Who am I
I am just another product guy out there. I am not famous, and I don’t pretend to know everything. BUT I believe I will make a lasting impact on this world.
My profound, but “captain obvious” statement: Who I am personally and professionally today is defined by the experiences I have had through my personal life and career. I am defined not by my successes (which are fleeting IMHO), but by my failures and the times I have struggled and persevered.
Who I will be tomorrow is yet to be decided, but will be shaped by the opportunities, the endeavors I pursue, and the people I will surround myself with.
My Philosophy
Failures and mistakes will enable us to build things that matter and make a lasting impact in this world, because they bring about our greatest learnings. They also encourage people to try SHIT that has never been done before.
Being empathetic will allow you to be courageous in pursuing a daring idea. If you care enough about the people you are trying to help AND understand their pains, frustrations or needs, then you will fight, and will try things that haven’t been done before.
How I Lead
I believe in hiring individuals who are smarter than me, or who are at least as curious as I am, if not more, and who I know will surpass me one day and make me obsolete.
I dislike telling people what to do, but rather educate them on what to think about, especially the ability to discern and filter noise.
My goal is to inspire, motivate and encourage my team members to think big (not just about what is possible now, but what can be possible in the future) and then provide them with the means to layout a plan to accomplish their vision.
Lastly, It’s a myth that personal lives don’t bleed into professional and vice versa. You can try to compartmentalize as much as you want, but we are human, not computers with hard disks which can be partitioned. Work and personal lives will bleed into one another and we need to acknowledge this with empathy, especially now, more than ever when we are working remote, or from home, dealing with a once in a century pandemic.