Culture, mentoring people, building the right things

Culture. People. Awesome culture. Poor culture. Good environment. Refreshing work atmosphere. Pathetic place… These are all phrases that I have seen in articles, blog posts and workplace reviews that I have read lately. I have also been seeing a lot of how-to articles on what a workplace culture should be.... [Read More]

Get out of the building, and meet new people!

I re-discovered Meetup.com a couple of weeks back, and I think I am onto something, lol. In today’s interconnected world, where one is on Facebook and Whatsapp and LinkedIn and Gmail (and I can’t even keep track of all the other cool tools out there) all the time,... [Read More]

Google, Google everywhere ...and there's a lot to learn

I have been reading a couple of books on Google since the past 2 weeks. I wanted to read them earlier, but I kept putting it off, because somehow it seemed that any book on Google would only be about the author heaping praises on what Google did - fan... [Read More]

Never mistake motion for action

“Never mistake motion for action.” - Ernest Hemingway. I recollected this excellent quote when I was trying to make sense of a team member’s behavior and work output, when we worked together some time back. Let’s call him Anup. Anup seemed to have a particularly laidback attitude,... [Read More]

Startup Ideas, People and Product Management

I engage with these 3 broad themes all day long, every day and therefore I have decided I am going to instill some writing discipline and put my thoughts on this blog as frequently as possible. I am a Product Manager for a SaaS product. I manage a team of... [Read More]