from one of Google's senior engineering leaders.
Apply for a 1:1 Session
Space is limited and founders are selected through an application process.
Apply now to be considered for the September 25 Mentor Connect session with Chandu Thota.