Product, technology, music, AI, data, and practical reflections from Edwin Figueroa. https://edfig.me/ en https://edfig.me/posts/ai-musings/ https://edfig.me/posts/ai-musings/ 2026-01-04T00:00:00.000Z A practical map for making AI useful, governed, and trustworthy inside real teams. https://edfig.me/posts/the-product-managers-contribution/ https://edfig.me/posts/the-product-managers-contribution/ 2024-07-09T00:00:00.000Z A reflection on product management through strategy, outcomes, and the craft of deciding what matters. https://edfig.me/posts/examining-one-of-americas-biggest-fears-tiktok/ https://edfig.me/posts/examining-one-of-americas-biggest-fears-tiktok/ 2024-05-02T00:00:00.000Z A look at TikTok, data privacy, public fear, and the incentives shaping the conversation. https://edfig.me/posts/understanding-universal-dependency-annotation-for-multilingual-parsing-a-routing-algorithm-that-helps-with-customer-feedback-analysis/ https://edfig.me/posts/understanding-universal-dependency-annotation-for-multilingual-parsing-a-routing-algorithm-that-helps-with-customer-feedback-analysis/ 2024-04-22T00:00:00.000Z Notes on language parsing, dependency annotation, and why better structure helps customer feedback analysis. https://edfig.me/posts/what-are-the-latest-trends-in-graph-data-science/ https://edfig.me/posts/what-are-the-latest-trends-in-graph-data-science/ 2023-12-04T00:00:00.000Z A survey of graph data science trends and why connected data keeps getting more useful. https://edfig.me/posts/how-do-graph-databases-aid-in-business-process-optimization/ https://edfig.me/posts/how-do-graph-databases-aid-in-business-process-optimization/ 2023-11-16T00:00:00.000Z How graph databases reveal relationships, bottlenecks, and patterns inside business processes. https://edfig.me/posts/ai-tools-and-opportunities-in-2023-andrew-ng-video-summary/ https://edfig.me/posts/ai-tools-and-opportunities-in-2023-andrew-ng-video-summary/ 2023-09-30T00:00:00.000Z Notes on AI tools, practical opportunities, and where the technology seemed to be heading. https://edfig.me/posts/why-do-machines-hallucinate/ https://edfig.me/posts/why-do-machines-hallucinate/ 2023-08-19T00:00:00.000Z A plain-language exploration of model hallucinations, uncertainty, and why confident mistakes happen. https://edfig.me/posts/behind-the-dial-tone-a-misstep-in-musical-dimensions/ https://edfig.me/posts/behind-the-dial-tone-a-misstep-in-musical-dimensions/ 2023-07-29T00:00:00.000Z A personal note on music, creative missteps, and what happens when a sound does not quite land. https://edfig.me/posts/what-is-a-data-platform-and-why-does-it-matter/ https://edfig.me/posts/what-is-a-data-platform-and-why-does-it-matter/ 2022-12-27T00:00:00.000Z A practical explanation of data platforms and why they matter for teams trying to make better decisions. https://edfig.me/posts/how-to-maintain-the-most-quality-when-converting-wav-to-320-mp3/ https://edfig.me/posts/how-to-maintain-the-most-quality-when-converting-wav-to-320-mp3/ 2022-06-13T00:00:00.000Z A focused technical note on preserving audio quality when converting WAV files to MP3. https://edfig.me/posts/online-whiteboarding-app-for-mindmap-brainstorming/ https://edfig.me/posts/online-whiteboarding-app-for-mindmap-brainstorming/ 2021-12-18T00:00:00.000Z A look at mind mapping as a way to shape stories, explore ideas, and make thinking visible. https://edfig.me/posts/the-dark-souls-of-product-management/ https://edfig.me/posts/the-dark-souls-of-product-management/ 2021-10-31T00:00:00.000Z Dark Souls is the name of one of my favorite video game series. It’s known for being brutally difficult. Your character will die. Many, many... https://edfig.me/posts/notes-on-product-insights/ https://edfig.me/posts/notes-on-product-insights/ 2021-06-30T00:00:00.000Z Notes on Chapter 49: Product Insights, from " Empowered: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Products " by Marty Cagan, Silicon Valley Product