Lessons, Books & Resources that shaped my thinking in 2020
It is an understatement & cliche to say that 2020 was a unique experience in our lives. Yet, I was fortunate to have access to some great books, newsletters, podcasts etc which taught me lot during this time. In this post, I am listing out some key learnings and few resources that taught me most…
Bitcoin as an Asset
Note: I am long on Bitcoin. I am not a registered Security analyst. Views in this post should NOT be taken as an Investment advice. Before you proceed further, please see Disclaimer at the bottom of this post. This is second post of two part series on my understanding of Bitcoin as an Asset. You…
Money – Gold, Fiat, Bitcoin
Note: I am long on Bitcoin. I am not a registered Security analyst. Views in this post should NOT be taken as an Investment advice. Before you proceed further, please see Disclaimer at the bottom of this post. This is first of my two part series on my understanding Bitcoin as an Asset. You can…
Grow the scope or not?
Every manager at some point in their career will be forced to address the question – “Should my team take on more scope or should we continue doing what we do well?”. The general sentiment around this question often tends to lie oscillate in extremes. Growing scope helps your team’s overall output. Do what your…
Avoiding vanity trap of 4 9’s SLO
Service level objectives (SLO) are standard way of defining the expectations of applications/systems (see SLA vs SLO vs SLI). One standard example of SLO is uptime/availability of an application/system. Simply, put it is % of time the service or application responds with a valid response. It is also a common practice in large organizations for…
Trade offs in Cache-aside Application Caching
In this blog post, I will go through some patterns for maintaining consistency between cache and database when using application level cache. Specifically I will focus on cache-aside/look-aside-cache pattern. Application Cache: What and Why? Cache is a temporary storage that is typically has smaller size and provides faster access time to data. Application level caching…
Inflation, QE – Lemonade Economy, Government & Central Bank
One of the prominent themes in fintwit these days is inflation and QE (quantitate easing). In this blog, I am capturing my understanding on the topic in (hopefully) simpler terms. Lemonade Economy Before we get to inflation, let us try to understand economy through a simple thought experiment. Lets say, one fine day I get…
Choosing the Right Managerial Style
What is your Managerial Style – Leadership or Management. Coaching or Supporting? I have deliberated on this question a lot during my career. While the definition of each of them is very well documented, often conversations tend to pitch one against another, which puts newer managers in the uncomfortable spot of picking one vs other…
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