Serena Gupta3 Tips To Foster Camaraderie Over ZoomSince March 2020, many of us have had thousands of virtual business calls. For me, the most challenging aspects have been figuring out how…4 min read·Jan 6, 2023----
Serena GuptaSalkantay Trek Without a Guide or TentHow to backpack the Salkantay Trail in Peru without a guide or tent11 min read·Nov 28, 2022----
Serena GuptaLosing Energy on Urgent Requests? Uncover Strongly-Held Beliefs.+ Define your own purpose.5 min read·Nov 8, 2022----
Serena GuptaHow to Make a To-Do List That Supercharges Your ProductivityAs product managers, one of our jobs is to prioritize constantly. We prioritize which bugs are worth interrupting an engineer to fix. What…4 min read·Oct 18, 2022----
Serena GuptaAnchoring new products on a North StarWhenever I start on a new product area, I like to share the vision for the product by end-of-year with the team.3 min read·Jun 27, 2022----
Serena GuptaKeeping zen and solving client requestsAs a product manager, I receive lots of client requests. It’s overwhelming to receive tens of requests in the middle of eight hours of…4 min read·Dec 3, 2021----
Serena GuptaBroadcasting one message over and over and over againWhenever you make a sensitive decision that impacts many folks, state the decision in a group setting and share a written artifact. When…2 min read·Oct 4, 2021----
Serena GuptaPremortems to set up a project for successAs a product manager, I like to start every project with a premortem. A premortem is an exercise done to figure out how a project can fail…2 min read·Jul 19, 2021----
Serena GuptaWhat I wish I knew on day 1 as a software engineerMy first job out of college was working as a software engineer at a HealthTech startup. I learned how websites worked, what “PR” meant…3 min read·Jun 8, 2021----
Serena GuptaGame of Thrones Deaths are Helping Everyday Americans“There are only two means of ascertaining death. One is by no means infallible and involves a brain scan and cardiogram. That requires…5 min read·May 14, 2019----