This was my first “official” speaking engagement, the topic of which stemmed from a blog that I wrote a few weeks prior. When I started creating the deck for this talk, I had no idea where it was going but I must say I really loved how it turned out! The fact that it wasContinue reading “HelloMeets: There is no great UX without CX”
Technical skills to break into product management
You don’t need a background in engineering to be a product manager. You also don’t need to know how to code to be a product manager. But there are certain technical skills that can help you succeed as a product manager. Fortunately, these are easy enough to learn. I was a product manager before IContinue reading “Technical skills to break into product management”
May Reading List
I can’t believe this still needs to be said, but here it is again. BLACK LIVES MATTER. As an ally, my goal is to put money and actions where my mouth is. The Minnesota Freedom Fund is one of many organizations you can support. I was mentally pretty exhausted this month and my reading materialContinue reading “May Reading List”
How I choose what books to read
Anonymous Potato left a comment on my previous post: “You must write a piece about how you choose your books.” I thought it was a great idea. Having read about 70 books last year and on track for about a 100 this year, I have a certain method to the madness of choosing what IContinue reading “How I choose what books to read”
April Reading List
I binge-read a lot this past month. 13 books is a lot even for me although most of them weren’t intellectually strenuous. The ability to really focus on and digest challenging material is something I’ve been struggling with during this lockdown. Nevertheless, there were some good ones. Conversations with Friends: I wanted to see ifContinue reading “April Reading List”
Cataloging my 500+ books
I started reading when I was fairly young, not at child-prodigious levels, but early enough where I was that kid with my nose in a book at adult parties. It was by necessity. As a quiet, only child, I didn’t have many options for entertainment. I graduated from the beautifully illustrated Ladybird books to everyContinue reading “Cataloging my 500+ books”
The product manager’s work diary
When I started working at VMware right out of business school, I was determined to learn from my career mistakes in the past and use my newfound knowledge to do things the right way. As a 21-year old fresh out of undergrad, I threw myself into the wild, wild west of tech startups in India.Continue reading “The product manager’s work diary”
March Reading List
March has been such a weird month. I am so unbelievably fortunate because COVID-19 hasn’t affected my life in a meaningful way. If you are in the same position, I encourage you to please help people and communities in need. We can get through this. Okay, on to the 10 books I read in March.Continue reading “March Reading List”
February Reading List
February was a relatively slow reading month for me (a grand total of 4)… but in my defense, it is the shortest month! I read some incredible books in February, the ones in bold I will hold dear to my heart in the years to come. A Gentleman in Moscow: Urban legend is that IContinue reading “February Reading List”
January Reading List
Starting in 2020, I thought it would be fun to document my thoughts on the books I’ve read each month, albeit briefly. So for the month of January, here are the 9 books I’ve read, in the order I’ve read them. The ones in bold are the ones I enjoyed the most! Blitzscaling: The Lightning-FastContinue reading “January Reading List”