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How to choose your first job
A framework to think about the common “management consulting vs product management” dilemma right out of school
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The Rise of the Liberal Arts Degree in Tech
Advice I would give my former undergrad self as a tech employee today
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Maslow’s Hammer of Metrics
On moving past easy metrics to hard insights
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On Becoming a “Supercommunicator”
Insights from a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist on how to understand others better - and how to be understood
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First Principles Thinking
….with an illustrative example from a leading organizational psychologist on how to apply this mental model to clarify what really matters to you
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Aparajita (Opu) Bhattacharyya
Overcoming Fundamental Attribution Error
On how to move past the “pot vs kettle” phenomenon in product teams
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How to Build and Pressure-Test Your Strategic Vision - Where ChatGPT Can Help
…and where it cannot
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Aparajita (Opu) Bhattacharyya
Where (and How) Angels Tread
Tips for aspiring angel investors from one of India’s leading early-stage angels
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What makes a personal moat?
Borrowed wisdom from a cartoonist, a management professor and some venture capitalists on what it takes to build an enduring personal competitive…
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Aparajita (Opu) Bhattacharyya
Storytelling as a Superpower
A practical guide to getting better at the art and science of powerful product storytelling
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Aparajita (Opu) Bhattacharyya
Why “going with your gut” is sometimes the best way to go
On why intuition matters as much as the numbers – even from my perch as a former math major who does pricing strategy in tech for a living
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Negotiate—because you’re worth it
Why women (and men) should negotiate to be paid what they think they deserve (the right way)
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