It’s 2 weeks already into my 3 months parental leave. I can’t deny that I’m enjoying it. Our newborn son is taking some steady steps towards recovering from a health issue he started to have a few weeks after he was born. Which means that there are decreasing stress levels on me and my wife,… Continue reading
Newsletter #2: Mentmento, Validating the problem, and making it to #2 Product of the day on Product Hunt
This is a copy of my most recent newsletter. You don’t know that, but I’m a bit late to send this newsletter! My plan was to send it on Friday night so you can read it on Saturday morning while you are still in your comfy pajamas. Things didn’t go as planned for the newsletter,… Continue reading
Newsletter: #1 Talking to strangers & Perception
This is a copy of my most recent newsletter. Hey, thanks for signing up to my newsletter! Every week, I will have one main topic to cover in the newsletter. I will also include links to some interesting articles, videos, and products I came across during the week. While I’m usually known for being a… Continue reading
Shuttle Diplomacy Decision Making for Product Managers
Recently, I started mentoring aspiring Product Managers. During one of the mentoring sessions, I was asked about the process I follow whenever I get a group of people into a meeting room to make a decision. My answer was that I never put a group of people in a meeting room to make a decision…. Continue reading
Don’t shoot down a bad idea!
I was recently reading Creativity Inc, by Ed Catmull the president of Pixar and Disney Animation studios. One of the interesting parts that stuck with me from the book was the idea of how every great idea starts as a bad idea. Ed calls it “The ugly baby”. The ugly baby is your idea in… Continue reading