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Nipun Jethi

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Director of Product, Focus

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I'm passionate about building innovative, compelling, value-rich products and bringing them to new or emerging markets. I've fulfilled that passion over a 10 year span as an Entrepreneur, Product Manager, and Developer.

Seasoned PRODUCT MANAGEMENT:
* 9+ years with ...

I'm passionate about building innovative, compelling, value-rich products and bringing them to new or emerging markets. I've fulfilled that passion over a 10 year span as an Entrepreneur, Product Manager, and Developer.

Seasoned PRODUCT MANAGEMENT:
* 9+ years with startups doing cradle-to-grave management of consumer and enterprise web-based products.
* My approach: fuel user-centric product evolution by directing and empowering multi-disciplinary teams within a highly-iterative, feedback-driven Agile methodology.
* Adept at bridging business and engineering via strategic product planning -- 2 successes in implementing such frameworks with an early and a mid-stage startup.

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT:
* 10+ years working with Engineering to plan and execute development projects.
* 4+ years employing Agile/ Scrum.
* 3+ years of hands-on software development, including Ruby on Rails.

PRODUCT EXPERTISE:
* Consumer Web
* Social Networking
* Social Media
* Health Care (or healthcare)
* SaaS

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Nipun Jethi recommends this answer by Chris Selland

Dec. 13, 2011

Is the Amazon Price-Check App an attack on small business?

No, it's a consumer-friendly service - it's not an 'attack' on any other business big or small. Amazon wins because it is consumer/shopper-friendly and innovative. more

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Dec. 6, 2011

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What are common mistakes that employers make when using Twitter as a recruiting tool?

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Nipun Jethi recommends this answer by Robert Keahey

Dec. 5, 2011

RIP Napster. Who's next?

Here's my top 5: (not sure there will be a buyer in all cases...)
Yahoo! - for all the obvious reasons...
Digg - dramatic decline followed by "flat traffic" equals "flatline"...
Delicio.us - bookmarks are out, Stumbleupon and Pinterest are in...
Slashdot.org - nerds are now getting their news ... more

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Nov. 30, 2011

When will bio fuels be a legitimate alternative to petroleum?

"...assuming the nutrients and sunlight could be available that's how fast we could be completely replacing petroleum fuels with biofuels."
That's quite a leap of logic, Stafford, considering that algae don't produce much oil during that rapid biomass growth phase. That is of course one of ... more

Nipun Jethi recommends this answer by Barry Schaeffer

Nov. 30, 2011

Will the Euro Zone break up?

First, the question: yes the Eurozone will break up.
Second, perhaps more important: if the goal was a unified political and economic union of european countries, there has never been a Eurozone. The idea of a unified economic zone without a unified economic philosophy and ... more

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Nov. 30, 2011

What does Spotify's new App Store/API mean for them, their competitors, and the online music space?

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Nov. 29, 2011

Is the fight against SOPA a red herring? Will IP holders simply plow their fight through the courts?

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Nov. 23, 2011

What's your definition of lean operations?

One way of keeping the definition of Lean Operations simple is to look at it this way.
Lean is all about focusing on the customer and can be simply defined as "Systematically eliminating waste everywhere while adding continuously increasing value for the Customer.
Hence Lean operations are ... more

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Nov. 23, 2011

Does SOPA contain language that could stifle business innovation?

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Nov. 21, 2011

How far would you let consumer pressure, via social mediums, influence your business decisions?

I think you can come at this from a couple of angles.
Letting individual consumer requests direct your business would be a big mistake (assuming a B2C company with many customers), as you would constantly be in reactive mode and unable to plan strategically.
On the other ... more

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Nov. 21, 2011

Do you feel you have representation with lobbyists who are fighting on your business' behalf?

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Nov. 21, 2011

Neuroeconomics: what is it?

Neuroeconomics is a branch of neuroscience that investigates the neural basis of human decision-making. The two big areas of research seek to understand how risk and uncertainty affect our ability to make decisions.
This research has given rise to a field still in its infancy- ... more

Nipun Jethi recommends this answer by Robert Keahey

Nov. 21, 2011

How important are company pages on LinkedIn?

I believe that they are pretty important. Obviously well known brands won't gain much value from a LinkedIn company pages, but small companies and start-ups can use them as brand awareness builders. The downside of a LinkedIn page is that anybody can set one up, ... more

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Nov. 21, 2011

Which will win... Apple's hardware or Amazon's cloud/media services strategy?

Apple and Amazon are a couple of heavy weights in branding and retail marketing. But the rubber meets the road on revenue, and while both companies show strong numbers in the Americas, the larger story is more telling.
While the American markets are certainly worth noting, ... more

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Nov. 17, 2011

Does Google Music have a chance?

I'd add Facebook with Spotify integration into this list.
I see two main issues for Google to overcome here:
1. Music is inherently social.
If Google is relying on people searching to find music and that's where they hope to get user activity, it won't last long. Music ... more

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