Meeting Title: Uttam Kumaran’s Personal Meeting Room Date: 2025-04-15 Meeting participants: Anne, Uttam Kumaran
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1 00:00:39.110 ⇒ 00:00:40.119 Uttam Kumaran: Hi Anne!
2 00:00:40.320 ⇒ 00:00:42.220 Anne: Hi! Good morning!
3 00:00:42.220 ⇒ 00:00:42.960 Uttam Kumaran: Are you?
4 00:00:43.710 ⇒ 00:00:45.730 Anne: Oh, good! Thank you! How are you?
5 00:00:46.230 ⇒ 00:00:47.420 Uttam Kumaran: I’m really good.
6 00:00:48.160 ⇒ 00:00:49.759 Uttam Kumaran: Yeah, sorry. Go ahead.
7 00:00:50.390 ⇒ 00:00:54.029 Anne: No, I thought, you’re preparing for the event.
8 00:00:54.290 ⇒ 00:00:57.474 Uttam Kumaran: Yes, we’re gonna go here in like half an hour, and then
9 00:00:58.520 ⇒ 00:01:00.730 Uttam Kumaran: Yeah, I’m I’m I’m very excited.
10 00:01:01.580 ⇒ 00:01:03.000 Anne: Yeah. Good luck.
11 00:01:03.000 ⇒ 00:01:14.789 Uttam Kumaran: Thank you. Thanks for all the help I mean, it’s it’s we’ve gotten a lot of promotion. And I’m excited. You know, marketing team really really did a great job.
12 00:01:16.000 ⇒ 00:01:25.769 Anne: Yeah, yeah, yeah, it’s it’s really good that we delivered like on time. Yeah.
13 00:01:28.930 ⇒ 00:01:34.691 Uttam Kumaran: Awesome. Well, I wanted to just take take some time to say, Hi! I know it’s been a while.
14 00:01:35.090 ⇒ 00:01:42.799 Uttam Kumaran: one. I’m glad that you’re you can now work more normal hours. So I know before it was really really
15 00:01:43.000 ⇒ 00:01:48.369 Uttam Kumaran: more difficult. But I’m glad that
16 00:01:49.220 ⇒ 00:01:55.719 Uttam Kumaran: where you’re able to, you know. Sort of balance everything. How is how’s life like, how’s everything going.
17 00:01:57.050 ⇒ 00:02:00.774 Anne: Oh, yeah, yeah, good, so far. And
18 00:02:02.510 ⇒ 00:02:10.329 Anne: yeah, I think all good cause I think right now. With me and Hannah’s help.
19 00:02:10.600 ⇒ 00:02:19.109 Anne: It’s been all great, I mean, with the back and forth. But yeah, in personal life. Yeah, all good.
20 00:02:19.720 ⇒ 00:02:20.490 Uttam Kumaran: Great!
21 00:02:21.020 ⇒ 00:02:22.959 Uttam Kumaran: How’s how’s your mom doing.
22 00:02:23.710 ⇒ 00:02:32.760 Anne: I? Yeah, she’s okay. But the follow-up checkups are are still ongoing. Okay.
23 00:02:37.100 ⇒ 00:02:38.540 Uttam Kumaran: Okay, great.
24 00:02:39.290 ⇒ 00:02:43.200 Uttam Kumaran: Yeah. So I wanted to just take this time and and sort of walk through.
25 00:02:43.887 ⇒ 00:02:44.942 Uttam Kumaran: This doc?
26 00:02:46.110 ⇒ 00:02:52.620 Uttam Kumaran: So I’m I just wanted to check. You know that that it all made sense. And what did you think about the format?
27 00:02:54.504 ⇒ 00:03:08.359 Anne: Yeah, I think. It’s great that we have this template before we jump in the call. So we have guide what we’re going to tackle in the meeting. Yeah. And also this is great, because
28 00:03:09.774 ⇒ 00:03:17.549 Anne: I mean the feedback from my manager, for from the team and for the whole company.
29 00:03:17.660 ⇒ 00:03:25.770 Anne: It’s great that reinforge you is, you know, listening and taking care of the employees.
30 00:03:26.260 ⇒ 00:03:27.949 Uttam Kumaran: Great. No, I appreciate that.
31 00:03:28.170 ⇒ 00:03:31.557 Uttam Kumaran: I okay, let’s maybe let’s just hop in. I think,
32 00:03:32.290 ⇒ 00:03:38.630 Uttam Kumaran: I yeah, this time around. I think maybe I’ll just give my. I’ll write down my feedback as we go through, and.
33 00:03:38.630 ⇒ 00:03:39.210 Anne: Yeah.
34 00:03:39.210 ⇒ 00:03:42.510 Uttam Kumaran: I want to take this time just for any questions that you have as well.
35 00:03:43.990 ⇒ 00:03:45.206 Uttam Kumaran: So yeah, I think,
36 00:03:45.760 ⇒ 00:03:50.179 Uttam Kumaran: Do you want to just maybe walk through each of the items on the quick check in.
