Product Management 101
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As a PM, speak to as many stakeholders as possible. It can be customers, pre-sales, sales, support, marketing. Each interaction will enhance your perspective, depth and breadth of the problem in hand.
Ask and Listen!! Ask and Listen!!
Chief minister’s co-learning centres put north Chennai on exam-prep map, attract Gen-Z group the most.
Away from cram hubs of Connemara and Anna Centenary libraries, north Chennai is quietly turning into a new hub for serious study, exam prep and even co-working. The CM’s co-learning centres at Periyar Nagar and Kolathur offer study space at just ₹5 for 3.5 hours and have already been used by nearly 89,000 people.
The crowd is diverse: Ajay, a Rapido driver, studies here between shifts for TNPSC, while Nitish Kumar, 25, from Perambur, cracked TNPSC Group-II after spending days here from 6.30am to night. The centres offer FREE material for NEET to UPSC and even access to costly journals like The Lancet.
Kolathur, which turned one last November, draws users with Wi-Fi, power backup, lounges and a cafeteria. Periyar Nagar, just two months old, has a renovated library with 80,000 books and is set to start free coaching with IAS and All India Civil Services Association staff. With private UPSC coaching costing up to ₹10 lakh, this has become a big draw.
The Kolathur centre also doubles as a co-working space: ₹50 for half a day or ₹2,500 a month. About 6,000 users have used it so far. It has 3 conference rooms and 50 desks. A stock trader who earlier paid ₹20,000 a month now spends just ₹2,500.
Networking is another bonus. Youngsters from manufacturing, AI, coding, finance and start-ups now work side by side. So far, 7 users have cleared competitive exams and 5 NEET. The centres enforce discipline with dress codes, phone restrictions and six staff managing facilities; the first batch of in-house UPSC aspirants will write exams in February.
The govt now plans to scale this up. The next centre opens on Wall Tax Road in George Town. Each centre is built for 600–800 students. CMDA plans 27 more centres and the GCC another 15, so people won’t have to travel far to study or work.
@ramyasre__n@CMOTamilnadu@Udhaystalin@chennaicorp #CMDA
Union backed hate mongers tried to light communal fires in #TamilNadu, but #DMK answered with economic growth!
💰 #GSDP crossed ₹31 trillion
👨🏽💼 Per capita income increased to ₹3.61 lakh
📈 Growth rate touched 16%
While they push hatred and chaos, Tamil Nadu under Hon’ble CM @mkstalin delivers development, dignity, and prosperity.
This is the #DravidianModel of governance. 🌄
📈🌅 ‘Rising’ Tamil Nadu leads the way!
With an impressive 16% GSDP growth, Tamil Nadu outperforms major states, ranks 4th in per capita income, and proves that the Dravidian model of inclusive, welfare-led development delivers real, measurable outcomes. 💪🏽
Under the visionary leadership of Hon’ble CM @mkstalin , growth and social justice move together strengthening industry, empowering people, and building a resilient economy. 🏭📊
RBI data clearly affirms Tamil Nadu’s strong and sustainable economic momentum.
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I want to ask three questions first, which will make it very clear that the BJP is directing and using the Election Commission to damage India's democracy.
❓ Why is it that the CJI was removed from the selection panel of the Election Commissioner? What motivation could there be to remove the CJI? Do we not believe in the CJI? Of course, we believe in the CJI. Why is he not in that room?
I sit in that room. It is a so-called democratic decision. On one side, PM Narendra Modi and HM Amit Shah. On the other side, the leader of the opposition. I have no voice in that room. What they decide is what happens.
So, why are the Prime Minister and Amit Shah so keen on choosing exactly who the Election Commissioner is going to be?
❓ This is a devastating one. No Prime Minister has done this in the history of India. In December 2023, this government changed the law. They changed the law to make sure that no Election Commissioner could be punished for any action they take while they are Election Commissioners.
Why would the Prime Minister and Home Minister give this gift of immunity to the Election Commissioner? Why would they need to give this tremendous gift that no prime minister has ever given before to the election commissioner?
❓ Why was the law with regard to CCTVs and the data that they contain changed? Why was a law put in place that allows the Election Commission to destroy CCTV footage 45 days after the election? What is the need? The answer given is that it is a question of data. But it is not a question of data. It is a question of stealing the election.
: LoP Shri @RahulGandhi in Lok Sabha
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@Aathitiyan Aathi bro, not sure if this is right. I am telling from feel point of view as a Cx. Sakthi / Aachi brand name resonate or align more towards Family/Homemakers/Homemade or near to home. Cookd feels for Bachelors/Premium/Easy to cook/Gen z. Food -> emotion -> Amma/Home/Paati.
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@spadjay PM work = depth (enhancements) + breadth (new features).
Earlier, for new features we collab with FE for mocks. Now,few PMs use AI prototyping to get quick approvals n iterate frm thr
I find it hard to set the prod context and prefer not to cover touch points in the prototype
Not one commentator asked why Ashwin came ahead of Dhoni when the chase was still technically on. Well, this is not professional cricket. Apparently, it’s a PR exercise of a franchise to inflate their profits under the guise of cricket. Absolute mockery of the game #IPL2025
In the past few days, a number of big names in the Tech ecosystem have shared nuanced perspectives on AI across various podcasts
Providing a quick summary of these perspectives below ⤵️