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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

Reflections About the Power of Kindness and Giving

August 4, 2024

Something kind and beautiful happened to us during our vacation. We were traveling by train and had different seats reserved. It was our first time using the Spanish train service, and I wasn’t familiar with how to make seat reservations on the payment machine. Just before the journey began, a woman came by claiming her … More Reflections About the Power of Kindness and Giving

Product at heart Leadership Forum

Leadership Forum – Product at Heart 2023 #productatheart ❤️

July 9, 2023

TL;DR The Leadership forum was worth participating, several important lessons emerged: Continue reading for more details The day started with a lunch at the Rialto restaurant, which I would recommend anyhow if you’re going to a trip to Hamburg. Petra curated the seats for the attendees and it was the first opportunity to have a … More Leadership Forum – Product at Heart 2023 #productatheart ❤️

My summary and learning of Mind The Product 2022 Hamburg #mtpEngage @MTPEngageHH

August 1, 2022

Finally, after three years, MTP Hamburg open the gates for the first physical event after the pandemic. And I couldn’t agree more that meeting in person still is a thing! 🤩 So I’d like to start with the last talk and prompt by Christina Wodtke where she said: Share everything you learn. Be vulnerable. Christina … More My summary and learning of Mind The Product 2022 Hamburg #mtpEngage @MTPEngageHH

My Personal Impressions and Views of the 3rd Edition #MTPEngage in Hamburg 2019

May 26, 2019

My personal experiences and highlights of #MTPEngage I’d like to write down and share my thoughts about the 3rd edition of #MTPEngage in Hamburg. The conference itself was split into three days of learning and inspiration: May 22nd Leadership day (by invitation only) + movie documentary May 23rd Workshop day + product blind dinners May … More My Personal Impressions and Views of the 3rd Edition #MTPEngage in Hamburg 2019

Focus on Learning, Context and Empowerment

Focus on Learning, Context and Empowerment

May 13, 2019

Why learning is so important? The biggest waste in software development: building the wrong thing! Marty Cagan was right: half of the time or 50% the product manager is wrong with his ideas. It’s not about keeping everybody busy, it’s learning what’s the right thing. Focus your attention on that. The Proven Learning Process Learning … More Focus on Learning, Context and Empowerment

Roadmaps, Expectations and Empowerment

October 4, 2018

TL;TR Use roadmaps to discuss scope as objectives and outcomes you’d like to achieve. Don’t use roadmaps to write down features or track output. Work with themes: problems, needs and objectives. Don’t use dates in roadmaps. Use features and experiements as possible customer solutions and only track them in a plan, if really needed. Empower … More Roadmaps, Expectations and Empowerment

Webinar with Biggerplate about “Mind Mapping the Product Owners Overview”

June 5, 2018

Today, I was thankful and happy to volunteer for a business club webinar at Biggerplate about “Mind Mapping the Product Owners Overview”. The webinar was hosted by Liam Hughes who is an expert in mind mapping tools and shares the same passion in mindmapping like I do. Liam contacted me some weeks ago due my … More Webinar with Biggerplate about “Mind Mapping the Product Owners Overview”

Be a good example. Treat others like you’d like to be treated. Be kind.

March 9, 2018

This week I’ve read a post from Vala Afshar that remind me again of good behaviors for a culture change: how can I help? what do you think? your work matters I trust you and our team I appreciate your commitment thank you for working hard I was wrong, I am sorry your career path is … More Be a good example. Treat others like you’d like to be treated. Be kind.