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What do product managers do?

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Post published:March 17, 2019
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I’ve gotten a lot of interest from friends and others about what product management is. I was going to write a post about this, but this article covers most of it.

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Fly Club

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Post published:March 17, 2019
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One of the things I enjoyed the most during my time at Hipmunk was Fly Club. It was a service for really cool flight deals delivered by a chatbot. The bot knew the users’ interests and home airport, and using a data model we jerry rigged together, it sniffed out upcoming flights to places that were interesting. On average, the prices were 35-60% below normal.

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My refugee story

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Post published:November 25, 2015
Post category:Memoir
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I’ve never really told anyone our family’s story – about how we got accepted to the US, about how were were given the opportunity to better our lives. It has been so long that the circumstances half-myths.

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Goodbye to the things I carried

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Post published:January 10, 2014
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Today’s a new chapter: I’m finally donating my backpack to the Salvation Army. After 31 countries, 13 years and countless steps — it has been with me longer than my wife — I’m moving on to a lighter and smaller pack now.

Afternoon with the penguins

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Post published:March 16, 2012
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The students were rushed by Chilean special forces in riot gear from different directions. In these moments, I ran with the students, dodging the tear gas canisters, the water cannons and police batons. Running trumped curiosity.

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