Writing
Notes on product, health, finance, privacy, parenting, coffee, and life.
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2026
- What Does a Good Cup of Coffee Taste Like?
A few words and a simple tasting exercise to help you notice what you enjoy in a cup of coffee.
- Escaping Alcatraz: Doing Hard Things
Cold water, three fears, and the months of preparation that led to a swim from Alcatraz.
- Building Your Personal Health Coach
A personal health advisor to understand family health data and ask better questions.
- Health: The Best Defense is Offense
What I learned from experimenting and going down the rabbit hole on South Asian health.
- How I AI: A Journey Into the Abyss
You can build anything alone now. I’m not sure that’s a good thing.
- You Gave It Away. Now It’s Being Used Against You.
A story about a person who didn’t think twice—and the invisible machine that did.
- My Year Inside Federal Government as an AI Expert
A year working on AI inside government, and the public servants who keep showing up for the mission.
2024
- Do Something for Humanity
Do something for your parents. Do something for yourself. Do something for humanity.
- An Approach to GenAI Design Sprint: Data, Prototypes & Speed
A practical approach to testing generative AI ideas through data, prototypes, and design sprints.
- Teaching Financial Literacy to Kids
Starting early, creating incentives, and helping kids learn the tradeoffs of saving and spending.
2021
- Lean Carbon Living
What the Carbonauts course taught me about making practical changes to my carbon footprint.
- Building Product Trust
A conversation with Max Mautner on trust, safety, and product decisions at Lyft.
2018
- Tips on Raising Multilingual Kids
The cultural, cognitive, and social benefits of multilingualism—and how we approach it as a family.
- Wage Dependence: an intro to FIRE
Financial independence, conscious spending, and imagining a life with more freedom.
- Transitioning From Law to Product Management: Tips, Tricks and More.
A conversation on moving from law to product, taking risks, and finding your way into a new career.
2016
- Identity Theft: A Serious Dent on Life
What helping a family member through identity theft taught me about prevention and recovery.