Steps & Startups: SF GrabChai w/ ex VP Product, Uber & Meta
Let’s Talk AI, Growth… and Building at Scale
🗓️ Date: 23rd August
🕓 Time: 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
📍 Location: San Francisco (Details shared upon approval)
🧠 Theme: A Walk-in Conversation with Dinkar Jain
No panels. No slides. No rigid agenda — just an open afternoon of conversations, ideas, and insights from one of the sharpest minds in the product world.
Hey Builders, Operators, and Curious Minds!
The Product Folks is hosting a walk-in style afternoon with Dinkar Jain — an operator, builder, and product leader with deep expertise in AI, marketplace dynamics, and scaling high-impact teams.
Dinkar is currently an Advisor at Foundry, a platform at the forefront of product innovation. Until recently, he was VP of Product Management at Uber, leading AI, Marketplace (Pricing, Promotions, Dispatch, Membership), and Ads. Before that, he spent 7+ years at Meta as Head of Ads Artificial Intelligence & Delivery, managing Core ML, Ranking, Targeting, Auction, and Responsible AI.
As the first of a series, our very own San Francisco docent, Dinkar will take us around to see some amazing houses on this tour including the house of California's first female poet laureate, another house visited by Mark Twain, and yet another house belonging to the famous feminist poet Sara Bard. You'll experience history as you stand outside the room where the United Nations Charter was signed, hear a landmark poem from the women's suffrage movement, and chuckle horrified as you hear about the crazy mother/daughter romance rivalry that is tied to where the town of Atherton got its name.
Come join us to see some amazing SF houses on this walking tour while we talk about product growth, AI and scaling.
💬 What to Expect
🧠 Raw, Insightful Conversations
Walk in, join the discussion, and explore AI, scaling, product strategy, and building across consumer & enterprise contexts.
🚀 Lessons from Meta & Uber
Learn how AI-powered systems drive monetization, user experience, and marketplace health at scale.
🫱🏼🫲🏾 Open-Format Networking
Connect freely — one-on-one or in small groups — with fellow builders and operators.
🎟️ Tickets
Free, invite-only. Limited spots. ID verification at the spot. Confirm by August 21st, 2025.
About The Product Folks
We’re a 200K+ strong community of product people, from aspiring PMs to senior leaders, united by a love for building and learning. Through curated events and real conversations, we help each other grow — with just the right dose of fun.