Mouli's Weblog

Mumblings since 2005

Menu
  • About gcmouli
  • Ponniyin Selvan
Menu

Decisions, decisions, decisions …

Posted on September 19, 2017 by gcmouli

Much has been written about the functions of a Product Manager (PM). I usually do not subscribe to the ‘textbook’ definition of a ‘mini-CEO’ of a product/feature. I feel that, while there are a few overlaps between the roles, it is unfair for the CEO and for the PM to be called the ‘mini-me’ of…

Read more

Modiji, Bullet trains, and the Prioritization conundrum

Posted on September 15, 2017September 15, 2017 by gcmouli

PM Modi and the Japanese PM Abe jointly laid the foundation stone for the first bullet train in India. Enough has been ranted about this in social media. About, why this is not the thing that is needed now. And why the Govt should fix all the issues that is plaguing the railways and so…

Read more

What are we shipping today?

Posted on September 14, 2017September 14, 2017 by gcmouli

Ask any of the PMs who have worked with me, they will say that this is my favourite statement. I ask this statement at least once a day to them. I was talking about this with one of the PMs who works with me, and I thought I would share some of the conversation highlights…

Read more

Hiring decision should not be democratic

Posted on September 12, 2017 by gcmouli

A hiring decision should never be a democratic decision. The interview panel gives its recommendations -> and then the hiring manager gives his observations. It is the hiring manager’s single call – with the recommendations factored in. Some mechanics and rules (such as categorization between hire/no-hire/weak-hire etc) can be brought in to break ties and…

Read more

Demo day at Shotang

Posted on July 18, 2017 by gcmouli

Earlier this month, we, at Shotang, held our first demo day. It was a Friday afternoon event on our terrace. We could not have had better weather that day. The intent of this event is to showcase the technology and the product that is being built to enable the first large scale retail distribution platform….

Read more

Wayanad-Kozhikode roadtrip – May 2017

Posted on June 7, 2017 by gcmouli

Started off early at 6:15AM on a Thursday morning. Route plan was Bangalore – Nice Road – Mysore Road – Ramanagara. Breakfast at Kamat Lokaruchi. Took roughly an hour (usual time) to get there. The route from Ramanagar is – Mysore Bypass – Nanjangud – Gundlpet. At Gundlpet, you fork off towards Wayanad/Sultan Battery (the…

Read more

Affiliate Programs in Travel

Posted on May 19, 2017 by gcmouli

This idea just came fleetingly to me today morning. Large ecommerce companies like Amazon and Flipkart have affiliate programs. You become an affiliate, and the platform lets you create a special URL to advertise products on their platform. You make a sale, and based on the product, and current ‘schemes’, you earn a % of…

Read more

Oyo Airport

Posted on April 23, 2017 by gcmouli

It has been a while since I wrote a product feature post. A friend and me were having a conversation about the accommodation industry near airports. The Delhi airport hasĀ a neat strip of Airport hotels at the AeroCity area – mostly standard chain hotels such as Ibis, Lemon Tree etc. This is not quite true…

Read more

How to hire Designers

Posted on April 22, 2017 by gcmouli

Portfolios: HR sourced UI/UX candidates for me. We took on only resumes which had pointers to their portfolio (in Behance or elsewhere). If they did not have a portfolio, I did not consider them serious enough to be applying to us. UI/UX designers vs Creative Designers: There is a fair amount of ambiguity that candidates…

Read more

Disclaimer Generation

Posted on April 20, 2017 by gcmouli

This is my opinion, based on my research and preferences. You should do your own, to figure out, yours. I overheard a young man say this to his father last weekend. Somehow, it just stuck inside my mind, and kept coming back. Today morning, I thought about it a little more. I stepped back, and…

Read more
  • Previous
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • …
  • 105
  • Next

Pages

  • About gcmouli
  • Ponniyin Selvan

Recent Posts

  • My latest email hack to get to / Stay at Inbox Zero
  • Book Review: Lets Talk Money
  • Book Review: The Richest Man in Babylon
  • The Travenues Story …
  • HoneyCode and Amazon design

Recent Comments

  • Jegadesh Jaggu on Poochaandi
  • parkresort on Jungle Lodges Resort – Bannerghatta National Park
  • Amma on Badrinath Dehradun Trip – Oct 2018
  • supermarche37 on The Supermarket experience
  • Sumitha Rajesh on Poochaandi

Archives

Categories

Meta

  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org
©2021 Mouli's Weblog | WordPress Theme by Superbthemes.com