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Do I deserve this?
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 … Read more
I saw blue fire from a volcano
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 … Read more
A chaotic start to the journey
👋 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 … Read more
Starting a new chapter
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 … Read more
I moved out + how Miles gained 24k subscribers in one year
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 … Read more
How a Silicon Valley PM built a sustainable business using content
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 … Read more
From Silicon Valley to a Portfolio Career: How Dexter Zhuang Built a Sustainable Business Using Content
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 … Read more
I guess I’m hitting the club
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 … Read more
What if you managed your personal finances like a product?
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 … Read more
How I got my motorcycle license (and the surprising lessons I learned)
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 … Read more