If I were to do product management again
I have been a product manager for 5 years. That is not too long ago, which means that the early-day experience is still fresh in my mind....
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Why it is hard to bring your own cup to buy coffee
My morning ritual is not complete without a cup of Kopi C Kosong to wake my brain up. Despite being fully aware that single-use plastic waste is...
An unlikely place to discover chicken soup for the soul
When I was a teenager, my parents bought me a book from the “Chicken Soup for the Soul” series, which quickly became my spiritual hideout whenever I was feeling low.
How Preply cracked the Cold Start Problem to build a network of online tutors and students
Preply‘s value proposition as an online learning platform is simple: remove the geographical boundary between teachers and students. Teachers have access to a global pool of students...
How the Nike Run Club app got runners hooked
“You started. The hardest part is over. What I often tell runners at the start of the run is that running should not feel difficult, much to...
How a language barrier made a product team more agile
Forget “agile”, can a team function if its members do not speak the same language, literally? In discussions on how to improve team communication, there is a...
When the road to a successful product management career has no maps — Part 2
In this post, I would like to share with you a few categories of software product managers you may consider for your career. Previously, we talked about...
When the road to a successful product management career has no maps
There are moments when I think the product management career is too ambiguous. And navigating it can be a lonely journey. Without product managers, a company will...
4 revealing interview questions to ask product managers
It is hard to evaluate a person’s role fit from an hour-long conversation, but hiring managers can make it count by adding these 4 questions to your...
Chinese is the new English in the Southeast Asia’s PM market
The product manager job market in Southeast Asia is booming, but there is a caveat: many positions require Chinese proficiency. How did we get here? For fast-growing internet...
