Sri Balaji GopinathMeasuring the cost of meetingsMeetings in the knowledge workplace — why do we have them? From the perspective of the meeting organiser, here are some reasons I can…Aug 15, 2020Aug 15, 2020
Sri Balaji GopinathinThe StartupLessons from RoadmappingA product roadmap is a document which states what your software product team will be working on for the next quarter to half a year…Jun 25, 2020Jun 25, 2020
Sri Balaji GopinathGood books come in twos (or more)The last couple of posts I’ve written are ideas that have been brewing in my mind for a long time now. They were inspired by two authors —…Jun 20, 2020Jun 20, 2020
Sri Balaji GopinathOn regretMy child arrived just the other day He came to the world in the usual way But there were planes to catch, and bills to pay He learned to…Jun 19, 20201Jun 19, 20201
Sri Balaji GopinathGaining from randomnessJust over a year ago, I was working as a software engineer in Berlin and was beginning to think of a career change. I was enjoying my work…Jun 18, 2020Jun 18, 2020
Sri Balaji GopinathSwitching gears to product managementCome July, it’s going to be a year since I began my journey as a product manager after switching from engineering. My wife Renuka has been…May 23, 2020May 23, 2020
Sri Balaji GopinathBounded rationalityA king once asked his subjects to pour a glass of milk into the royal cauldron. The subjects would do so in the cover of darkness in order…Jul 14, 2019Jul 14, 2019
Sri Balaji GopinathTime to rethink schoolsAbout a year ago, I began to seriously question the education that I had received. It happened when I was reading a book by Ted Nelson…Jul 13, 2019Jul 13, 2019
Sri Balaji GopinathNot all losses are equalA good measure of how good a service is could be how less you have to think about it. A corollary to this could be that if the service…May 29, 2019May 29, 2019
Sri Balaji GopinathinThe StartupThe birthday problem — An excursion into probabilitySuppose you are hosting a party. How many people would you have to invite so that the probability of at any two people sharing a birthday…May 15, 20191May 15, 20191
