This is a recommended reading list for students in BPL 5100 at Baruch College, the business capstone course I teach focused on strategic management. These books are great to read for current or past students…
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Optimistic Notes Heading into 2023
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…
Upgrading Your Tech Skills
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…
Thirty Three
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.…
Global Media & Entertainment at Amazon
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…
My Personal Productivity System – Getting Sh*t Done in 2021
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…
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Newsletters – May, 2021
About a year ago, I shared the newsletters I subscribe to. I still think newsletters, in addition to a properly curated Twitter feed, are the best way to both stay up to date on relevant…
Optimistic Notes Heading Into 2021
Generally, I am not optimistic about the short term future of the US or the world. I’m not writing songs about it, but there are large problems I don’t see a clear path to resolving.…
All Usage is Not Created Equal
Every product manager needs a detailed understanding of how their product is used. In a desire to be data-driven*, most PMs jump to Google Analytics or its equivalent (I have a problem with how ‘data-driven’…
Building Frames: Mental Models for Product Management
Adapted from a presentation originally shared at Yeshiva University’s Katz School of Science and Health. When starting as a Product Manager, knowing the responsibilities and goals is only the first step. The responsibilities of a…
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