A simple principle to maximize learnings and results — This article was first shared in my weekly newsletter where I write about product management, navigating your career and frameworks for solving life’s ambiguous problems. Sign up here for articles right in your inbox. 😊 🚀 tl;dr without executing a plan religiously to the parameters set at the outset, you…

Doubling down on self-control, deliberate actions and the offline world. — I went on a hike a few weeks ago and it started to pour. Fortunately, I brought my rain jacket so I tossed it on and put my phone in my pocket to protect it from water damage. Unfortunately, “waterproof” doesn’t mean “moisture-proof” and my phone was out of commission…

My four-year journey of personal growth, career pivots and life lessons — August 27th, 2014, I received my first salaried job offer to become a Sandwich Artist at Subway. Just over four years later, I accepted my offer to join Facebook as a Product Manager in their Rotational Product Manager Program. …

My journey to define a modern masculinity through hip-hop — When I was growing up, some of my favourite artists were Sean Paul, Kanye West, and Eminem. These men became role models for me, as their larger than life personas addressed topics that I didn’t often talk about with other men in my life. Sean Paul showed me how to…

A guide for those in business, marketing or strategy roles in tech. — If you want to work in tech, you’ll be surrounded by tons of data, be it marketing campaign open rates, in-App user activities, or network performance. According to The Economist, data has become the new oil, with companies ramping up their data collection and analytics teams in order to optimize…

Two weeks ago, I finished my four month internship in the Microsoft Garage program. The unique format of this internship found teams of six interns — 5 developers and 1 UX Designer — working on an experimental project for a Microsoft sponsor, like Azure, Hololens, or Cortana. Over the course…

I think my Instagram page is pretty damn cool. Recently, I have been posting a lot of pictures from my summer internship at Sunteng in Guangzhou, China as part of the Cansbridge Fellowship. A friend of mine recently commented on a picture of one of my adventures saying: Your life is so cool!!! #goals This comment made me realize…

If you’ve ever been on Facebook, you’ve probably seen amazing pictures of your friends travelling; pictures of them petting a tiger, tanning on the beach or at a world-famous landmark. This is exactly what I anticipated for my four-month journey to China this summer. But once I was on the…