My Journey Into Product Management

How I became a PM, the importance of validation, the future of streaming, and more. Continue readingMy Journey Into Product Management

10 Lessons I’ve Learned in 2020

Happy New Year!  I hope 2021 brings you more health, success, and happiness.  2020 wasn’t an easy year for all of us, but it has taught me many valuable lessons.  Here are the top ones I wanted to share with you today: 1. Don’t defer happiness to the future I spent all of 2020 day-dreaming…Continue reading10 Lessons I’ve Learned in 2020

How I Immigrated from Africa to the U.S and Got a 100k+ Job in Tech

I’ve recently been interviewed by a Los Angeles based online publication called Voyage LA. In the interview, I talk about my origins and how I immigrated from Libya to Europe and then to the United States. I also talk about my journey building things online and how I ended up working in tech in the…Continue readingHow I Immigrated from Africa to the U.S and Got a 100k+ Job in Tech

How To Find Your Next Great Product or Business Idea

Coming up with an idea for your next product or business is easy. Coming up with a great idea, on the other hand, is much harder While I don’t think there is a ‘framework’ or a very reliable way of coming up with and validating ideas, I’ve used the following filters or questions to come…Continue readingHow To Find Your Next Great Product or Business Idea

Why Full-Time 9 to 5 Jobs are Risky

Earlier today, I published this tweet which resonated with many people. As of now, it has 101 likes and 13 retweets so I thought I’d expand more on its content via email. The point my tweet tried to make is that relying on one source of income is risky. Since most full-time jobs involve a…Continue readingWhy Full-Time 9 to 5 Jobs are Risky

Three ingredients for a great life

My birthday is coming up and as I get older, I reflect more on what I want out of life.⠀In thinking of what it means for me to be happy and fulfilled, I identified these three fundamental pillars:⠀– Freedom of locationBeing able to live and work from anywhere, allows us to design our lives around…Continue readingThree ingredients for a great life

Stop reading and start doing

One of the traps I’ve consistently fallen into is reading too much and doing too little. See, we love to endlessly read about tips and tricks to get fit, learn to code, or solve a problem or challenge we have. Reading about something makes us feel productive. And while most of us overdo it, the…Continue readingStop reading and start doing