37 00:03:50.580 ⇒ 00:03:51.350 Anne: Hey, yo!
38 00:03:53.740 ⇒ 00:04:01.119 Anne: So am I? Am I going to like, read it, or explain this, or.
39 00:04:01.120 ⇒ 00:04:04.340 Uttam Kumaran: Yeah, maybe just like I, I read it. But maybe just like
40 00:04:04.910 ⇒ 00:04:09.319 Uttam Kumaran: 1015 seconds on, like any other. Anything else you want to mention. There.
41 00:04:09.320 ⇒ 00:04:09.930 Anne: Yeah.
42 00:04:11.189 ⇒ 00:04:21.690 Anne: Okay. So what went? Well, well, since we only have this template for me.
43 00:04:21.850 ⇒ 00:04:26.419 Anne: I think the constant communication with Hannah in slack, and figma is
44 00:04:26.950 ⇒ 00:04:32.310 Anne: great cause we’ve been sharing updates in slack.
45 00:04:33.120 ⇒ 00:04:38.710 Anne: Also in figma cause whenever she have a
46 00:04:39.570 ⇒ 00:04:49.331 Anne: past or I need to review something. And then she needs to review something. We’re just tagging each other so we can check each other’s work cause
47 00:04:50.120 ⇒ 00:04:56.880 Anne: it’s really also hard sometimes that we’ve missed some little things, because, you know, we’re
48 00:04:57.730 ⇒ 00:05:00.289 Anne: we’re doing it the whole time. So
49 00:05:00.950 ⇒ 00:05:07.270 Anne: we might miss the spelling or the lines. So yeah, it’s good that
50 00:05:07.450 ⇒ 00:05:13.440 Anne: we have this. I don’t know if it’s system. But yes.
51 00:05:13.440 ⇒ 00:05:13.800 Uttam Kumaran: Great.
52 00:05:13.800 ⇒ 00:05:21.099 Anne: That’s and I I feel like for what didn’t go well from last week is
53 00:05:21.950 ⇒ 00:05:30.969 Anne: follow up with the information, because since we have me, and Hannah has the system to just comment in slack or in figma.
54 00:05:31.970 ⇒ 00:05:42.370 Anne: I tend to like, overlook the other things in figma like from Casey and you that they needed some information, that I had to
55 00:05:42.640 ⇒ 00:05:50.040 Anne: remind also, Casey that if he already checked the figma that you tag him in.
56 00:05:51.740 ⇒ 00:05:52.510 Anne: Yep.
57 00:05:53.350 ⇒ 00:05:54.530 Uttam Kumaran: Awesome. Okay.
58 00:05:55.090 ⇒ 00:06:01.669 Anne: And for the wins. I think the approve of partnerships marketing materials, because
59 00:06:02.660 ⇒ 00:06:09.619 Anne: I know it’s been. There are a lot of updates from the partners and from the team. So
60 00:06:09.840 ⇒ 00:06:18.990 Anne: we make sure that it’s already it’s already implemented and designed before it goes out.
61 00:06:21.130 ⇒ 00:06:22.409 Anne: And then.
62 00:06:23.530 ⇒ 00:06:25.410 Uttam Kumaran: I guess maybe we can just pause there.
63 00:06:25.410 ⇒ 00:06:26.540 Anne: Hmm, okay. Okay.
64 00:06:26.540 ⇒ 00:06:35.439 Uttam Kumaran: Yeah, I’m really glad I one. I’m I’m very happy that you know, are working together.
65 00:06:36.828 ⇒ 00:06:46.100 Uttam Kumaran: I’m also glad that we are relying on Async more, you know, writing comments, tickets.
66 00:06:47.510 ⇒ 00:06:48.210 Anne: Yeah.
67 00:06:48.210 ⇒ 00:06:52.489 Uttam Kumaran: It’s really nice. This is one of the teams that is really, really doing well. There, that’s like.
68 00:06:52.610 ⇒ 00:07:02.109 Uttam Kumaran: you know, we don’t have many meetings. We only have like 3 meetings a week. And you know you’re completely Async. So that’s that’s that’s really great to hear.
69 00:07:03.450 ⇒ 00:07:07.059 Uttam Kumaran: I I guess my, my only question. There is
70 00:07:07.600 ⇒ 00:07:10.720 Uttam Kumaran: like, do you feel isolated like, how do you feel?
71 00:07:11.107 ⇒ 00:07:20.119 Uttam Kumaran: Cause? I know it can sometimes feel hard if you’re not meeting with us. That’s the only reason why I wanted you to be part of at least the the sprint that are planning kickoff.
72 00:07:20.460 ⇒ 00:07:24.550 Uttam Kumaran: But yeah, I just wanted to get your feedback. I haven’t been able to ask you.
