Product development planning with a focus on identifying customer pain points and writing user stories can be a powerful approach for developing products that meet the needs of customers and address their pain points. Product Managers identify customer pain points through customer interviews, surveys, focus groups, or other methods. Once…

July 16, 2023 In today’s rapidly evolving landscape, adopting open-source tooling in machine learning and AI operations is no longer just an option; it’s a strategic imperative. We can overcome critical challenges by embracing these tools while unlocking numerous benefits. From increased accessibility and customisation to transparency and collaboration, open-source…

With my MBA classes at Yale in a hybrid model- option to attend lectures both in-person and virtual format — I traveled to my hometown. My hometown — Panjipara- is a small village in West Bengal, a state in the eastern part of India. Bagdogra is the nearest airport. I…

Fed could have saved Lehman Brothers from failing under Section 13 (3) by extending PDCF that it did to other banks, and a different long-term resolution of the firm would have helped the global financial crisis from worsening. The views below are based on my understanding of The Fed and…

The three crises that affected Europe during the crisis were the banking crisis, sovereign debt crisis, and growth and competitive crisis. The banking crisis is like the global financial crisis in the US, in which the banking system failed because of excessive lending, global saving glut, and bubble in the…

In February 2020, we were hearing stories about the virus in China and how it may force a global lockdown and impact the everyday operation. It was surprising to even think the world would shut down for a couple of days. We were caught off guard when the lockdown came…

Digital art is like any other art. It’s just created using other tools from the traditional ones. Art is about emotion or message that is presented in a visual form independent from the tools used to create it. Digital arts today are cheaper than the traditional art market, although the…

A product can be anything and the role and responsibilities of a product manager change across different industries. In this post, I will remove some myths on the Product Manager role and share a bird-eye view on the product development process along with some frameworks that may come useful in…

I reached John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New York, USA on Cathay Pacific Airlines after travelling more than 24 hours from Kolkata, India. Taking a luggage cart was an option but I avoided it as taking it would have costed me five bucks so instead, I dragged my…