In this post, I will talk more about some patterns in the life of a Product Manager who leads a Machine Learning team to build customer value. Structure: What is ML PMing? How does it work? How is it different regular PMing? How do I go from good to great at…

I get a lot of questions about how I made the switch to a product management role starting from a design degree from National Institute of Design. Some common questions while some specific to individuals trying to assess a fit or learning more about the role. I’m going to be…

Remember when you were a child and wanted validation for every little thing? That joy of being appreciated and cared for? That’s kinda what we all want from each other. And so, for a successful “community”, it would be important serve 4 basic human needs from “people”:

Communties are around in products all around us, be it for health, professional, hobbies — you name it. Some of them make us stick more than others. Has anyone gotten it right? “What would make a truly successful community?” What do you mean — “fail”? Let’s define failure first. Failure here is “inability to generate constant…

A mood-board for my wardrobe experiments. Firstly, that’s me! As you can tell, I’m not a skinny girl. I love dresses. I always did. As a child, I used to dream of seeing myself in classy dresses when I grew up. A simple dream that I never achieved till I turned 25! Why…

An ode to the first college I went to, And the most cherished one. #BITSPilani ______________________________ To finding the first few ‘friends for life’ And that treasured safety net of 3 am girlfriends, To the most memorable birthday surprises And a carton full of handmade memories To the first maggi-powered…

Note: I drafted this article a few years ago in 2017, and am posting it in 2020 for my log-keeping as I look back over my growth as a product thinkner and #product manager. Uber probably does all of these things today, does it? Refreshing to revisit, nonetheless! Uber has…

A wish-list of material possessions I shall gradually amass this year! — I plan to write a handy checklist like this every year to so I can buy stuff that makes me happy, budget my spends through the year, make it easy for my people to shower their love(read gifts)and probably look back over the years to track how the my material-self…

2016–2017 I penned down this gratitude log as a #notetoself for all the times I’m rattled by self-doubt. Gratitude, on me, works like a power-dose of endorphins! :) My mum always told me that being an artist brings with itself, it’s own perils to my happiness. I’ve struggled for the…