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The Learning Curve: Reading Notes for Product Leaders

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  • September 7, 2026

    Book Review: “AI Engineering — Building Applications with Foundation Models” by Chip Huyen

    Well, 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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  • March 31, 2024

    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

  • November 8, 2023

    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

  • July 30, 2023

    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

  • June 30, 2023

    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

  • June 30, 2023

    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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The Learning Curve: Reading Notes for Product Leaders

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