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
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
By a stroke of luck and a series of wonderful encounters, I’m excited to announce a new chapter: joining Steffen and Marisa as a co-organizer of ProductTank Frankfurt! “Gude Frankfurt!” – as we say around here – and what better way to greet this amazing community than by helping shape a space dedicated to all … More Gude Frankfurt! Excited to Co-Organize ProductTank Frankfurt/RheinMain
I recently had the pleasure of supporting and speaking at the first Crafting Product conference in Darmstadt, hosted by Cosee. The conference focused on the topic of “Clarity through Product Discovery,” and was conducted entirely in German, with talks running in a single track. This experience has inspired me to start writing again, sharing actionable … More Unlocking Product Success: Introducing Test and Learning Cards
TL;DR My takeaways from the Duolingo reading journey covered articles from starting with A/B testing to their growth model and beyond aggregate metrics: A start into tracking and metrics During the last weeks I stumbled upon some great reads about Duolingo and product growth. I must admit, I’m feeling like a beginner in this area … More Meaningful Metrics & Product Growth inspired by Duolingo
TL; DR The challenges This quote is leading me since starting the house renovation back in 2019: If you chase two rabbits, you will not catch either one. Russian proverb As I had three weeks off for vacation without doing that much for the house renovation and read some books during the time, my monkey … More Weekend Thoughts about Growth
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
I’m a huge fan of product discovery and dual track development, Jeff Patton originally brought me there the first time in 2013 in his CSPO training. Thankful since this day, I’m trying to establish dual track development on team level, as I’m convinced, that this is the way to build great products. As I worked … More Product Discovery Trio? Or better: Product Discovery Dimensions!
Last week I had the opportunity to present at #DBART in Frankfurt. Happily, about it, I tried to create a content just for this event to share some honest experiences of the last three years at DT SmartHome. Some learning and findings As usual I can live with unfinished work and work in progress very … More Vulnerability – Sharing Work in Progress
TL; DR A tweet by John Cutler made me think over two weekends, so I wanted to write about it. It ended in a much broader spectrum, overview of concepts, methods and statements than expected. I sure could have split it smarter into multiple posts, but wanted to dot the line between them how organisation … More A Potpourri of Product, Organization, Team and Individual Thoughts
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