• Holiday Break: Signing Off for 2025

    Holiday Break: Signing Off for 2025

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    As we approach the end of the year, I’ve decided to take a holiday break and pause on writing for the rest of 2025. Before I sign off, I wanted to take a moment to look back on what has been a genuinely productive year and share a glimpse of what I’m tinkering with for Read more

  • Innovative Formats for Teaching System Design Concepts

    Innovative Formats for Teaching System Design Concepts

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    I am trying different formats to explain complex topics. For ex: how to make teaching and learning system design concepts fun! Yesterday, I posted a simple clickable prototype – Scaling from 0 to Millions: A Lemonade Stand Example. In today’s post, I used Google’s Veo to generate the following explainer video based on yesterday’s concept. More Read more

  • Scaling from 0 to Millions: A Lemonade Stand Example

    Scaling from 0 to Millions: A Lemonade Stand Example

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    An attempt to explain a system design concept – scaling from 0 to millions, like to a 10 year old. Imagine you start a lemonade stand in your driveway. At first, it’s just you. You have one table, one pitcher, and one box for money. When a kid comes by, you take their order, pour Read more

  • The Power of Starting Small

    The Power of Starting Small

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    Today, I gave a talk at the LeadDev Berlin Meetup. Read more

  • The Microphone and the Mirror: How My Relationship with the Crowd Has Changed

    The Microphone and the Mirror: How My Relationship with the Crowd Has Changed

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    When I was in Grade 3, I won first prize in an elocution competition. The topic, ironically enough, was Television. That win sparked something in me. I didn’t just like speaking; I loved the spotlight. I grew up dreaming of becoming a TV host. I continued to win competitions at district and state levels, not Read more

  • Effective Promotion Advocacy: Tips for Success

    Effective Promotion Advocacy: Tips for Success

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    Today’s post is a Monday weekly Leadership Playbook series. Last week’s post was – Mastering Promotion Advocacy: A 3-Pillar Framework. In this post, I will talk about how to write effective promotion cases and defend them. Writing the Promotion Recommendation The Narrative Structure I Use Opening: Position statement with clear level transition “I am recommending Alice Read more

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