Learnings and reflections

Category: Product Strategy

  • It is so easy to be Andy Jassy

    This is a blog post about how culture can play a major role in an organization’s success. A Tweet and a YouTube video are the motivations for this post. The Tweet In TikTok Dharmesh added that “if Culture is done well, Strategy becomes easier”. This Tweet and the TikTok post by Dharmesh Shah, the Co-founder…

  • Genomics, Autism, and Big data! What do I actually do?

    I am the Product lead for Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative(SFARI). My title and job puzzles most scientists I work with as well as outsiders. I routinely hear questions like “What is a product in a research institute?”. “What does business need mean? We dont sell anything.” I have honed the explanation of what I…

  • A deep dive into Elon Musk’s memo

    Elon Musk’s Twitter 2.0 memo was sent to remaining employees at Twitter on Wednesday November 16th. In the memo, Elon gave his team a deadline and call to action, which can also be interpreted as a loyalty oath to Elon Musk. The memo resulted in a mass exodus of remaining Twitter employees on Friday. In…