The Product Trio Is Blurring. Everyone Thinks They Can Do Your Job. They’re Not Wrong. Now What?

March 7, 2026

I’ve been spending a lot of time on the road lately. Long drives, business trips, back-to-back flights. Lenny’s Podcast became my constant companion. Episode after episode on how product work, engineering, and design are changing in the age of AI. Somewhere along the way, something clicked. Boris Cherny shipping 30 pull requests a day without … More The Product Trio Is Blurring. Everyone Thinks They Can Do Your Job. They’re Not Wrong. Now What?

My YearCompass Reflection: From Overwhelm to More Clarity

Setting Intentions for 2026: Lessons Learned from YearCompass

January 18, 2026

In early 2026, I dedicated 10.5 hours over three days to YearCompass for reflection and planning. Previously dissatisfied with the tool, I found renewed value this year, gaining insights about managing ambitions and emphasizing gratitude, humility, and joy. They aim to write more and share experiences through my blog. … More Setting Intentions for 2026: Lessons Learned from YearCompass

Self Awareness: The Product Skill Nobody Teaches

Self-Awareness: The Product Skill Nobody Teaches

January 4, 2026

Happy New Year! 🎉🥳🍀 I’d like to reflect about a post by Shreyas from last year for 2026 that got my attention: You can keep chasing 100s of frameworks, mental models, tactics, playbooks, success stories, tools, and templates throughout your career, and yet the fundamental capability that will unleash your product mastery across domains and … More Self-Awareness: The Product Skill Nobody Teaches

Reflections 2025 - Finding Ground - Identity and Values

Finding Ground: Identity and Values in 2025

December 30, 2025

2025 was another year of intense learning. It challenged how I view collaboration, my European and German identity, and the fragile foundation upon which our digital society is built. The Culture Map Moment It happened during our Commerce offsite. We sat together as a team, filling out the Culture Map framework, plotting our communication styles, … More Finding Ground: Identity and Values in 2025

ProductTank Frankfurt Rhein Main - 2025 Year in Review

ProductTank Frankfurt Rhein-Main: 2025 Year in Review

December 28, 2025

As 2025 comes to a close, I’m grateful for the opportunity to contribute to the product community here in Frankfurt and the Rhein Main area alongside Steffen and Marisa. This year brought remarkable speakers, meaningful conversations, and a growing community of product professionals dedicated to solving real problems and creating genuine impact. July 2, 2025: … More ProductTank Frankfurt Rhein-Main: 2025 Year in Review

Celebrating 10 Years of Product Field and ProductTank Community Frankfurt

Celebrating 10 Years of Product Field & ProductTank Frankfurt

August 16, 2025

TL;DR Loved the ProductTank Frankfurt reboot celebrating a decade of Product Field and ProductTank Frankfurt? Don’t miss our next event with Matt LeMay on October 20, 2025 – register now! The Night and Why It Was Special Gude, Product People! We had an unforgettable restart of ProductTank Frankfurt & Rhein-Main on July 2, 2025, diving … More Celebrating 10 Years of Product Field & ProductTank Frankfurt

Product at Heart 2025

Product at Heart 2025: My Key Takeaways from Hamburg Conference

July 4, 2025

As someone who’s become a regular attendee of Product at Heart in Hamburg, I find myself returning year after year for the same compelling reasons: deepening my product management knowledge, staying current with industry trends, and connecting with like-minded people who share the same passion for building great products. This year’s conference once again delivered … More Product at Heart 2025: My Key Takeaways from Hamburg Conference

Meta.ai: Collecting Open Profiles from Facebook, Instagram, and More

Meta.ai: Collecting Open Profiles from Facebook, Instagram, and More

May 25, 2025

By May 27, 2025, Meta will begin systematically feeding the public data of billions of Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and Threads users into their AI systems. Despite the complex opt-out procedures, the effectiveness of these measures remains questionable. Meta assures that only “public data” will be used, but trust in such assurances is at an all-time low.

The illusion of European data sovereignty is crumbling. Our data, stored on American servers, is subject to a different legal system and political priorities. In the AI age, data is the new gold, and Meta is poised to exploit this gold mine. The potential for surveillance, manipulation, and discrimination is alarming.

The practical reality is that opting out may not matter. The data is already there, and your network continues to generate information about you. Meta’s dominance in the AI space is set to grow, raising questions about our digital sovereignty and the need for European alternatives. … More Meta.ai: Collecting Open Profiles from Facebook, Instagram, and More

Meta AI and the Potential Power of Combining Personal Data and Social Network

Meta AI and the Potential Power of Combining Personal Data and Social Network

May 4, 2025

Meta AI has just landed in Germany, now live on WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads. As a tech enthusiast, I immediately tried using prompts to dig into my accounts, connections, and messages-only to hit a wall. Why? Europe’s strict GDPR rules block many of the deep-dive features available in the US. What If Meta AI … More Meta AI and the Potential Power of Combining Personal Data and Social Network

Germany’s Dependency: A Call for Digital Sovereignty

May 1, 2025

Problem Hypothesis Europe – and especially Germany – is critically dependent on non-European technology across nearly every layer of IT, from hardware manufacturing to cloud infrastructure and, most recently, generative AI. This dependency poses serious risks not only to privacy, but also to economic security, innovation capacity, and the future viability of entire industries. Even … More Germany’s Dependency: A Call for Digital Sovereignty