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Communities, Cohorts and the Rise of Post University Career Launchpads
Born from the internet and for the internet, a new paradigm of professional education is opening up through cohort-based courses. I dive into what has led to its arrival and its advantages over traditional degree programs, on-demand MOOCs and YouTube education. Bonus: I’ve added links to some of the best CBCs for Software Engineering, Marketing, Product Management, Data Science, Design and Venture Capital.
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Turning Tables in Tech Startup Interviews
An interesting way to understand and evaluate companies and opportunities in tech. Turning tables to create some balance to recruiter-candidate conversations.
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Bridging Education, Employment and Equity With Technology
Susan Morrow from Salesforce and I discuss the ongoing pandemic’s effects on education, the system constraints, and innovative technologies that could reverse this trend.
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From First Female Product Manager at Google to Advancing 1000s of Women in Tech
In this candid conversation, Nancy Wang shares insights on what helps talent to have a shot at being in the C-Suite and how her non-profit helps more women advance their career in tech.
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Evolving Microsoft’s Supply Chain Management
Kavita Krishan opens about the evolution of supply chain management at Microsoft, D&I efforts under Satya Nadella’s leadership and her passion for hiking.
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The Most Important Thing to Me is to Stick to My Core Values and Philosophies
Our guest this week is Kalpana Sundar — Director of Product Management, Pricing at PayPal —who lives in San Jose. Kalpana’s career trajectory is phenomenal, so are the lessons she’s picked up along the last decade. I am excited I discovered her and can’t wait to share her thoughts.
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Charting Her Own Course in Software with a Knack for Extreme Empathy
I caught up with Sushma Padmanabhan — a Senior Product Manager at Intuit — for profiling her trail-blazing career. A native of Mumbai, she explored the nine yards of finance for a decade — from stockbroking, banking, insurance to taxes, before moving to Bengaluru for opportunities in FinTech. In 2008, Sushma joined Intuit as a US Tax Analyst.
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How This Military Veteran Switched Gears To Tech And Set Her Career On Autopilot
An abrupt end to her career in military was the start of her fast-paced journey in product management. Brittany credits her mother’s lessons on building relationships and finding a partner who supports her line of work.
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The Tsunami Crashed Her Dreams. Now She is Breaking The Glass Ceiling as a Tech Leader
I wrote to Silva Thom on the possibility of profiling her. We spent the next few weekends discussing her intensely unconventional journey into software and product management.
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Your career is a team sport — you won’t get there alone.
Got the chance to have a tete-a-tete with product management leader Jill Solley. Read what she has to say about her early experiences in tech and her advice for young women.
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