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Understanding Prime Minister Narendra Modi as..PM (Product Manager)
Great product managers are never ignored – they are often at the center of all conversations, driving decisions and taking things forward. On the other hand, average products managers are often seen as ‘mere PRD (requirement document) writers‘ – and are easily ignored by engineering / marketing teams.

It is the same phenomena with Mr. Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister. You can hate him or love him, but you cannot ignore Narendra Modi. After all, no other political figure has been meme-ified so many times, and nobody else has done rock shows like him either
In this piece, we take a look at what product/marketing fellas can learn from PM Modi.
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Day 1 of your app: 57% of userbase uninstall on the first day itself
Did you know that more than half (57%) of users who eventually uninstall their new apps within 30 days will do so on the first day.
Similar uninstall numbers are posted regardless of whether the app was driven by non-organic or organic measures.
AirPods were a $6 billion business for Apple this year
Sales of Apple’s AirPods nearly doubled to $6 billion this year and should take another leap forward next year, as per analyst Toni Sacconaghi of Bernstein.
Apple could sell 85 million AirPods in 2020, generating about $15 billion in revenue.
Ola uses AI to build Guardian feature, which can detect irregular trip activities
The ‘Guardian’ feature, developed by Ola uses real-time data from rides to automatically detect irregular trip activity, including prolonged stops and unexpected route deviations.
These alerts are flagged off in real-time to Ola’s dedicated 24×7 Safety Response Team, who immediately reach out to customers and drivers to confirm if they’re safe and offer on-the-call assistance until ride completion.
Not a Kids game? Well, kids are killing it on YouTube #HigestPaid2019
Videos with children in them average almost three times as many views as other types of videos from high-subscriber channels!
8-year-old Ryan Kaji, this year’s top YouTube earner recorded $26 million revenue. The Russian-born 5-year-old Anastasia Radzinskaya made $18mn.