73 00:07:26.616 ⇒ 00:07:32.069 Anne: Yeah, with that actually, @firstst
74 00:07:33.740 ⇒ 00:07:46.300 Anne: I think. For me, I understand that it’s because of the time constraint that you have. There’s a limited time. Maybe you’re available, of course, later that day. So
75 00:07:47.430 ⇒ 00:07:59.200 Anne: kinda also make sure that I catch the Zoom Meetings for the important information or discussion that you guys discuss. So I understand that.
76 00:08:00.220 ⇒ 00:08:09.100 Anne: But regarding the planning, yeah, it’s really helpful. Last week that that I join the
77 00:08:09.340 ⇒ 00:08:12.180 Anne: meeting. Yeah. So I can also
78 00:08:12.590 ⇒ 00:08:21.840 Anne: grasp the other infos. That need is like how to be the to do this cycle board, and then that needs review
79 00:08:24.470 ⇒ 00:08:25.170 Anne: depth.
80 00:08:27.330 ⇒ 00:08:40.320 Uttam Kumaran: Okay, that’s great. I’m glad dead. And just let me know, like how else you want to be involved. I I don’t want to put pressure. But I also wanna make sure that you feel like you’re still involved with everything. But we’re gonna do more looms and stuff. So I’m I’m really glad
81 00:08:40.450 ⇒ 00:08:42.769 Uttam Kumaran: in terms of what didn’t go. Well.
82 00:08:43.471 ⇒ 00:08:54.729 Uttam Kumaran: yeah, I guess. So. So this is where, like, I was relying more on like feedback from Hannah and and you, which I thought I thought Figma comments were the best place. But
83 00:08:54.880 ⇒ 00:08:56.789 Uttam Kumaran: what do you think we should do here?
84 00:09:00.008 ⇒ 00:09:02.321 Anne: Yeah, with this one.
85 00:09:05.860 ⇒ 00:09:14.509 Anne: I don’t know about for example, with your time, if you’ve already checked it. So I’m just asking Hannah, if
86 00:09:15.280 ⇒ 00:09:20.459 Anne: if this is already done, or it needs revision or an update?
87 00:09:21.940 ⇒ 00:09:27.159 Anne: Yeah. But yeah, I think for now, if
88 00:09:28.827 ⇒ 00:09:31.012 Anne: how do I say this?
89 00:09:33.880 ⇒ 00:09:43.600 Anne: I think it’s okay for now, cause it’s just that since we’ve I’ve already
90 00:09:43.920 ⇒ 00:09:50.930 Anne: like, see? What’s the problem from last week, I think I’m gonna take note of that, so it won’t happen again, because
91 00:09:52.710 ⇒ 00:09:54.070 Anne: yep, I think.
92 00:09:54.070 ⇒ 00:09:54.600 Uttam Kumaran: Okay.
93 00:09:55.470 ⇒ 00:10:01.380 Uttam Kumaran: yeah, I think I think I’m relying more on you and Hannah and Ryan to decide what the best process is
94 00:10:01.840 ⇒ 00:10:02.869 Uttam Kumaran: like. If if you.
95 00:10:02.870 ⇒ 00:10:03.389 Anne: In the room.
96 00:10:03.390 ⇒ 00:10:08.689 Uttam Kumaran: If you think putting information in the ticket is better versus putting information in the figma
97 00:10:10.530 ⇒ 00:10:12.959 Uttam Kumaran: I’m open to whichever one.
98 00:10:14.840 ⇒ 00:10:20.169 Anne: Hmm as as for me, I think the best is 1st in figma.
99 00:10:20.450 ⇒ 00:10:26.109 Anne: and then, if there’s no like comment for 2 days.
100 00:10:26.350 ⇒ 00:10:26.900 Uttam Kumaran: Okay.
101 00:10:26.900 ⇒ 00:10:31.900 Anne: I think we should follow up to that person in slack. And then, once it’s done.
102 00:10:32.000 ⇒ 00:10:37.010 Anne: we should update in the linear cause, for now, that’s what I do.
103 00:10:37.810 ⇒ 00:10:38.350 Uttam Kumaran: Okay.
104 00:10:38.540 ⇒ 00:10:50.990 Anne: Yeah. But but before I dive into my work, I also check the linear. If there’s an update or there’s need a rush job cause. I know there’s a design requirements template already.
105 00:10:51.550 ⇒ 00:10:53.030 Uttam Kumaran: Okay, yes.
106 00:10:59.560 ⇒ 00:11:01.860 Uttam Kumaran: okay, that makes sense.
107 00:11:02.449 ⇒ 00:11:05.840 Uttam Kumaran: And then, yeah, I think, like all of our partnerships.
108 00:11:07.500 ⇒ 00:11:10.679 Uttam Kumaran: promotions, events, it’s all going really. Well.
109 00:11:11.276 ⇒ 00:11:15.289 Uttam Kumaran: I feel really, really good about all of that work. And we’re gonna start doing much more.
110 00:11:15.560 ⇒ 00:11:17.330 Uttam Kumaran: So I’m excited.
