On the decision to start writing publicly and what I hope to get out of it

Why Blog?

Honest reflections on doing a one-year tech MBA - the good classes, the mediocre studio, and whether $200K was worth it

Was My Cornell Tech MBA Worth It?

What I learned from trying to build an AI-powered comic creation platform during my MBA, the pivot to content creation, and the difficult decision to pause when the funding environment collapsed

Building ArtbasketAI: When Timing Isn't Everything (But It's a Lot)

A consulting project exploring how large organizations could use LLMs for employee training while navigating the skepticism, compliance concerns, and safety fears that dominated enterprise AI conversations in 2024

ChatWatch: Researching LLM Adoption for Enterprise Training

How moving from backend engineering at Mercari to product management in the US involved more than just a role change - it was about language, location, and what kind of technical work I wanted to do next

From Engineer to Product Manager: A Gradual Shift Across Continents

My first end-to-end product management project: designing a gamification system inspired by video games and Japanese social platforms to help new users find their footing on a marketplace

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