NIVΞN PRASAD

Building things that empower people | Product Guy Obsessed with InsurTech and PropTech

[NIVΞN PRASAD @papimasala]

Thanks for regularly dropping delicious food for thought as always, Lenny and guests 🙏

[NIVΞN PRASAD @papimasala]

Will be reviewing OKRs as a product team at my company v soon and came across some timely gems from @yuhkiyam on this week’s @lennysan pod. Looking forward to applying this lens - 3 things that make a good OKR:

[NIVΞN PRASAD @papimasala]

“3. Authenticity - does this actually, honestly depict what you’re doing or trying to doom a day to day basis. Because if it doesn’t, it’s hard for me to trust that”

[Gibson Biddle @gibsonbiddle]

1. How to define your product strategy. When I start a new job, I define a SWAG (Stupid Wild-Ass Guess) product strategy within my first two weeks. Here's my approach...

[NIVΞN PRASAD @papimasala]

Loved your podcast with Lenny, @debliu_ —specifically the part about getting better at communication by facing the fear of communicating. I’ve been thinking a lot about this as a PM this year—literature on courage like Brene Brown’s work has been gamechanging as a PM

[NIVΞN PRASAD @papimasala]

I wanted to tweet more lately but have been doing a lot of family time so now I’m tweeting about doing family time to do both.

[NIVΞN PRASAD @papimasala]

A good lil summary on recent crypto bear events

[Anees Khan @sabocrypto]

The bear market has lasted 7 months.

Most of us struggled to keep up with everything.

Here's the most important events (you need to know) in 2 minutes:

[NIVΞN PRASAD @papimasala]

Decent tips here. I’ll often find tangential thoughts coming up during reading because of the special type of stillness reading can create

[Alex & Books 📚 @AlexAndBooks_]

A simple tip that will 10x your ability to focus while reading a book:

[NIVΞN PRASAD @papimasala]

Travel and crypto both on my mind atm so I love that @VitalikButerin took the time to write this packing/travel guide: https://t.co/6fCdzVfJI9

[NIVΞN PRASAD @papimasala]

I don’t understand all sides to the overturning of R v W. I do know it’s a beyond upsetting situation for women not to have the choice and the many negative downstream impacts. Saddened by the division out there, motivated to learn more, and ❤️ out to all those most feeling it.

[Edgy - The DeFi Edge 🗡️ @thedefiedge]

I spend 10+ hours a week listening to Podcasts.

After Twitter, it's my favorite way of keeping up with Crypto.

Here's what's in my rotation:

[NIVΞN PRASAD @papimasala]

We are naturally reluctant to share information that could encourage others to find fault in our decision-making—acknowledge this and build the muscle of sharing data with a group to support better decision making when building. Over time, good habits of mind and quality emerges

[Lex Fridman @lexfridman]

Human interaction is complicated.

[NIVΞN PRASAD @papimasala]

Why can it be better to tackle decision making in a group? Solo encourages confirmation thought—we’re wired to reward our own beliefs. A group that’s diverse in its thinking and ideology promotes exploratory thought—if the group rules reward truthseeking, objectivity and openness

[NIVΞN PRASAD @papimasala]

“How much would you bet on that?”can not only be a good tool in approaching decision-making but also in fielding outcomes from a decision to become a better truth seeker—“How much would you bet that was down to skill; how much would you bet down to luck?”🙏 for the💡s @AnnieDuke

[NIVΞN PRASAD @papimasala]

Can’t wait to read his book: https://t.co/DhhSSU2nmS

[NIVΞN PRASAD @papimasala]

Product💡: The pain and the joy. Find a pain and build a painkiller for it, not a vitamin. And if you can build that painkiller in a way that gives the user an emotional superpower (joy), then you have something. @tfadell talking about building with @lexfridman

[NIVΞN PRASAD @papimasala]

Now this is super cool news: would love to visit but wonder what the lines are gonna be like now! https://t.co/Tg0HPdm6K3