111 00:11:19.941 ⇒ 00:11:23.149 Uttam Kumaran: Yeah, maybe. Do you want to walk through the next piece.
112 00:11:24.620 ⇒ 00:11:32.320 Anne: Yep. So for the positive trends, for the company.
113 00:11:33.090 ⇒ 00:11:41.589 Anne: Yeah. Like, you’ve always like, you always say in retro meeting that if there’s
114 00:11:42.060 ⇒ 00:11:49.010 Anne: there’s something that you need to learn, or for the upscale, just.
115 00:11:49.350 ⇒ 00:11:50.949 Anne: Let you guys know.
116 00:11:51.430 ⇒ 00:11:55.560 Anne: So you guys can help, or, you know, avail this course
117 00:11:55.820 ⇒ 00:12:03.019 Anne: for the employees. And also one last thing, because I’ve seen in the brains forge team that
118 00:12:04.143 ⇒ 00:12:08.580 Anne: you’re solidifying the Pto. So just want to know if
119 00:12:09.080 ⇒ 00:12:14.199 Anne: contractors are also eligible for those things. Yeah.
120 00:12:14.610 ⇒ 00:12:16.580 Uttam Kumaran: Yeah, I think this is a good question.
121 00:12:17.059 ⇒ 00:12:24.639 Uttam Kumaran: I’ll have to. I’m gonna take this back and and get a decision. I mean, as of now, we’re only we’re prioritizing, offering
122 00:12:26.766 ⇒ 00:12:30.990 Uttam Kumaran: pto for folks on salary.
123 00:12:32.730 ⇒ 00:12:37.419 Uttam Kumaran: But this is one of the things that I want to take note of
124 00:12:37.600 ⇒ 00:12:44.180 Uttam Kumaran: how are you doing? How have you been doing on hours overall like, how has it been the last few weeks as things of getting busier.
125 00:12:45.470 ⇒ 00:12:50.068 Anne: Oh, yeah, for me, I I always just stick to my
126 00:12:51.200 ⇒ 00:12:59.469 Anne: to my work time work hours. But sometimes I’m online at night just to catch Hannah. If
127 00:12:59.980 ⇒ 00:13:02.589 Anne: there’s an edit, or if you need help.
128 00:13:03.150 ⇒ 00:13:05.211 Uttam Kumaran: More. How? How is it? How has it been?
129 00:13:06.670 ⇒ 00:13:10.620 Uttam Kumaran: how has it been like in terms of your total number of hours?
130 00:13:12.773 ⇒ 00:13:15.460 Anne: Think our for me. It’s
131 00:13:16.570 ⇒ 00:13:20.480 Anne: It’s okay for now that oh, it’s
132 00:13:21.220 ⇒ 00:13:25.199 Anne: actually I’m doing 4 HA week, right?
133 00:13:25.690 ⇒ 00:13:26.860 Anne: So I think,
134 00:13:27.250 ⇒ 00:13:28.290 Uttam Kumaran: 4 HA day.
135 00:13:28.720 ⇒ 00:13:32.910 Anne: Yeah, yeah. I’m sorry for our Sunday for our Sunday.
136 00:13:32.910 ⇒ 00:13:36.289 Uttam Kumaran: I was like. Oh, my God, how there’s like way! Too much work.
137 00:13:37.160 ⇒ 00:13:42.683 Anne: Yeah, yeah, I I mean, it’s I can still manage the task cause
138 00:13:43.220 ⇒ 00:13:46.800 Anne: as long as there is no urgent.
139 00:13:47.180 ⇒ 00:13:48.789 Anne: I just asked.
140 00:13:52.510 ⇒ 00:13:58.840 Anne: I don’t know if I add more arts just on our
141 00:13:59.470 ⇒ 00:14:02.559 Anne: I just make sure that it will take, since I know that
142 00:14:03.101 ⇒ 00:14:07.880 Anne: we’re still new, so I don’t want to over.
143 00:14:07.880 ⇒ 00:14:09.349 Uttam Kumaran: Oh, no, no. So yeah.
144 00:14:10.050 ⇒ 00:14:16.470 Uttam Kumaran: that’s a good. So that’s a good point. Maybe let’s talk about that. So in terms of like
145 00:14:16.640 ⇒ 00:14:22.249 Uttam Kumaran: you would call it expanding past allotted hours.
146 00:14:22.490 ⇒ 00:14:29.309 Uttam Kumaran: So one, I guess, like, how has it been the last few weeks like, do you feel like 20 h is enough. Do you feel like you need more.
147 00:14:31.970 ⇒ 00:14:39.049 Anne: Well for me, it depends on the task, because I can exceed to more hours.
148 00:14:39.850 ⇒ 00:14:46.810 Anne: But yeah, it’s actually depends, because I’m I still have time to do work. So
149 00:14:47.110 ⇒ 00:14:53.120 Anne: it really depends. If you will give me more work or less than dollars.
