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  • B2B versus B2C Product Management

    B2B versus B2C Product Management

    Analyzing B2B and B2C product management based on Users and Buyers, Business Model, Market Landscape, PM Knowledge and Skills, Product Usability, Data and Analytics, Product Management Culture, Business Metrics, Release Cadence, Work Life Balance and Customer Relationships

    August 17, 2021
  • Bridging Education, Employment and Equity With Technology

    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.

    May 28, 2021
  • Some Personal News

    Some Personal News

    My experience of moving from the Miami of India to Silicon Valley.

    March 31, 2021
  • Why Telegram Rocks

    Why Telegram Rocks

    Find out why Telegram is a superior messaging app for privacy conscious people.

    November 26, 2020
  • From First Female Product Manager at Google to Advancing 1000s of Women in Tech

    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.

    November 24, 2020
  • Evolving Microsoft’s Supply Chain Management

    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.

    November 12, 2020
  • System Design: Horizontal vs Vertical Scaling

    System Design: Horizontal vs Vertical Scaling

    This is a primer on System Design written as a series to explain fundamental ideas. In this post, we discuss Horizontal and Vertical Scaling.

    September 17, 2020
  • The Most Important Thing to Me is to Stick to My Core Values and Philosophies

    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.

    August 19, 2020
  • Charting Her Own Course in Software with a Knack for Extreme Empathy

    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…

    August 13, 2020
  • How This Military Veteran Switched Gears To Tech And Set Her Career On Autopilot

    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.

    June 1, 2020
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