Timothy A couple weeks ago, I was caught in a sudden downpour of rain and decided to pull into a nearby cafe to grab a meal while waiting out the rain. It was clearly targeted towards Westerners, with a “hip” aesthetic and a full lineup of latte variations on the menu to match. Since I hadn’t … Read more
Hello friends 👋 I have good news this week: I stopped shitting myself every 3 hours. I know. I know. But genuinely, my quality of life has dramatically increased. That first week was pretty rough. Be careful around tap water in Indonesia my friends 🤣 Here’s what I’ve been up to: Hiking volcanoes to see … Read more
👋 Selamat pagi dear friends, I am writing this from the other side of 72 hours of suffering. More commonly known as food poisoning. I’m also writing this from my phone on a train packed with far too many people with seats that are straight up vertical. I guess that’s what I get for booking … Read more
Hey friends! I’m writing this week’s newsletter during my 14-hour layover in Singapore’s Changi airport. Visiting the indoor waterfall in the airport has been on my bucket list for a while, and I felt a bit emotional seeing it in person. It really is as epic as the pictures make it seem. The indoor waterfall … Read more
Hello friends! I moved out of my Sunnyvale apartment this week 📦️ Reflections on moving out After graduating from Berkeley, I moved to Sunnyvale about 2.5 years ago to be closer to work in Mountain View, and I’ve lived there ever since. As much as I complained about how isolated / boring living in the … Read more
Hello friends! I’m back from Miami 🥳 We saw a bunch of celebrity mansions (turns out Jackie Chan and Shakira are neighbors). And I did, in fact, hit the club. Equipped with ear plugs (which saved my eardrums), it really wasn’t as overwhelming as I expected. I actually had a pretty good time! I probably … Read more
The creator economy is booming, growing at 10-20% per year. But is it actually sustainable? For many, turning content into a full-time business seems like the dream—but the reality is much tougher than it looks. I recently had a chance to connect with Dexter Zhuang, a product manager turned entrepreneur, to dive into what it … Read more
Hello friends! We’re back to the usual flow of life updates this week. I’m writing this post in advance because by the time this goes out, I’ll be in Miami. Where I will allegedly be hitting the club. Not so secret secret—I’ve never gone clubbing before. If you know me, you know that I generally … Read more
When life is full of meetings on meetings on meetings, who has time to manage their personal finances? A lot of the early-career PMs I talk to struggle to manage their personal finances. Often, they put all their focus on their day-to-day work of being a product manager, which can be a LOT to adjust … Read more
I never thought I’d be a motorcycle rider. I’d always thought of motorcyclists as reckless drivers on steroids. Even though lane splitting is legal in California, it blew my mind every time I saw motorcyclists threading the needle between two-ton metal boxes barreling down the road at 70 miles per hour. I knew that if … Read more
