Hi, I'm Daniel
Welcome to my online home!
I'm a Product Manager, former Economist, board game and D&D nerd, and general dabbler in many things. I write about any topics that interest me, publish my notes on books, and occasionally make things I'm proud of. I love to meet new people – feel free to reach out on LinkedIn or Twitter!
I'm a Product Manager, former Economist, board game and D&D nerd, and general dabbler in many things. I write about any topics that interest me, publish my notes on books, and occasionally make things I'm proud of. I love to meet new people – feel free to reach out on LinkedIn or Twitter!
My Favourite Essays
How should a Product Manager spend their time?
For Product Managers, the core dilemma – one I see many fresh PMs struggle with – is how to allocate your time. You only have 40 (ha!) hours in a working week, so what should you do with them?
Hiring is a matching problem
Hiring is a matching problem: finding the right fit (the right employee + the right company) is hard but vital. Investing more effort into this search will pay big dividends.
A better vocational curriculum for university
There have been a few good posts on Twitter and the blog sphere recently on the question: how would you redesign a university curriculum to optimise for success in the job market? Here’s mine – or at least a first draft.