Product In Progress
DarshanaProduct in Progress looks at the details we usually scroll past. Why products change. Why some choices feel invisible but powerful. I use real-world examples to explain product concepts, UX behavior, and strategy.
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Every Industry Has Version Control. None of Them Undo Things the Same Way.
An editor opens a folder and finds three files.
episode4_final.mp4 episode4_final_v2.mp4 episode4_final_v2_revised.mp4
She asks the question every one of us has asked at some point. Which one actually went out?
Nobody knows. The su...
A Product Teardown of Duolingo's Retention Engine
Why Teardowns Are a PM’s Sharpest Tool
Here’s a habit worth building: the next time you open an app, don’t just use it. Take it apart.
Most people, PMs included, interact with products the way they interact with furniture. It’s there,...
Critique Isn't a Compliment (And That's the Point)
Here’s a scene that plays out in almost every product org: someone ships a feature, the team gathers to look at it, and the feedback amounts to “looks good” or “I don’t love the color.” Everyone nods. Nothing changes. Three months later the...
Feature Evaluation: Why "Should We Build This?" Is the Most Important Question in Product
Juicero raised $120 million. It built a beautiful machine that squeezed proprietary juice packets. It shipped exactly as designed. Every spec was met. Every engineering milestone hit.
Then a Bloomberg reporter picked up one of the juice pa...
PDM Manages the File. PLM Manages the Argument
Vertical - Manufacturing
A bracket changes from Rev C to Rev D.
On paper, that sounds small.
An engineer updates the CAD file. The new version is checked in. The drawing is revised. The assembly still works.
Problem solved.
Except now...
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Apple developer curious about product strategy, UX quirks, and how AI actually behaves in real life. I love exploring questions like: “How did someone think of this product?”
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