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Book Review: “AI Engineering — Building Applications with Foundation Models” by Chip Huyen
Read More: Book Review: “AI Engineering — Building Applications with Foundation Models” by Chip HuyenWell, if you have been living under the rock since October 2022, made yourself visible in September 2026, and now wish to get a baseline understanding of AI terms and how they differ from the earlier ML-heavy terminology of 2010s, here is a book you can get started on This book “AI Engineering — Building…
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Book Review: “Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results” by Shane Parrish
The book titled “Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results” by Shane Parrish has been on my reading list since its release last year. I have been a huge fan and follower of Shane Parrish’s writings on fs.blog through… Continue reading
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Book Review: “Transformed: Moving to the Product Operating Model” by Marty Cagan
This book titled “Transformed: Moving to the Product Operating Model” is the third one on core product management principles by the venerable Marty Cagan. His first two books Empowered and Inspired have been referenced umpteen number of times in product… Continue reading
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Implementing Data-driven Decision Making when you don’t have data!
Wrote this Article for Tamara, a FinTech start-up in the GCC Region and where I am currently working. The article is adapted from here (https://medium.com/tamara-tech-product/more-with-less-implementing-data-driven-decision-making-at-tamara-e08391f5b22c) Tamara’s product culture has been built on a few core pillars namely: In this article,… Continue reading
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Book Review: “Zero to One” by Peter Thiel with Blake Masters
If you talk to a product manager, founder, VC or anyone who has been part of start-up ecosystems for some time, chances are at some point they’d utter the word “zero to one”. Most likely, their frame of reference for… Continue reading
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Book Review: “Payments Systems in the US: A Guide for the Payments Professional” by Russ Jones, Carol Coye Benson and Scott Loftesness
How does one get started in a deeper and complex domain like FinTech? This book “Payments Systems in the US: A Guide for the Payments Professional” by Russ Jones, Carol Coye Benson and Scott Loftesness stays true to its title… Continue reading
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Book Review: “Quit” by Annie Duke
We have all heard the virtues of “persevering against all odds” and eventual triumph of the protagonist. But is it always the case, are there legit scenarios where cutting your losses early could be more advantageous and if there are;… Continue reading
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On Papa’s First Death Anniversary
<This is more of a personal post, nothing to do with product management. You may skip it if you feel so> Today marks one year since I lost my father to a prolonged disease he fought for 2 years. I… Continue reading
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Book Review: “Expert to Executive: Mastering the SOPs of Leading” by Tyson, Edward E.
We have all witnessed this phenomenon – organizations typically choose some of their best individual contributors or domain experts to be in leadership positions (past record is the best indicator of future performance!). Irrespective of whether or not expectations at… Continue reading
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Six Months Later…
It’s been slightly more than 6 months since I lost my father. Here is how things have happened since then Many things learnt, will end the post here Continue reading