In this episode, Sivaguru from PM Power Consulting is in conversation with Ujjwal Trivedi and his stories about

• Wanting to be a scientist, when he was graduating
• Why he had to take up a job, due to family situation
• Getting some inputs from colleagues and managers and recognizing his aptitude for more business oriented roles
• Journey from a software developer to a business analyst and then to a product manager
• Began blogging as a means of sharing his learning of new technology 
• Finding that his creativity in writing poems could be channelised at work as well
• How to develop empathy with customer needs
• Never second guess your user
• How to validate your product idea and staying away from candy questions
• Recommended book reads for product managers and on product management

Ujjwal Trivedi is a product guy with over 15 years of experience in building software. He is currently working as Associate Director Products, MoveInSync. He has worked on web and mobile products for US and Indian markets as a Techie and moved to Product Management about 8 years back. He loves poetry, reading, and actively contributes to the Indian startup ecosystem as part of Headstart.

Ujjwal can be reached via :

• linkedin.com/in/ujjwaltrivedi
• @ujjwaltrivedi