How do you step into and thrive in the role of product counselor? How does the work of a product counselor change from organization to organization? And how can you recalibrate your legal career to focus on environmental issues and climate change?
Vineet Shahani, General Counsel, Policy and Corporate Development at Mill, gained his product knowledge working on the iPhone at Apple and guiding the groundbreaking internet-of-things product Nest through acquisition and integration at Google. Now he applies those learnings to his legal leadership at Mill, a mission-based environmental product that combats a major climate issue.

Hear Vineet explain the challenges and rewards of jumping from a big organizations to an adaptable startup, lending your legal skills to a political campaign, breaking into environmental work, and more.

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Topics:
Introduction: 0:00
Explaining Mill and its environmentalist mission-oriented concept: 2:22
Considering work in an ESG (environmental social governance)-related company: 8:01
Advice for lawyers who want to work on climate issues: 10:18
Beginning your path to a full-time counsel role as an outside advisor: 14:41
Unpacking the phrase “hitting a single:” 18:16
Defining the responsibilities of a product counselor: 22:25
Lessons about product counseling from Apple: 25:39
Transitioning from Apple to Nest: 27:36
Leading legal at Nest through an acquisition by Google: 31:37
Assisting on a political campaign: 37:42
What you wish you’d known as a young lawyer: 41:28

Connect with us: Vineet Shahani - https://www.linkedin.com/in/vineetshahani Tyler Finn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tylerhfinn SpotDraft - https://www.linkedin.com/company/spotdraft

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Ep 38: Product Counseling at Nest, Apple, and a Climate Change Startup: Vineet Shahani, GC, Mill