Last week while driving to a meeting, I had an epiphany. Those familiar with the state of highways in the Bay Area in the morning rush hour can relate to this. I had to be in Burlingame on the water’s side of 101 at 9:30am. However, it was 8:30am before I could leave from Sunnyvale near 280 south of 85. At that time, no matter which highway I took (280, 85, 92, 101) one hour to get to Burlingame was an impossible task. Yet with real time traffic updates on the GPS and timely decision making about getting off and back on the highways at the right exits, I was able to make it to the cafe in Burlingame at 9:20am. Phew! Well let me assure you that it was no small feat. Now to the epiphany. Continue reading “What Does It Mean to be a Big Data Product Manager”
Category: Engineering
Product Strategy & Architecture
I gave a talk at the Product Professionals Event in Bangalore on Nov 12, 2011. Bangalore being home to many well-known high-tech companies with large engineering organizations, I decided to talk about what connects product strategy and architecture. These terms, product strategy and architecture, are dear at heart to every product manager and his or her engineering team.
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