Dwipal Desai

Hello!

I’m a product leader and engineer who likes building things people use in their daily lives. Most of my career has been in consumer technology - creating products that sit in millions of pockets and homes as well as the platforms that power these products.

I currently work on AI innovation at Google, accelerating the adoption of AI to build new kinds of products and experiences. I do this by taking emerging technology and turning it into products that solve real problems.

I was part of the early team at YouTube and have also founded multiple startups - some exited successfully, some didn't pan out. The experience of building companies from the ground up and scaling products in large companies has shaped how I think about product-building: move fast, stay close to users, and ship things that matter.

Outside of my day job, I advise and invest in startups and serve on the Computer Science Advisory Board at USC Viterbi School of Engineering, where I help think about how the next generation of engineers should be trained.

I also write occasionally about technology, AI, product design, and how software is changing the world.

If something here resonates with you, feel free to reach out.


Products I've Worked On


Fun Stuff


Patents

Patent / App #TitleAssigneeStatus
US-8479242-B1YOUTUBE - Video storage and distributionGoogle Inc.Granted (2013-07-02)
US-8370888-B2Hydra: high-performance data recording architecture for streaming mediaUniversity Of Southern CaliforniaGranted (2013-02-05)
US-10380493-B2System and method for generating machine-curated scenesEssential Products, Inc.Granted (2019-08-13)
US-10365932-B2Dynamic application customization for automated environmentsEssential Products, Inc.Granted (2019-07-30)
US-10353480-B2Connecting assistant device to devicesEssential Products, Inc.Granted (2019-07-16)
US-10349224-B2Media and communications in a connected environmentEssential Products, Inc.Granted (2019-07-09)
US-D869463-SHome assistant deviceEssential Products, Inc.Granted (2019-12-10)
US-10212040-B2Troubleshooting voice-enabled home setupEssential Products, Inc.Granted (2019-02-19)
US-10210866-B2Ambient assistant deviceEssential Products, Inc.Granted (2019-02-19)
US-10204623-B2Privacy control in a connected environmentEssential Products, Inc.Granted (2019-02-12)
US-10166465-B2Contextual user interface based on video game playbackEssential Products, Inc.Granted (2019-01-01)
US-10073681-B2Home device application programming interfaceEssential Products, Inc.Granted (2018-09-11)
US-10057125-B1Voice-enabled home setupEssential Products, Inc.Granted (2018-08-21)
US-10013979-B1Expanding a set of commands to control devices in an environmentEssential Products, Inc.Granted (2018-07-03)
US-9985846-B1Assistant for management of network devicesEssential Products, Inc.Granted (2018-05-29)
US-9980183-B1Media and communications in a connected environmentEssential Products, Inc.Granted (2018-05-22)
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