Product Thinking with Harish Achappa

Choosing mechanical engineering as a subject of study and getting into TCS engineering services

Working on valves and compressors

Getting into programming as part if his work

The experience of having a paid vacation in Italy!

How his interest in programming developed after starting to use C, C++ as a hobby

Noticing differences in projects done at client locations v/s in India

Working directly with users and feeding off the energy based on common questions

Getting quicker feedback

Understanding that some of the work cannot be done remotely

Avoiding assumptions and getting clarifications in context

Requesting to work in a development project

Getting an opportunity to work on a public infrastructure project

Learning the value and benefit of parametrization while programming

Taking some time to find his feet in a fully software coding role

His experience of taking up a product manager role, enabled by his ability to ask a lot of clarifying questions

On product thinking, even for an enterprise solution

His career advice

Curiosity and willingness to learn: drive

Consolidating the learnings

Taking the responsibility for one’s frustrations

Are you motivated to build, generate ideas or both