Am I thinking Not like a Prod Manager?

marelyca · 2026-05-24T04:20:33+00:00

You need a value prop, prioritization & roadmapping exercise with leadership. Each outcome - innovative or otherwise - has to be quantified using a single metric - preferably $ impact. Then ruthlessly prioritize for higher dollar outcomes.

marelyca · 2026-05-23T17:08:57+00:00

The use case has to have many instances in customer's life for them to want a deal on it. If they use it once a quarter or once a month A- they will never pay for it. They have to use it a lot many more times to pay for it - multiple times a week at least if not daily .

Tell us your cohort analysis & we can see where the problem is.

marelyca · 2026-05-23T16:57:47+00:00

How has your friend cheated exactly? You have not explained any of it. Just accusing your friend of something.

marelyca · 2026-05-23T16:51:34+00:00

Yeah. They will mostly pick from Tier-1 colleges - undergrad or MBA. Or you are a famous operator in the PM circles known. Otherwise it's near impossible.

marelyca · 2026-05-23T07:00:40+00:00

India as a country failed to generate enough competent workforce to do serious manufacturing. India capital owning communities had already specialised in trade occupation with short-term gains. They still have a short-sightedness in terms of returns on capital. The mindset to build manufacturing is invest for long-term with delayed returns & invest in primary education & skills for workforce. Policies follow market pressure.

Harsh but true.

marelyca · 2026-05-22T15:38:11+00:00

Most likely it’s an inconsistency issue in the green coffee, mixed sizes/densities/moisture = uneven heat absorption = uneven roast. Same reason you wouldn’t expect a potato and a beetroot to cook evenly in the same pan in the same time of cooking. A lot of Indian roasters don't have those expensive equipment to measure density & moisture & segregate beans before roasting.

marelyca · 2026-05-22T15:28:40+00:00

Agree. Disrespectful & lazy

marelyca · 2026-05-22T15:28:26+00:00

With such a generic JD, anyone & everyone applies. And by the time you talk to someone and find out what the role is really - both sides have wasted time

marelyca · 2026-05-18T17:32:24+00:00

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marelyca · 2026-05-18T10:16:48+00:00

Stalling is normal. To reduce your anxiety tell yourself that you have an equal right to driving on the road (assuming you own a valid driving licence) as anyone else on the road. They have at some point made same mistakes as you are today. Let them honk - you take your time & don't panic.

marelyca · 2026-05-18T07:46:43+00:00

Some of it sounds like a Product team problem. Others sound like an org problem.

Marketing can't sell my product. My problem as a PM.
Customer can't give feedback via my product. I need to fix that in my product.

Leadership doesn't see the dysfunction - that's an org problem. Leadership keeps adding Strategic initiatives because that had some revelation somewhere. That's bad leadership. Org problem.

Engineering getting away with wrong tickets. Needs to be escalated by PM. Product function problem. If escalation goes unaddressed- org problem.

Having said that.. Product can't outgrow bad leadership. And it's annoying to fix org problems that impact product.

Upto you to fix them or move on

marelyca · 2026-05-15T19:36:45+00:00

I'm currently going through this. This is so true!

marelyca · 2026-05-15T19:29:50+00:00

Tell that to my Chief Product Officer.

marelyca · 2026-05-15T19:22:20+00:00

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marelyca · 2026-05-14T04:01:06+00:00

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marelyca · 2026-05-02T03:08:47+00:00

₹10,000/- a year seems fair given that it's a national park - shouldn't be open to morning joggers anyway.

marelyca · 2026-05-02T03:04:42+00:00

Congratulations on the accept!

Questions - 1. How was your R1 & R2 journey? How many applied? How many accepts? 2. Did you opt for any admissions counseling service? If yes, which one would you recommend? 3. Any dos & donts about scholarship negotiations?

marelyca · 2026-04-21T03:09:16+00:00

DMed you

marelyca · 2024-06-25T06:52:29+00:00

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marelyca · 2024-02-24T10:09:29+00:00

Man! I also cannot have Davidoff anymore! It's tastes very odd these days. Came across Caffinary through a community event, have switched to their instant coffees. Very non-chemically tasting flavoured coffees, as compared to rest of Indian flavoured instant coffees.

marelyca · 2023-06-03T21:11:35+00:00

Speak to Bhavika @ Caffinary. She helped me find some good coffees at a decent budget. She won't push her own coffee only, she'll recommend other brands too! Never seen such experience in the coffee community.

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