Aziz Kara
Hi, I'm Aziz — welcome!
I'm a product leader with over a decade of experience scaling digital products, marketplaces, and teams. My approach blends strategy and execution, from shaping product vision and leading cross-functional teams, to diving into data and rolling up my sleeves with design and engineering.
This is my space to share a bit about my journey, along with writing and ideas on product development, leadership, and design. It's less of a polished portfolio and more of a living notebook; a place to collect thoughts, stories, and experiments worth revisiting.
When I'm not building products, I'm coaching youth hockey 🏒, saving 💰 by roasting coffee at home, or re-watching Star Trek: The Next Generation with my kids 🖖.
Writing
This is where I share essays, notes, and half-formed ideas on product, leadership, and design. Think of it less as a polished publication and more as a working notebook.
How Data Platform Alerts Help Teams Move Faster
How Jiffy uses SQL alerts to help teams act faster, reduce issues, and work smarter.
The Optional Field That Broke Our Funnel
We added a small, optional credit card field to our booking flow — and it quietly broke our funnel. A humbling story about assumptions, friction, and how less can truly be more.
Finding Our Product Design Leader
How our design team shaped the hiring process together, giving everyone a stake in finding their new leader.
On the Science of Product Development
Exploring how building products mirrors science — hypotheses, experiments, and the value of minimizing assumptions.