PLC #39: Miles recap, Leaders Mastermind, and Conference Early Bird 🎫 till 31.05
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🚗 Miles event recap
There is a certain beauty in how Nitin Maslekar, VP of Product at Miles, discusses Discovery within his specific environment. He shared the discovery and processes of internal tools to manage the car fleet and expressed how much he enjoys spending time in the field to observe how cars are repaired and to streamline operations. He mentioned visiting their operation center at least three times (which we think is a cool idea, actually!).
We invited a no-product manager speaker to learn more about Uber with Daniel Nguyen, Uber Regional Manager, regarding the regulations, business operations, and supply challenges he faces in the German market, which has significant growth potential. We concluded the evening with a few thoughts on how our autonomous vehicles will require a new set of operations and how Uber is already working through this.
We also received your feedback on the experiments we conduct: the size of the event, speakers, seniority, tickets, and membership, to improve our events, reduce the no-show rates for meetups, and gain hands-on insights on stage. So far, we are excited to share what the community loved the most!
The format was kind of new for this type of event, but that was exactly what enabled attendees to actively communicate with each other and with the speakers. After all, it didn’t feel like an official professional meet-up, rather a warm and light meeting with old friends :) Daniel Zherenkov
🎫 Our upcoming events!
Our flagship event is on September 17 and 18. We want to celebrate the community with moments of hands-on learning, roundtables, and fun. Speakers and participants will share knowledge on how they are working on AI, growth, leadership, and productivity to future-proof our journeys!
We chatted with Marcel, ex-SumUp, about his journey to becoming CPO at ToolTime. They offer a SaaS tool for tradespeople to save time. He will share how they are implementing their new vertical for payments and billing, making things faster and safer for their users! The guest speaker will be announced soon, most probably from the fintech world! See you in their beautiful office!
📅 19th May
💡 Fintech implementations
📍 ToolTime (Friedrichshain)
Product Leadership Mastermind: Shaping an AI Mindset
Join a small group of 6–8 product leaders for a 90-minute peer session, guided by an executive coach, to explore how AI is reshaping product leadership.
We'll dive into the challenges and opportunities of building an AI mindset, examining workflows, team expectations, and cultural shifts. After the session, we’ll share a relaxed dinner to reflect, connect, and unwind.
📅 21th May
💡 Mastermind Session
📍 Berlin (Prenzlauer Berg)
June will be special, almost summer and a time for lakes, see, and vacations. We are kicking off the month with a special event at BEAM to discover our entrepreneurial side by launching from scratch, solving hard problems, validating, and launching to the market. You can join startup accelerators or company builders; one of them is BEAM, and Alessio will share his journey after several ventures in building a new product in the logistics space!
📅 05th June
💡 Launch 0→1 Products
📍 BEAM (Prenzlauer Berg)
🎟 New Conference LAB Facilitator announcement: Erika Lauro
Why join her?
This lab is designed for product managers who want to master discovery, problem definition, and hypothesis-driven decision-making. Learn to move beyond assumptions and validate solutions with structured research, experimentation, and testing.
Erika is a seasoned Product Design and Strategic Design Leader with deep expertise in Product Strategy and Data-Driven Design. Over the last 12 years, she gained a strong track record of leading design teams to deliver senseful and impactful experiences for B2B and B2C products. She has worked across diverse environments, from innovative startups and renowned agencies like AKQA to leading product-centric companies such as Zalando SE, Babbel, and IKEA.
Use ERIKA50 to get a 50 OFF discount on the workshops.
📰 Product Leaders Wisdom
Brought you weekly by Leila Montazeri
🎧 How do you build consumer trust before product-market fit? Sean McLeary (Intapp) shares how trust-building powers adoption in niche and regulated markets.
From LogRocket LaunchPod“The Monday you see today is not the Monday of 3 years ago.” Daniel Lereya, CPO at Monday.com, reveals how the company completely reimagined its product org.
From Lenny’s NewsletterCan you 5x your product delivery speed without burning out your team? BlaBlaCar’s product leadership team says yes; and here’s exactly how they did it.
From BlaBlaCar on MediumDiana Stepner reflects on how product managers can stay grounded in the chaos — and navigate change with intention, not just reaction.
By Diana StepnerWhat happens when team autonomy meets the AI era? Marty Cagan explores the tension between empowered teams and AI-led product direction; and what PMs need to rethink.
By Marty Cagan at SVPGPoor time management doesn’t just make you busy; it quietly erodes your leadership. This piece unpacks the hidden cost of scattered focus and how to fix it.
From Harvard Business Review (by Elizabeth Grace Saunders)💪 Open Roles
Brought you weekly by Alessia Marchi
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