Group.... https://edfig.me/posts/product-management-interview-at-google-process/ https://edfig.me/posts/product-management-interview-at-google-process/ 2021-06-27T00:00:00.000Z Back in November 2019, I had the opportunity to interview with one of the biggest tech companies in the world. Google. The G in FANG. I didn't get... https://edfig.me/posts/remembering-google-news-reader-and-why-it-was-too-powerful/ https://edfig.me/posts/remembering-google-news-reader-and-why-it-was-too-powerful/ 2021-03-21T00:00:00.000Z Just some quick thoughts... A news stream. A news feed. I use Feedly for nearly all my news today. It's an app on my phone and browser that... https://edfig.me/posts/notes-on-amazons-aws-cloud-data-services-2/ https://edfig.me/posts/notes-on-amazons-aws-cloud-data-services-2/ 2020-12-27T00:00:00.000Z The question I'm trying to answer now: If the business were to invest in a classic, Oracle data warehouse, what do we lose STRATEGICALLY by NOT... https://edfig.me/posts/framework-process-for-data-exploration-mining-python-new-data-understanding/ https://edfig.me/posts/framework-process-for-data-exploration-mining-python-new-data-understanding/ 2020-07-22T00:00:00.000Z Picking up from other post on "What is Multivariate Data Analysis"... A quick refresher: Skewedness and Kurtosis Skewedness is a measure of... https://edfig.me/posts/about-aether-song/ https://edfig.me/posts/about-aether-song/ 2020-06-09T00:00:00.000Z In recent years, I've enjoyed a few eye-opening, inspiring books, such as " The Hidden Reality: Parallel Universes and the Deep Laws of the Cosmos... https://edfig.me/posts/what-is-multivariate-data-analysis/ https://edfig.me/posts/what-is-multivariate-data-analysis/ 2020-06-06T00:00:00.000Z Multivariate Data Analysis Designed for graduate-level courses in Marketing Research, Research Design and Data Analysis. This book provides an... https://edfig.me/posts/page-speed-insights-by-google/ https://edfig.me/posts/page-speed-insights-by-google/ 2020-05-29T00:00:00.000Z I've been spending some time lately in the reporting and analysis of web application speed. Here's a few screenshots the PageSpeed Insights from... https://edfig.me/posts/the-start-of-a-knowledge-graph/ https://edfig.me/posts/the-start-of-a-knowledge-graph/ 2020-05-06T00:00:00.000Z I’ve been researching the use-cases and technical implementation for Graph Databases lately. As a Product Manager broadly responsible for the... https://edfig.me/posts/confluence-with-marie-kondo/ https://edfig.me/posts/confluence-with-marie-kondo/ 2020-03-11T00:00:00.000Z "Discard everything that does not spark joy." --Marie Kondo As companies like the one I work for prep for the new fiscal year with a new round of... https://edfig.me/posts/pendomonium-2019-highlights-pendo-user-behavior-analytics-conference/ https://edfig.me/posts/pendomonium-2019-highlights-pendo-user-behavior-analytics-conference/ 2019-09-13T00:00:00.000Z I had the pleasure of attending Pendo’s yearly user conference in Raleigh, North Carolina. My number 1 take away from this conference, is that we... https://edfig.me/posts/ai-messenger-bot-idea/ https://edfig.me/posts/ai-messenger-bot-idea/ 2019-07-22T00:00:00.000Z This post is a seed. As an artist with a need to self-market, I need a way to stay on top of my social media, just to attain any level of... https://edfig.me/posts/big-data-management-with-intelligent-data-lake-deep-dive-and-demo/ https://edfig.me/posts/big-data-management-with-intelligent-data-lake-deep-dive-and-demo/ 2019-06-26T00:00:00.000Z Notes on Informatica Big Data Management with Intelligent Data Lake Deep Dive and Demo Informatica Big Data Management (BDM) Secure/Govern Secure... https://edfig.me/posts/broad-technology-consulting-services/ https://edfig.me/posts/broad-technology-consulting-services/ 2018-01-02T00:00:00.000Z I've been helping people with technology professionally for over 15 years. I was the helpful long-haired computer dude working at Best Buy in...