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Jun 18, 2020
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A different type of CV
The idea of sharing one’s failures is not new. Academics who have worked ceaselessly towards a PhD degree, predictably, have shared a CV of failures for…
Jun 9, 2020
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How This Military Veteran Switched Gears To Tech And Set Her Career On Autopilot
This is a candid series on product leaders making an impact across the globe. You can read more interviews here. Brittany Keith is a Staff Product…
Jun 1, 2020
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How This Military Veteran Switched Gears To Tech And Set Her Career On Autopilot
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May 2020
The Tsunami Crashed Her Dreams. Now She is Breaking The Glass Ceiling as a Tech Leader
This is a Q&A series on women in product management. You can find more such interviews here. It was March 2011, and a brutal tsunami had left Japan with…
May 22, 2020
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April 2020
Your career is a team sport — you won’t get there alone.
This is a Q&A series on women in product management. You can find more such interviews here. Jill Soley is a strategic product and marketing leader…
Apr 27, 2020
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All you have to do is ask
This is a Q&A series on women in Product Management. Stay tuned for more interviews here. Rekha is a Senior Manager, Group Product Management at Walmart…
Apr 15, 2020
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March 2020
5 Seats of Power
So, I've been meaning to tell you this. You are assertive and it's amazing! You know how to make your point heard and it's something I should learn from…
Mar 19, 2020
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December 2019
My Jugaad Approach to Learn System Design Thinking
I love writing a startling heading. Jugaad is the gutsy art of overcoming harsh constraints to solve a problem using limited resources.- Harvard…
Dec 5, 2019
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Reality as a Matryoshka Doll
I've come to a grand conclusion that there is exactly one ongoing debate in the world. Don't ask me what I've been smoking. This debate gets reframed to…
Dec 1, 2019
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November 2019
On Dealing with Conflicts for Better Collaboration
Much has been said about structures that facilitate effective collaboration at work. Use cool software tools. Have a culture team. Make the workplace…
Nov 27, 2019
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August 2019
8 Unpopular Ideas On Dating, Relationship and Marriage
Harry Truman once joked that he wished he could hire only one-handed economists just to get away from their "On the other hand, meanwhile" advice. While…
Aug 11, 2019
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8 Unpopular Ideas On Dating, Relationship and Marriage
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July 2019
Who is a novelist?
A novelist, like every artist, is someone who is yet to make peace with herself. After all, the most striking works of art come from the most wretchedly…
Jul 22, 2019
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