What is Zillow? Their website defines it as “The leading real estate marketplace. Search millions of for-sale and rental listings, compare Zestimate® home values and connect with local professionals.” I was using their iOS mobile app and found some difficulties in the overall UI/UX and thought about sharing my views. …

I have a habit of writing my life learnings onto a living document which I call Constitution. One of the sections in it is called “learning from 2023”. In that I was reemphasizing something and thought it might be helpful to others too. So, here it is: This year I’ve…

Two years ago, I wrote about the ease of moving from one app to another if I’m not satisfied with the service provided. …

Notes of Huberman’s video on depression. Major Depression or clinical depression characterised by persistently depressed mood or loss of interest in activities, causing significant impairment in daily life. Usually there is an imbalance of 3 neurotransmitters: Norepinephrine and epinephrine Dopamine Serotonin These neurotransmitters can be tried balancing out using some…

I recently had a conversation with a friend who was in a state of shock after being laid off from his job. He recounted how some employees who had no projects to work on were still being paid high salaries, while hardworking developers and product managers were let go for…

Charter document which your team can use: link It’s a common misconception that defining a company vision is pretentious or unnecessary, especially when a product is struggling to stay afloat. However, as a product manager with experience in the tech industry both as an individual contributor and in management roles…

Making successfully products isn’t an easy job. Everyone in the team has their own opinion. Designers, marketing team, developers, content team everyone wants what is best for the customer. Everyone thinks they know what is best for their customers.There is so much subjectivity involved that my fellow product manager has…

Today I was going through the Amazon app to buy a carpet. Looking at the homepage made me curious about how Amazon is prioritizing the homepage. So, the homepage’s first fold is broken into 6 parts: Search, QR scan Quick link icons Marketing space to cross-sell or sell within app …

I made a point to keep my room neat and tidy. These improvements were minor, but they gave me a sense of control over my life. I started to feel confident again The aggregation of marginal gains. 1% BETTER EVERY DAY or 1% worse every day for one year. 0.99…