Mayur Mehta
I'm a technical product and program manager with nearly 10 years in the industry, 7 of them in the United States. I started in technical account management in Mumbai, earned an MS in engineering management at Northeastern University in Boston, USA, spent 6 years in enterprise systems at Akamai and Robert Half, and joined MapChat's founding team in 2025.
At MapChat I own product, architecture, and the entire build of a consumer social app that is live on the App Store and Google Play. I write the specs and set the engineering bar every release clears. AI coding agents are how I build at startup speed.
What building with AI agents changed about product management →
- Live on both app stores since May 2026
- 95.87% → 99.45% crash-free sessions across post-launch releases, zero rollbacks
- $1B+ in annual vendor payments automated at Akamai, with JP Morgan and Citi
- 65% to 90% call-classification accuracy, in the program I ran at Robert Half
Building MapChat, in four parts
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Part 1 · Product case study
Why MapChat exists: designing a social app against loneliness
People go out and still don't talk to strangers. How research became a product built around the first move, measured from zero, tested at a live event, and reworked from production data.
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Part 2 · Architecture
How we built MapChat's backend
Reversing my own no-code backend call in two days, one Postgres shared by the app and the venue CRM, a catalog grown from 1,925 to 17,000+ venues with no licensed feed, and map and feed under a second.
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Part 3 · Process
How I build with AI agents: MCP, command-line tools, and a production bar
The tools I work with, and the commit gates and one-way rules every change has to clear.
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Part 4 · Opinion
Agents made building cheap. Deciding got expensive.
What seven months of building with AI agents changed about the product manager's job.
Read Part 4 →
Before MapChat
What people I've worked with say
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“He has a mix of technical, analytics, and systems analysis skills that allowed him to come up to speed quickly on new platforms and technology, and drive from problem statement to scalable business solution. He's able to think and plan strategically, lead by influencing, manage and mitigate project risks, and communicate effectively with stakeholders.”
Eric Gai · VP, Marketing Technology and Analytics, Robert Half · I was on his extended team
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“Beyond his technical strengths, Mayur excels in program management, skillfully handling projects with complex change management requirements. His leadership in critical initiatives like the GA4 migration and UTM standardization showcased his ability to deliver results through meticulous planning and execution.”
Vincent Liu · Sr. Manager, Analytics Technology & Operations, Robert Half · hired and managed me
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“I highly recommend Mayur for any position that requires a skilled problem solver, effective communicator, analytical thinker, and inspiring leader. Throughout my time working with Mayur, I have been consistently impressed by his ability to tackle complex challenges and find innovative solutions.”
Nikhil Patil · Manager, Business Applications (Oracle EBS, P2P), Akamai · managed me