150 00:14:53.790 ⇒ 00:14:59.350 Uttam Kumaran: Yeah, I guess for me the my more focus is on getting tasks done faster.
151 00:14:59.730 ⇒ 00:15:01.190 Uttam Kumaran: Right? So
152 00:15:01.650 ⇒ 00:15:06.349 Uttam Kumaran: I guess my question back to you would be. Do you feel limited by the number of hours
153 00:15:06.790 ⇒ 00:15:11.750 Uttam Kumaran: like if you if if we say, for example, if I’m like cool, you’re able to. Now bump up
154 00:15:12.230 ⇒ 00:15:15.459 Uttam Kumaran: the 30 h like, how do you think that impacts
155 00:15:15.720 ⇒ 00:15:19.170 Uttam Kumaran: sort of the amount of work that we can get done.
156 00:15:21.650 ⇒ 00:15:24.869 Anne: Okay, I think I think it’s great. As long as I saw
157 00:15:27.768 ⇒ 00:15:34.590 Anne: I mean, if there’s a lot of work I can exceed to like 20 h. 30 h. Yeah.
158 00:15:34.590 ⇒ 00:15:35.250 Uttam Kumaran: Okay.
159 00:15:35.650 ⇒ 00:15:41.079 Uttam Kumaran: yeah. I think for me at this point, like I, I feel comfortable with you going up in hours.
160 00:15:41.230 ⇒ 00:15:43.890 Uttam Kumaran: I think the I think the biggest
161 00:15:45.390 ⇒ 00:15:48.521 Uttam Kumaran: I think the the biggest thing for me that’s
162 00:15:49.980 ⇒ 00:15:51.440 Uttam Kumaran: That’s important.
163 00:15:55.155 ⇒ 00:16:02.010 Uttam Kumaran: I think the biggest thing for me that’s important is mainly just that we are. We’re able to move things faster. Right? So like.
164 00:16:02.010 ⇒ 00:16:02.770 Anne: Hmm, yeah.
165 00:16:02.770 ⇒ 00:16:09.529 Uttam Kumaran: For example, like, if we have things do, if we, if we have like, everything due on marketing is is a real priority. Right? So
166 00:16:09.660 ⇒ 00:16:13.999 Uttam Kumaran: for me, we added everything in the sprint. But if you’re like, Hey, we can take on
167 00:16:14.260 ⇒ 00:16:17.019 Uttam Kumaran: 10 or 20% more things in the sprint
168 00:16:17.230 ⇒ 00:16:19.079 Uttam Kumaran: if I’m able to work a little bit more.
169 00:16:19.290 ⇒ 00:16:21.850 Uttam Kumaran: I’m happy to to consider that.
170 00:16:22.960 ⇒ 00:16:29.469 Anne: Hmm, okay, okay, I’m glad to hear, because, the other frustrations that I have is actually
171 00:16:29.600 ⇒ 00:16:32.320 Anne: a job security. So.
172 00:16:32.320 ⇒ 00:16:33.080 Uttam Kumaran: Okay.
173 00:16:33.080 ⇒ 00:16:33.760 Anne: Yeah.
174 00:16:34.570 ⇒ 00:16:37.469 Uttam Kumaran: So that’s for me really, really important to hear.
175 00:16:37.580 ⇒ 00:16:49.209 Uttam Kumaran: I I’m really glad that you mentioned that. And and thank you for that. I think that’s the one thing I wanna I wanna make sure that our market that we don’t have to bring on more marketing people right? So I wanna continue to give.
176 00:16:49.210 ⇒ 00:16:49.660 Anne: Oh!
177 00:16:49.660 ⇒ 00:16:52.049 Uttam Kumaran: This team more more hours.
178 00:16:52.330 ⇒ 00:16:55.790 Uttam Kumaran: So how about we consider moving our
179 00:16:56.240 ⇒ 00:16:59.020 Uttam Kumaran: moving the availability up to 30 h?
180 00:16:59.150 ⇒ 00:17:06.830 Uttam Kumaran: But again, for me, it’s more important that, like you feel comfortable, and that we’re able to move tickets out faster.
181 00:17:07.430 ⇒ 00:17:12.400 Uttam Kumaran: So would that be helpful to to consider, that is, is, that is that like a
182 00:17:12.770 ⇒ 00:17:15.180 Uttam Kumaran: more in range of what you’re thinking right now.
183 00:17:16.665 ⇒ 00:17:21.249 Anne: Yup, Yup, it’s fine to me. Also, I just want to add, because sometimes
184 00:17:21.833 ⇒ 00:17:34.329 Anne: I feel blank when there’s a design that needed from scratch. So I’m still searching, and then sometimes oh, no, it’s already an hour, and I can. I have.
185 00:17:34.330 ⇒ 00:17:34.710 Uttam Kumaran: No.
186 00:17:34.710 ⇒ 00:17:36.000 Anne: Something.
187 00:17:36.000 ⇒ 00:17:41.079 Uttam Kumaran: That’s all. That’s all time that you should be considering as part of work. By the way.
