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At first, I didn’t think I’d study computer science. When I was in high school, I was really interested in medicine – I was intrigued by how clinical empathy could improve patient’s satisfaction of care and motivate them to stick to their treatment plans. I decided to attend Cornell because I felt it had a strong pre-medical program and would allow me to explore my other interests (like business/strategic thinking). When I got to college, I started getting involved in the entrepreneurship community and joined the sales team at Speare, a Cornell startup that built analytics tech for news publishers. I quickly realized that I loved talking to customers about what products they were currently using, what their biggest pain points were, and how they were bridging that gap right now. I took this feedback to the team and started influencing the product direction – thinking about and building new features, iteratively testing them with customers, and managing this growth was addicting. That’s

Adi's FAQs | Swipe to Unlock [if lte IE 8]> Toggle navigation Swipe to Unlock Get the Book The Idea --> The Book Endorsements --> Authors Connect Resources --> Buy Now --> Adi's FAQ People often ask me about my story and my journey in tech, so I thought I’d answer some of the most commonly-asked questions here. My Background What made you decide to study Computer Science at Cornell? Did you consider other fields before landing on that? What made you decide on tech? When did you realize you wanted to become a Product Manager? At first, I didn’t think I’d study computer science. When I was in hi

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