Jul 8Member-onlyHalfway Through the Year: My Favourite Books of 2023 So Far“Books are a uniquely portable magic.” — Stephen King We are already halfway through the year. Despite, all the chaos and noise, I have read 25 books so far. …Book Recommendations5 min readBook Recommendations5 min read
Published inBootcamp·Jun 2Member-onlyDiscovering Your Next Career Move: A Guide to Job HuntingLet’s be honest with ourselves. The market is bad. There are layoffs happening all over the world even in companies where this has not happened before. I have been speaking to quite a few of my friends who are impacted or fear being impacted by the changes happening in the…Careers4 min readCareers4 min read
May 15Member-onlyFramework to Write & Sell Your Product Strategy“The mistake people make is thinking the story is just about marketing. No, the story is the strategy.” — Ben Horowitz Strategy is perhaps one of our ecosystem’s most unintentionally abused words. More often than not, people confuse strategy with a vision, a goal, or a list of actionable. Yet…Strategy5 min readStrategy5 min read
Sep 18, 2022Member-onlyMy Mentor ManifestoI was extremely fortunate to stumble onto the concept of mentoring very early in my career. Heck, I didn’t even know there was a formal term for learning this way, at that time. Now, over the last few years, I have tried to give back, by mentoring some amazing individuals…Mentoring2 min readMentoring2 min read
Aug 31, 2022My 3 years in London (UK)This month, we completed 3 years in London. As this paper on Living Abroad says, A fairly common reaction of expatriates is to undergo an initial phase of “culture shock” — the “anxiety that results from losing all of our familiar signs and symbols of social intercourse’’. It is plausible…London3 min readLondon3 min read
Jul 24, 2022Member-onlyWTF is Findability?Findability is an abstract word, but today I want to write in the context of software products. The findability I am talking about relates to the ease at which users can find content or information on a product, website or app. Why is it important for a software product to…Product Management2 min readProduct Management2 min read
Jul 17, 2022Member-onlyThe Anatomy of TrustDisclaimer: This is based on my personal experience. This experience might/will be different from yours. Please take it with a pinch of salt. First some context I spent most of my career working in Asia in Engineering and Product Management. …Trust2 min readTrust2 min read
Feb 22, 2022Member-onlyHow to Avoid Being Busy at Work & Find Your Focus?As a knowledge worker in a hybrid work environment, it is at times difficult to even find time in our calendar for ourselves. By doing the following 6 things, however, we can operate at our 100% efficiency without being busy doing things which will not move any needle at our…Productivity4 min readProductivity4 min read
Feb 13, 2022Member-onlyOne thing I tell my team oftenI go through a lot of decision-driven meetings. One of the things I often tell my team when I recommend an alternative view or ask something which they are not prepared with is that they “Think through it. If need be, write it for themselves to think better and then…Product Management2 min readProduct Management2 min read
Jan 22, 2022Member-onlyCarpets & Curtains: How to Balance ChangeI have been very fortunate in my life and career that people high above in the organisations I worked with, took a bet on me when I myself would have not done it. They coached and mentored me. …Mentoring3 min readMentoring3 min read