188 00:17:41.780 ⇒ 00:17:46.430 Uttam Kumaran: like I don’t want you to. I don’t want you to feel shy and say like.
189 00:17:46.680 ⇒ 00:17:50.670 Uttam Kumaran: Oh, I didn’t really do any work here, but that’s research, right? So
190 00:17:51.505 ⇒ 00:17:57.870 Uttam Kumaran: I don’t know. I still feel like it’s important for you to to log those to log those hours.
191 00:17:59.573 ⇒ 00:18:00.420 Anne: Okay, okay.
192 00:18:00.420 ⇒ 00:18:02.960 Uttam Kumaran: You are working for us at that point, you know. So.
193 00:18:02.960 ⇒ 00:18:03.880 Anne: Yep. Yep.
194 00:18:06.210 ⇒ 00:18:08.600 Uttam Kumaran: That’s I don’t know. I I that’s how I feel.
195 00:18:10.570 ⇒ 00:18:23.560 Anne: Yes, I understand. So yeah, take also note of that. If ever, because sometimes I Crump, if there’s not enough time left, if
196 00:18:23.910 ⇒ 00:18:26.649 Anne: you know I’m limited to 4 h, so
197 00:18:28.110 ⇒ 00:18:35.219 Anne: like I feel like, Oh, no! I should just do this tomorrow or today. Should I exceed to
198 00:18:35.920 ⇒ 00:18:37.900 Anne: 5 h.
199 00:18:38.330 ⇒ 00:18:45.059 Uttam Kumaran: Yeah, okay, that makes sense. Yeah, no. So let’s just plan on increasing to 30 h. And
200 00:18:45.250 ⇒ 00:18:57.039 Uttam Kumaran: I want you to feel comfortable like, I I don’t. I don’t want you to consider going anywhere, or I don’t want you to feel nervous about job security or anything like that. So I want to double down like you’re you’re super super important
201 00:18:57.160 ⇒ 00:18:59.170 Uttam Kumaran: to the company. And like I,
202 00:18:59.320 ⇒ 00:19:05.460 Uttam Kumaran: as our budget increases, I’m gonna hopefully try to move everyone to full time as fast as we can, so.
203 00:19:07.190 ⇒ 00:19:13.649 Anne: Oh, thank you so much. Yeah. So yeah, I just want to also mute for you to
204 00:19:14.740 ⇒ 00:19:24.249 Anne: maybe get informed that maybe next month. I will. You know, since I’ve already talked about it before that.
205 00:19:24.940 ⇒ 00:19:31.160 Anne: maybe I’m overwhelmed with AI. So I’m just waiting for the courses to start.
206 00:19:32.538 ⇒ 00:19:38.360 Anne: I’m going to learn the basic AI ethics. And yeah.
207 00:19:39.010 ⇒ 00:19:40.680 Uttam Kumaran: Where is when is that gonna start?
208 00:19:41.420 ⇒ 00:19:45.901 Anne: I’m not sure cause I’m checking the website in
209 00:19:47.160 ⇒ 00:19:50.709 Anne: in Uk. Bill in University of the Philippines. So.
210 00:19:50.710 ⇒ 00:19:51.490 Uttam Kumaran: Okay.
211 00:19:51.490 ⇒ 00:19:56.229 Anne: Before. It’s it says that it’s on April. But
212 00:19:56.450 ⇒ 00:20:00.889 Anne: now I think it was moved to next month. Yeah.
213 00:20:04.000 ⇒ 00:20:05.010 Uttam Kumaran: Nice. Okay.
214 00:20:05.350 ⇒ 00:20:10.230 Uttam Kumaran: like, is that is that like, is that gonna how is that gonna impact? Like your availability?
215 00:20:13.308 ⇒ 00:20:21.880 Anne: With that. I think it’s it’s really it’s pretty flexible, because it’s just an online course. So I can just
216 00:20:22.020 ⇒ 00:20:29.989 Anne: do it on a weekend and just do 2 days. I I mean 2 HA day. So it’s fine.
217 00:20:30.260 ⇒ 00:20:37.779 Anne: Yeah, just just want to let you know that I also want to be involved in AI stuff. So.
218 00:20:37.780 ⇒ 00:20:41.030 Uttam Kumaran: Oh, that’s perfect! Well, how much is that course?
219 00:20:41.930 ⇒ 00:20:43.379 Anne: It’s free. Actually, yeah.
220 00:20:43.380 ⇒ 00:20:46.020 Uttam Kumaran: Okay, cool. Why don’t you want to send that into the
221 00:20:46.470 ⇒ 00:20:50.499 Uttam Kumaran: into the brand channel I would love, or you. Can you send that into the AI.
222 00:20:50.700 ⇒ 00:20:55.660 Uttam Kumaran: Go and tell Channel. I would love for you to to share that with everybody that you’re taking that course.
