Welcome to Product Purpose
What does it mean to have a meaningful career in tech, specifically product management?
Guiding Quote 🏹
“Many are attracted to tech out of college because they like the intellectual challenge and it’s a potentially lucrative career. For people later in their careers – many are there because the tides of their careers pushed them there rather than being necessarily deliberate in their decisions.” – Ran Libeskind-Hadas
Why Should You Read 📖
Hi everyone! My name is Somu and I created Product Purpose to help me, and you, understand where and how do we find meaning in our careers. While Product Purpose is more so focused on answering this question through a technology lens, many of the readings, interviews, and talks discussed can be applied to many different disciplines.
Each issue will have a combination of recent tech news, book reviews, reflections from talks or interviews, and my own personal thoughts. My hope is to share knowledge that I come across and occasionally, my two 🪙 to help you answer our guiding question.
Where and how do we find meaning in our careers?
Read if you’re interested in being more intentional in your career, want to share your own thoughts (email me at someswar.amujala@gmail.com if you have something to share), are interested in product management and my journey in getting there, or if you want to critique my horrible spelling or grammar (I promise there will be multiple mistakes 😅).
About Me 👨💻
If I did get you to read this far, you’re probably interested in the idea but wondering, why is this guy qualified?
I’m probably not — I don’t have the magic roadmap to live a purposeful life. But, I want to get as close to to possible to finding that roadmap, and I promise to share every bit of knowledge on that journey.
I’m currently a senior at Claremont McKenna College studying Data Science and Economics. In a few months after I graduate, I’ll be joining Addepar as an Associate Product Manager. This past summer, I also interned as a PM at Addepar and was concurrently an engineering fellow at 8VC. I love all things tech and love to play basketball, take pictures, and drink coffee during my free time!