AI Tools and Relevance of This Website

In the era of ChatGPT, Claude and Copilot wherein complex tasks e.g. BI dashboards operating on massive datasets, coding for foundational systems and primitives in companies of all sizes including Big Tech are being led (if not solely written) by these systems, why should a subscriber or a casual reader of this website be interested … Continue reading AI Tools and Relevance of This Website

Book Review: “How to Listen” by Oscar Trimboli

“SILENT and LISTEN share identical letters” The book “How to Listen” by Oscar Trimboli provides ample ammunition to practice listening. The book is divided into five levels of listening each of which require foundation from the previous levels - yourself (get ready to listen, give and pay attention) content (hear, see and sense) context (explore … Continue reading Book Review: “How to Listen” by Oscar Trimboli

Book Review: “How to Lie with Statistics” by Darell Huff

“According to one random survey, I should be much happier than I am” - A quote from the book This book “How to Lie with Statistics” by Darell Huff is a classic book on interpreting data and charts. It was first published in 1954 and the data points presented for sure go back a hundred … Continue reading Book Review: “How to Lie with Statistics” by Darell Huff

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: Customer focus (solving a real customer pain) Perseverance i.e. relentless pursuit of making things work (“finding a way” … Continue reading Implementing Data-driven Decision Making when you don’t have data!

Book Review: “Strong Product People” by Petra Wille

Hello readers, I am resuming writing here after a year! I hope to be more regular going forward. I am also changing the book review format a little this time, in order to make it more legible and understandable for the readers The book Strong Product People by Petra Wille is a recommended one for … Continue reading Book Review: “Strong Product People” by Petra Wille