223 00:20:56.657 ⇒ 00:21:08.690 Anne: Yep, yep, I will. So maybe Luke or Casey can also share their I mean
224 00:21:09.160 ⇒ 00:21:12.140 Anne: some knowledge about AI, yeah, I will. I will.
225 00:21:12.140 ⇒ 00:21:14.830 Anne: Okay. Once they get all the info. Yeah.
226 00:21:14.830 ⇒ 00:21:16.020 Uttam Kumaran: That would be amazing.
227 00:21:19.260 ⇒ 00:21:19.830 Anne: Oops!
228 00:21:23.770 ⇒ 00:21:24.920 Anne: Oh, yeah.
229 00:21:25.110 ⇒ 00:21:28.729 Uttam Kumaran: Awesome. And then, yeah, I think I hear you on the
230 00:21:28.910 ⇒ 00:21:35.289 Uttam Kumaran: following up on design requirements. Yeah. So I think this is just where Hannah also mentioned this feedback. So
231 00:21:35.420 ⇒ 00:21:37.459 Uttam Kumaran: we’re going to just work on templates.
232 00:21:40.420 ⇒ 00:21:47.079 Uttam Kumaran: How was? Yeah, I I know you mentioned linear was a little bit challenging to grasp and
233 00:21:47.792 ⇒ 00:21:52.379 Uttam Kumaran: I’m glad that you’re able to leverage the zoom recordings as well.
234 00:21:54.590 ⇒ 00:21:56.200 Uttam Kumaran: And yeah, I think
235 00:21:56.540 ⇒ 00:22:02.619 Uttam Kumaran: for me, it’s just consider continuing to try to leverage. AI is really really great to hear.
236 00:22:04.320 ⇒ 00:22:12.430 Anne: Yeah. Yeah. Cause I feel all the place will never look as something in.
237 00:22:13.200 ⇒ 00:22:15.840 Anne: But in AI show and tell. So
238 00:22:15.940 ⇒ 00:22:18.009 Anne: also want to learn some of that.
239 00:22:24.790 ⇒ 00:22:26.100 Uttam Kumaran: Amazing. Okay?
240 00:22:26.750 ⇒ 00:22:31.319 Uttam Kumaran: And then the last piece, I think, yeah, maybe we can talk about this feedback loop.
241 00:22:32.065 ⇒ 00:22:39.459 Uttam Kumaran: I mean for me, I think that it’s it’s really, you know, amazing to see your
242 00:22:40.270 ⇒ 00:22:46.680 Uttam Kumaran: your growth in the company as well as your leadership
243 00:22:47.580 ⇒ 00:22:49.469 Uttam Kumaran: on the day on the marketing team
244 00:22:51.340 ⇒ 00:22:54.651 Uttam Kumaran: for me. I really really am impressed by that.
245 00:22:55.550 ⇒ 00:22:58.590 Uttam Kumaran: you know, and and I appreciate sort of all the work there.
246 00:22:58.780 ⇒ 00:23:02.364 Uttam Kumaran: I think maybe if I say one thing I wish that is that
247 00:23:03.440 ⇒ 00:23:06.780 Uttam Kumaran: I I wish that you would speak up a little bit more
248 00:23:07.770 ⇒ 00:23:14.460 Uttam Kumaran: like your voice is very, very strong and and you know people really respect you, and and I would be.
249 00:23:14.950 ⇒ 00:23:16.670 Uttam Kumaran: I would be very, very
250 00:23:17.950 ⇒ 00:23:20.999 Uttam Kumaran: interested to hear your thoughts on more of what we’re doing.
251 00:23:22.740 ⇒ 00:23:28.090 Uttam Kumaran: You know. Take charge of initiatives right? Like
252 00:23:28.230 ⇒ 00:23:31.509 Uttam Kumaran: even even here, thinking about design requirements and stuff.
253 00:23:31.920 ⇒ 00:23:43.740 Uttam Kumaran: I think you, you more than anyone now know a lot about how we’ve been doing marketing at the company, so I’m hopeful that the marketing team can almost start to come up with requirements and ideas.
254 00:23:44.290 ⇒ 00:23:45.710 Uttam Kumaran: you know themselves.
255 00:23:47.970 ⇒ 00:23:48.949 Anne: Hmm, yeah. But.
256 00:23:49.070 ⇒ 00:23:53.720 Uttam Kumaran: Because you guys are more creative than me. So I’m not the one coming with all the ideas. But
257 00:23:54.160 ⇒ 00:23:59.289 Uttam Kumaran: I want you, Hannah and Ryan to to spend more time thinking about ideas.
258 00:23:59.480 ⇒ 00:24:01.740 Uttam Kumaran: And then the the last piece is like
259 00:24:02.314 ⇒ 00:24:06.290 Uttam Kumaran: to spend a little bit of time thinking about your own your own career
260 00:24:06.450 ⇒ 00:24:09.319 Uttam Kumaran: like, where? How do you want to grow?
