Author Archives: IJ

Contrary to what I wrote in 2020, I’m much more optimistic about the future these days. Reviewing what I wrote 2 years ago, however, my optimism then was mostly misplaced. If anything, we saw an overemphasis on financial engineering and FinTech since 2021, and the acceleration we saw during COVID seems to be fleeting asContinue reading “Optimistic Notes Heading into 2023”

Through work and my involvement with Cornell Tech, I talk with many junior / aspiring product managers and MBAs who want to ‘get more technical.’ I’ve always been relatively technical, but for those who weren’t making their own websites in elementary school (or didn’t stick with it), here are my suggestions: Learn to Program TheContinue reading “Upgrading Your Tech Skills”

Unlike Drake when he was ten years younger, I’m wondering if I’m really too old to be feeling this young. I’ve never felt more confident about, and excited for, the future work I’ll be doing. I spent my birthday back in the office, planning with my team as we spin up a new organization atContinue reading “Thirty Three”

For a lecture in the Business Strategy undergraduate capstone course at Baruch in July 2021, I wrote the below 1 page case study. In the Amazon fashion, I had all of the students read the case during our class, we walked through it answering questions from the students, and then we continued to the discussionContinue reading “Global Media & Entertainment at Amazon”

I was stuck inside for a rainy Memorial Day Weekend in NJ, thinking a lot about how I could make the most of my time. This inevitably comes down to the tools and systems I use to prioritize my work and get shit done. I wanted to document how I’m working right now, as itContinue reading “My Personal Productivity System – Getting Sh*t Done in 2021”