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A collection of 9 issues

Learning visual note-taking with Verbal to Visual

I was talking to a fellow course creator about the Skillshare course we're creating. He mentioned that including simple illustrations work super well for him. The ideas are more 'sticky' for students. I'm in love with words. I love reading and writing. However, I lean too much on words. Many

Giant Swarm observability stack, finally :)

As my time with Giant Swarm draws to a close, one of my last contributions is the documentation of our managed observability stack. I feel nostalgic as I reflect on this task. Looking way back to my notes in December 2019, one of my goals in the first 30 days

Resources: First 90 Days for Product Managers

I hope to write a proper post about it soon... But for the purposes of today's post, it's three more weeks until I start a new role 🥳 Today, I thought about how I might approach the first 90 days. In general, what's worked for me has been: Schedule 1 on

Ask for testimonials, always.

One of the most underrated, most useful habits I've built: When completing some work, leaving a job, etc. ask for testimonials on LinkedIn. I learned this from Sebastian multiple times. First, when he wrote me my first LinkedIn testimonial, after which I felt compelled to write him one. Not that

How I change careers so "easily"

In 8 years of working, I’ve held 4 different roles in 6 companies, based out of 3 countries. I went from Management Consultant to Product Marketer. From People Manager to Product Manager. I’ve worked for companies based in the Philippines, the US, and Germany. This has

A meditation on operations

I’m in the process of acquiring an Overseas Employment Certificate (OEC) from the Philippine Overseas Employment Agency (POEA). One of the requirements is that the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) verify my work contract. I’ve been thinking about these government agencies. I wonder what their operating

Reminiscing a four-year friendship with Sebastian Marshall

I’m rereading Ikigai which I bought four years ago, in 2013. At that time, it was a major decision to spend $9.77 to buy an ebook on Amazon. I remember buying a Kindle so I could illegally download and read ebooks for free. I don’t do that

Why I quit my first job

I was 22 years old. I was earning PHP 40,000 a month and traveling to a different city every weekend. That Sunday, I flew to LA to watch Jack’s Mannequin’s last concert. Six months later, while preparing to leave for Hawaii, I quit. Why? Because I was

On good management with Paulo Ribeiro

Interview and editing by Chiara Cokieng Thursday, 10 August 2017 This is the first interview in the Good Management series. Fools say that they learn by experience. I prefer to profit by others’ experience. — Otto von Bismarck People say you can’t learn management from reading books. Or, you