261 00:24:13.960 ⇒ 00:24:18.310 Uttam Kumaran: want to grow within the company?
262 00:24:18.410 ⇒ 00:24:23.940 Uttam Kumaran: And 6 months one year, you know.
263 00:24:24.690 ⇒ 00:24:31.009 Uttam Kumaran: like, I want to hear more about, like where you want to go in your career, and how we can, you know, help facilitate that.
264 00:24:32.280 ⇒ 00:24:33.020 Anne: Yeah, okay.
265 00:24:38.670 ⇒ 00:24:45.170 Uttam Kumaran: And then any any feedback, you know for me. Anything I can do I can do better.
266 00:24:47.532 ⇒ 00:25:00.589 Anne: I think. That’s all for now, yeah, again, on maybe just chat you. If there’s something that
267 00:25:01.020 ⇒ 00:25:03.829 Anne: I have concerned about or ideas.
268 00:25:04.390 ⇒ 00:25:14.200 Anne: Yeah, because I was just staring at this last Friday, and I can’t think of anything like more.
269 00:25:14.450 ⇒ 00:25:15.030 Uttam Kumaran: No, that’s.
270 00:25:15.030 ⇒ 00:25:15.810 Anne: So.
271 00:25:15.810 ⇒ 00:25:17.493 Uttam Kumaran: That’s that’s fine. I think.
272 00:25:17.930 ⇒ 00:25:19.661 Uttam Kumaran: maybe I’ll just give you like
273 00:25:20.810 ⇒ 00:25:25.790 Uttam Kumaran: a couple of like questions to maybe think about for next time.
274 00:25:26.020 ⇒ 00:25:26.570 Uttam Kumaran: Yeah.
275 00:25:26.570 ⇒ 00:25:27.200 Anne: Yeah.
276 00:25:27.890 ⇒ 00:25:29.500 Uttam Kumaran: Give me hold on. Let me just
277 00:25:31.660 ⇒ 00:25:34.610 Uttam Kumaran: let me just get my let me just get these in here
278 00:25:55.980 ⇒ 00:25:58.749 Uttam Kumaran: like I put. I put it at the bottom of the document.
279 00:26:01.130 ⇒ 00:26:02.170 Anne: Hmm, okay.
280 00:26:04.340 ⇒ 00:26:08.050 Uttam Kumaran: Maybe for next our next conversation. You can think about some of these items
281 00:26:08.730 ⇒ 00:26:13.090 Uttam Kumaran: and we can maybe talk about like your personal goals, and how we can enable those.
282 00:26:14.280 ⇒ 00:26:16.200 Anne: Yep, yep will do.
283 00:26:17.400 ⇒ 00:26:21.840 Uttam Kumaran: Okay, amazing. So yeah, I think just to recap, I think.
284 00:26:22.841 ⇒ 00:26:29.109 Uttam Kumaran: you’re definitely open to expand now to 30 h and let me know if it goes beyond that, you just send me a picture.
285 00:26:29.110 ⇒ 00:26:29.860 Anne: Yep, of course.
286 00:26:29.860 ⇒ 00:26:31.050 Uttam Kumaran: That’s totally fine.
287 00:26:31.613 ⇒ 00:26:45.390 Uttam Kumaran: In terms of requirements. And figma figma comments versus linear. Yeah, just keep. Just keep sending notes in the Channel and what you’d like us to do. I think everybody’s open to wherever process that the team needs. So
288 00:26:45.680 ⇒ 00:26:49.350 Uttam Kumaran: I I will leave that decision to you to to sort of determine more.
289 00:26:50.024 ⇒ 00:26:56.935 Uttam Kumaran: And then, yeah, like, well, please let me know if I can support anything on like learning AI or learning more technologies.
290 00:26:58.110 ⇒ 00:27:00.069 Uttam Kumaran: you know, more than happy to
291 00:27:00.290 ⇒ 00:27:04.119 Uttam Kumaran: to support that like, and and people learning, you know, a lot more so.
292 00:27:04.470 ⇒ 00:27:08.889 Anne: Yeah, yeah, thank you so much. Yeah, I will take note of that.
293 00:27:09.440 ⇒ 00:27:10.340 Uttam Kumaran: Okay.
294 00:27:11.490 ⇒ 00:27:13.189 Uttam Kumaran: Okay. Perfect. Anything. Else.
295 00:27:14.465 ⇒ 00:27:20.290 Anne: None, nothing so far, I think that’s it, that’s all, for now.
296 00:27:20.470 ⇒ 00:27:22.400 Uttam Kumaran: Okay, amazing.
297 00:27:22.520 ⇒ 00:27:25.959 Uttam Kumaran: Thank you. And I really appreciate it. And then, yeah, I’ll talk to you in slack.
298 00:27:26.270 ⇒ 00:27:28.690 Anne: Yeah, thank you so much. Bye. Good luck.
299 00:27:28.870 ⇒ 00:27:29.819 Uttam Kumaran: Thanks, bye.