Product Dude Prashant Fuloria Lands at Flurry After Google and Facebook
Prashant Fuloria, who led monetization product management at Google and then commerce products at Facebook, started at Flurry today in the role of chief product officer.
Fuloria, who had a brief stint as an entrepreneur in residence at Mayfield Fund, was previously responsible for Facebook Credits, the social network’s on-again/off-again virtual currency effort.
Flurry helps mobile app developers get wider paid distribution, and gives away free analytics.
When Flurry raised $25 million from investors including Crosslink Capital, Menlo Ventures, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, InterWest Partners and others at the end of last year, CEO Simon Khalaf said an IPO could happen as soon as this year.
Having spent more than three years at Facebook, and six before that at Google, Fuloria is a nice senior hire for Flurry.
Also, while far too many people in Silicon Valley like to call themselves “rock star” and “ninja,” Fuloria is slightly more deserving of the label, given that he plays guitar for the tech band Coverflow.