15: At the forefront of Uber: How Silicon Valley Life Lead Chris Saad to Re-write the Narrative

Today, we continue the conversation with serial entrepreneur Chris Saad.  Hailing from Brisbane, Australia, this former head of product at Uber-Developer-Platform is one creative guy.  He builds strategies, products, messages, brands, ecosystems, standards and start ups. A magician when it comes to developer platforms; he has that added ability to inspire and teach young-preneurs how to take their own ideas and bring them to market.A mentor at Founders for Founders - a community of start up founders - he recognises the power of coming together and sharing the journey.  A teacher at the core, he has lived the Silicon Valley life and now wants to share what he’s learned with the next generation back in Australia.  I admire his desire to pass on knowledge in a way that makes a difference.Meet Chris:“Serial Entrepreneur. Strategic Adviser. Former Head of Product @ Uber Developer Platform. Co-author of APML. Co-founder of the DataPortability Project. Mentor @ Founders for Founders. Podcaster. Aussie living in both San Francisco and Brisbane. Curious about everything.”I build Strategies, Products, Messages, Brands, Ecosystems, Standards and Startups.I am interested in both the form and the function. I prefer streams over pages, liberal over conservative, open over closed. I am interested in helping others succeed so that we can all work and play in shared personal and professional success.I have been a leader in the following fields...- StartupsI have started, built and run a series of great startups. Most as CEO, all as co-founder.- Product Management and DesignDesigning Minimum Viable Products (MVP), User Experience, User Interface, Baking in social etc.- Developer PlatformsAPIs, SDKs, Ecosystems & more. Built a platform from 0 to 85 Billion API calls a month (Echo). Ran Product for Uber Developer Platform.- On-Demand/Sharing EconomyBuilding two-sided marketplaces, managing reputation & trust, marketplace management etcThe Podcast's 7th SeasonWelcome to In the Game, a podcast where we aim to touch, move and inspire you to what's possible in life. My name is Sarah Maxwell and I am a self-proclaimed relationship engineer. Ever since I was a little girl, I was curious about how people work and how they interact with one another. With a degree in biopsychology representing my country of Canada in beach volleyball. With a degree in biopsychology representing my country of Canada in beach volleyball, retiring from sport into mindset and purpose coaching, I now spend my days running Chatta-box Media, where we aim to story-tell for brands through the medium of podcasting, all while raising an eight-year-old daughter with my partner of 24 years. We are now in season seven of this podcast, featuring a special series on women called who Knew that Was Work aimed at young women who want to broaden their horizon when it comes to career choosing. Go deeper into the pod and discover incredible stories of changemakers who manifest their dream lives. Gain tangible tools to apply to your own life by scrolling back to that initial season where we were more workbook focused. Have a laugh when we initially were coined the Nat and Sarah show, when my five-time Olympian partner, natalie Cook, and I bantered and had loads of fun interviewing and discovering our common passion individuals who rise to the occasion in life. Okay, now it's time to dive on in to this episode. Ge...