His eyes were already welling up with tears. I had not even taken a step back yet. It was early. The Bellevue Square mall had just opened, and still had the feeling of a yawning teen, groggy from a night’s slumber. A few people strolled by, sipping their morning coffee…

There is no difference between Sunday and Monday for me. Happy hours are whenever I want them to be. I can workout when I want, walk my dog when I want, golf when I want. There is no such thing as wasting a day because the next one provides the…

Privilege acknowledgment: I am a straight white male who grew up with two parents in a comfortable and safe middle-class suburban home. My parents paid for college so I graduated without debt. I have no disabilities and while far from “pretty privilege,” I am not materially held back by the…

Preface: I held more than a dozen positions in my 24 years of working at Adobe, starting from an entry-level Technical Support, all the way to leading product integration for multi-billion dollar acquisitions. In this series, I will explore how each role helped inform my approach to product management. Part…

Preface: I held more than a dozen positions in my 24 years of working at Adobe, starting from an entry-level Technical Support, all the way to leading product integration for multi-billion dollar acquisitions. In this series, I will explore how each role helped inform my approach to product management. The…

I have two mothers. The first is my birth mom, Marci. She is a liberal powerhouse who is academically brilliant and socially active. She loves Joy Reid and MSNBC and her Jewish heritage. …

Privilege acknowledgment: I am a straight white male who grew up with two parents in a comfortable and safe middle-class suburban home. My parents paid for college so I graduated without debt. I have no disabilities and while far from “pretty privilege,” I am not materially held back by the…

I go to Costco almost every weekend. Our household goes through milk and vegetables at an alarming rate. The combination of my fading former athletic skills and frequent visits have made me a bit of a Costco ninja. Slaloming the aisles and the obnoxiously-unaware-of-blocking-people-so-they-can-get-a-one-ounce-bite-of-sausage shoppers is my speciality. I have…