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The Abhishek Times

Forecast: Partly productive with a chance of scope creep
BREAKING: Local PM spotted writing his own JIRA stories again MARKETS: Stakeholder confidence up 14% after latest sprint demo SPORTS: Abhishek's forehand still unreliable under pressure — sources TECH: Man who said "no AI needed" builds entire website without it OPINION: "Story points are so 10 years ago," insists Abhi BREAKING: Local PM spotted writing his own JIRA stories again MARKETS: Stakeholder confidence up 14% after latest sprint demo SPORTS: Abhishek's forehand still unreliable under pressure — sources TECH: Man who said "no AI needed" builds entire website without it OPINION: "Story points are so 10 years ago," insists Abhi

Product Manager Moonlights As A Chief Prototyping Officer, Shocks Absolutely Nobody Who Knows Him

Entrepreneurial technologist combines strategic vision with hands-on execution; refuses to "just make a deck about it"

Abhishek is a product manager who likes being close to the work: strategy, systems thinking, execution, and the occasional prototype when words are no longer enough. He sits comfortably between product and engineering, which is usually where the useful conversations happen.

He writes clearly, thinks commercially, and enjoys turning fuzzy ideas into something shippable. Also plays a lot of tennis, which explains the optimism.

"The personality of a PM, or lack of it, shows up in the essence of a product." — Abhishek, in conversation with himself at 2am

What He Actually Does

Product Strategy & Execution

Roadmaps rooted in user problems, clear trade-offs, and practical delivery. Strong on discovery, prioritisation, and turning intent into shipped work.

The Boring Stuff

Backlogs, release notes, sprint rituals, stakeholder comms, and the admin that keeps teams moving.

Technical Depth

Comfortable in architecture, API, and data conversations. Technical enough to ask sharper questions and spot risk early.

Builder Mode

Can prototype ideas directly. This site is intentionally simple: static HTML, CSS, and a bit of stubbornness.

The Entrepreneurial Bit

Thinks with a founder's bias toward speed, clarity, and commercial reality. Interested in product-market fit, pricing, and useful MFPs (minimal functioning product).

Communication

Clear writing, tidy meetings, and follow-through. Communication is treated as part of the job, not theatre around it.


◆ Sports Section ◆ ABHISHEK vs. CONSISTENCY — Match In Progress

Tennis: A Love Story (With Unforced Errors)

Abhishek plays tennis with the same energy he brings to product work: strategic intent, occasional flashes of brilliance, and regular post-match analysis.

Forehand: useful. Backhand: improving. Serve: a live experiment.

The Scoreboard

Matches where he thinks he wonMany
Matches where he actually wonFewer
Rackets broken out of rage2.5
Sports Commentary

"Tennis teaches you everything product management does: patience, strategy, reading your opponent, knowing when to be aggressive vs. when to reset the point. Also, losing gracefully — which is basically every feature that doesn't ship."


From The Blog
In Progress

Posts Coming Soon

I'm setting up a proper writing space for product notes, technical lessons, and the occasional opinion worth keeping. The first few posts will land here soon.

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What To Expect

Short Notes, Useful Ideas, No Filler

The plan is to keep the blog lightweight: quick posts on product thinking, building things, systems, and lessons I want to remember later.

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Classifieds & Professional Notices
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GitHub

View the code, the commits, and the repos that prove this isn't all talk.

Visit Repository →
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LinkedIn

The professional version of Abhishek. Less jokes. Same person. Endorsements welcome.

Connect →
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Email

For business enquiries, collaboration, or tennis match challenges.

Write a Letter →
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Resume / CV

The boring-but-necessary document. PDF format. Updated occasionally.

Request Copy →
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Tennis Partner?

Seeking hitting partner. Intermediate level. Must tolerate unsolicited PM analogies.

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The Weekly Puzzle

Weekly Mini Crossword

New mini every week. Short, solvable, and mildly biased toward action.