Dec 28, 2020Product In 2020A collection of thoughts on Product Management. — First, I cannot believe that this is only my second article of the year. Then again, no one saw 2020 going the way it did, so here we are. As usual, the end of the year for most people, myself included, gives rise to a period of reflection. While nothing…Product Management3 min read
Jan 1, 2020Four Wishes for 2020Dear reader… — Today is the first of January. All over the world, the day is filled with renewed hope as expectations are being set for the new year. I did not end my 2019 with an end-of-year review. …Happiness3 min read
Dec 28, 2019Natural Hair and the Importance of Role ModelsWhy normal is relative. — I love my hair. This month, for the first time in a year, I wore my natural hair. While that in itself may not be considered a feat for some, for me, however, it was. Anyone who knows me — from past colleagues, to really close friends — knows that…Life5 min read
Nov 23, 2019Following Your HeartWhen simple advice isn’t straight-forward. — We all have that friend who is just as old as we are but usually comes off as wise beyond their years. So a few years ago, in the middle of a dilemma, I reached out to one of such friends. I went on and on over the phone to…Personal Development4 min read
Nov 9, 2019If I were Product Manager at Apple or Fitbit for a DayA post from the playground. — A while ago, I started a series called ‘The Product Playground’. In the Product Playground, Product ideas live. These could either be ideas of new products or iterations of existing ones. This is the second post from the Playground. As part of the requirements for a product management course I…Product Management4 min read
Published in The Startup·Jun 2, 2019So You’ve Decided To Become A Product ManagerA practical guide to getting started. — Over the past couple of months, I have received an increasing number of requests on LinkedIn, Twitter and in-person, from people interested in exploring Product Management as a profession. This excites me for many reasons. First of all, I think as a whole we could do with more Product Managers…Product Management5 min read
Published in Prototypr·Oct 7, 2018Introducing the Product PlaygroundWhere product ideas live. — As a Product person, I have tons of product ideas that constantly run through my mind. A simple interaction here, a conversation there, one movie scene or even a line of literature, can spark a ton of different ideas. This ranges from ideas about iterations of existing products, to thinking…Design4 min read
Published in UX Collective·May 27, 2018Navigating the empathy gapAn alternate way to approaching design. — Nigeria isn’t designed to be disability-friendly. So in 2016, I set out to do something about that. A few years before then, my attention had been drawn to the Internet of Things. The world of sensors, with such a wide array to choose from, was exciting. What was even more…Design5 min read
Mar 19, 2017Paces.Your step at a time. — Life is paced — it exists in seconds, minutes, hours, days, months, years. While time in theory is fixed — 60 seconds make a minute, 365 days make a year; in reality our experience of time is very personal. Just like our footsteps are reportedly unique, so also our paces…Life2 min read
Mar 17, 2017Making my FitBit a little ‘Smarter’ with Samsung’s ARTIK CloudThose times I write about tech. — Sadly, this is my second (tech-related) post this year. If things had gone according to plan, it should have been my fourth. And while I can chuck it up to being busy (who isn’t?), I’ve read enough books this year to know that busy is not an acceptable excuse. Anyway…Io T4 min read
