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Productology

The science behind building remarkable products. View all 21 →
Productology

The New Economics of Love: Part 1 (Dating Apps & Privatization of Intimacy)

“Love is becoming less about finding another person and more about designing the perfect experience.”…

Jul 4, 2026
Productology

Innovation Adoption Curve & Secret Killer

The Launch Day Illusion As a product manager – you define the…

Jun 26, 2026
Productology

How Luxury Works: The Art of Aspiration and Belonging

Luxury isn’t just about price, scarcity, or craftsmanship, it’s about psychology. It’s the fine art…

Nov 3, 2025
Productology

Prosumer: The Boss, The Employee, and The Hacker

“Love your new profile pic! Where’d you get that filter?” asked Mohit.

May 17, 2025
Productology

Cracking the Code: Exploring Monetization Models

“Are you monetized yet?” “How much money are you making?”…

Dec 27, 2023
Productology

Dopamine Delights: Navigating a Hedonistic Society

“I feel tremendous guilt. The short-term, dopamine-driven feedback loops that we have created are destroying…

Dec 1, 2023
Productology

The Great Customer Experience: Loyalty Economics

“How likely are you to recommend?” The above question is asked endlessly…

Sep 12, 2023
Productology

Gamification: Transform tasks into engaging journeys.

User engagement is treated as the holy grail for marketers. But marketers sometimes operate as…

Aug 11, 2023
Productology

Status & Culture: Mysteries of Identity

How do things become cool? What drives that? Is it culture?  What…

Jun 2, 2023
Productology

Biased Customers? No Product-market fit? Avoid Curse of Product Discovery.

Meetings, docs, features shipped – these are “enforceable.”  Not talking to customers.

Oct 26, 2022
Productology

North Star Metric = Activation + Engagement + Economics.

Do you have an awesome product idea? Great. But do you have the vision behind…

Jun 18, 2022
Productology

Videos – From 3 hours entertainment to 15 seconds fame

It’s no secret – video is everywhere! Video as a medium is…

Feb 14, 2022
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Data Behaviorism

Metrics, analytics, and how data really behaves. View all 10 →
Data Behaviorism

ARPU or LTV? Importance of ‘Unit Economics’ in Product Metrics

How valuable is your company? Revenue rich but profit poor? In data-driven…

Apr 29, 2022
Data Behaviorism

Secret to Publishers’ Advertising Success → Identify & Leverage Intent data

How many times have you felt that you’re wrongly targeted and scratch your head to…

Dec 24, 2021
Data Behaviorism

Stop fixating on “Brand vs Performance” Advertising; Provide Ad-Utility instead

“Knock, knock.” “Who’s there?” “Interruptive marketer.” “🤦🏻‍♂️” How…

Dec 18, 2021
Data Behaviorism

Measurements vs Metrics: Ensure Right Product Analytics

“What gets measured gets done.” But we need to…

Dec 15, 2021
Data Behaviorism

Future of Adtech: Why combination of AI, blockchain & marketplace is a winner?

We know this paradox – users expect personalized experiences, yet they detest the attempts by brands/publishers…

Nov 11, 2021
Data Behaviorism

Advertising in Privacy-centric era: Which ID-system & data-sharing model is a winner?

Has this happened to you? A perfect targeted ad. Or a creepy…

Nov 10, 2021
Data Behaviorism

More clicks or Better clicks? (Intent vs Expectation)

How many times have you spent almost 30 minutes trying to find a show to…

Nov 10, 2021
Data Behaviorism

Are Vanity Metrics of any value? How to build valuable Metrics?

The key to success in any endeavor is measurement. We need to set KPIs/metrics and…

Nov 10, 2021
Data Behaviorism

Content Acquisition & Recommendation → makes an OTT successful?

Do you know the top three reasons why consumers recommend their favorite OTT service over…

Nov 10, 2021
Data Behaviorism

Data Maturity Levels: How much Data-driven you are?

When somebody says we are a data-driven organization – how well do they know their…

Nov 10, 2021
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Design Sense

The psychology and craft of great design. View all 5 →

Reviews

Teardowns of the products that shaped us. View all 13 →
Reviews

Why Great Products Fail: The 5 Laws of Human Stupidity

Ever watched a user navigate your meticulously designed interface and wondered, “Why on earth would…

Jan 18, 2026
Reviews

Why do certain Products/ Ideas catch on? Psychology of “Going Viral”

What makes certain products or ideas or behaviors so popular? Why do we talk about…

Jun 3, 2023
Reviews

Reddit: From ‘Social News Site’ to ‘Social Media Platform’

Growing up, “Flintstones” was one of my favourite cartoons – the classic 1960’s animated prehistoric…

Jul 27, 2022
Reviews

TikTok – Attention Factory

We live in a fragmented information age where too much information is leading to a…

Feb 12, 2022
Reviews

Flipkart – Big Billion Startup Story

Around a hundred thousand years ago, our ancestors lived in communities as hunters and gatherers.

Feb 5, 2022
Reviews

Twitch Algorithms – Stream Smarter and Earn Money

“I’m going to live stream … “ This has become a verb…

Jan 15, 2022
Reviews

Privacy 3.0: Balance between Innovation and Accountability

2016 – A major shift happened in India. Unique Identity Authority of India (UIDAI) (a…

Dec 14, 2021
Reviews

BigBasket – India’s largest Online Supermarket

For most of us, buying groceries is a chore. But people used to like it…

Dec 6, 2021
Reviews

Secret Sauce of Xiaomi Success – ‘Fans with Benefits’

What is your perception or attitude towards ‘Made in China’ products? Cheeky Copycat? Think of…

Nov 11, 2021
Reviews

Foursquare – Turn life into a game.

How many times did you scroll your favorite social media feed’s news feed without being…

Nov 9, 2021
Reviews

The Airbnb Story

Would you ever stay with strangers, when traveling away from your home? Do you think…

Nov 9, 2021
Reviews

The Four: DNA of Facebook, Amazon, Apple, and Google

What is the noblest of activities in the capitalist society? Yes, Consumption. Only a handful…

Nov 8, 2021
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