How the first five years of motherhood kicked my assMy two sons are now 15 and 12. Becoming a mother absolutely turned my life inside out. Looking back on my motherhood journey so far, I can…Aug 20, 2022A response icon2Aug 20, 2022A response icon2
Published inBetter ProgrammingWhat Makes a Good Product Manager Anyway?7 skills to become a sucessful project managerFeb 1, 2022Feb 1, 2022
How I burned out at Amazon after 10 years, and why I went back laterI had the good fortune of joining Amazon in 2001 right after graduating university. Back then, the 23 year old me thought I might stay for…Dec 13, 2021A response icon3Dec 13, 2021A response icon3
Google vs. Amazon PMs: How does it compare?I spent 13 years working at Amazon, having started my career there back in 2001 as a software engineer. For five of those years, I was a…Oct 14, 2021A response icon13Oct 14, 2021A response icon13
How we spent 12 days in Crete, GreeceWhen we asked our fellow expat friends living in Europe “what is your favorite holiday spot?” Many of them emphatically said “Crete”. So in…Aug 15, 2021A response icon1Aug 15, 2021A response icon1
Why Discomfort is a Gift You Give to Your Future SelfI went to three different schools in my first three years in Canada after immigrating from China at age 11. Those first days at a new…Jul 1, 2021A response icon1Jul 1, 2021A response icon1
What We Learned About Product Market Fit from Making YouTube VideosIt took 160 days for one of our YouTube videos to reach its first 300 views. For our most recent video, it took 2 days. What happened? This…May 31, 2021May 31, 2021
How Childbirth Taught Me That Plans are Nothing But Planning is EverythingIt was 2007 and I was working at Amazon as a Technical Program Manager in the Amazon Web Services department. My job was to organize…May 15, 2021A response icon1May 15, 2021A response icon1
