33. Building Product with Parthi Loganathan

02/09/22 • 35 min

Today we're talking to Parthi Loganathan. Parthi is a former google product manager turned serial entrepreneur and currently is the CEO and founder of letterdrop.com
In this episode, we dive deep into the rise of product management, the importance of distribution, collecting data for startups, and much more.
Key Lessons:

Distribution is becoming more important than product
Startup Founders must keep an eye out for problems

Find out more about letterdrop at https://letterdrop.com/

Distribution is becoming more important than product
Startup Founders must keep an eye out for problems

Find out more about letterdrop at https://letterdrop.com/

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32. Setting Yourself Apart in the Job Market with Safwaan Mir

Today we’re talking to Safwaan Mir. Safwaan has spent a lot of time thinking through and trying different career paths and he has a lot to share from the journey. He recently went through a career change from data and analytics to product management and went through the whole recruiting and interview process with several big companies.
In this episode, we dive deep into how to set yourself apart, how to connect with people on LinkedIn, and the role that brand play on your resume.
Key Lessons:
1. Start shooting your shot - find people in the positions you want to be in and figure out what you need to do to get there
2. Your resume gets looked at for less than 15 seconds. Having brands that are big in the industry you’re applying to on your resume will increase your perceived value in the eyes of recruiters. If you don’t have the brand names you need to employ a different marketing strategy

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34. Your Perceptions were Intentionally Crafted with Ustadh Ubaydullah Evans

ALIM Summer Program: https://www.alimprogram.org/summer-program.html
Today we’re talking to Ustadh Ubaydullah Evans. Ustadh Ubaydullah is the resident scholar at the American learning institute for muslims and teaches for numerous programs and organizations both in the Chicago area and nationally.
In this episode we dive deep into what shapes our perceptions, why Ustadh Ubaydullah wears the clothes he wears, what brands represent to a people, and much more.
Key Lessons:
1. Your judgement concerning something is really just an extension of how you conceive of that thing. How you conceive of something is really just an extension of your experience with that thing.
2. Branding is happening whether you like it or not. The perceptions we have were carefully constructed by someone else - its important to understand and be aware of that