Start, Iterate, Fight Bullshit. ¶

I am a startup founder and experienced CPTO, dedicated to building empowered product teams. I do this by advising on corporate development or leading teams on an interim basis, working with both startups and business units. I am also a speaker, blogger, and book author.

While based in Berlin, I have extensive experience and prefer to work with remote, international, and, most of all, interdisciplinarity orgs.

With 15 years of experience in product and tech leadership, I founded and led the startups Buddybrand (digital agency) and BuzzBird (marketplace), as well as built corporate business units for Voith (IoT) and edding (SaaS).

What I stand for ¶

No trivial quotes. Fundamental, non-negotiable values.

• Only insourced teams can deliver real innovation.

• A digital agency should own the product - not just implement features.

• The way to really figure out what needs to be done is to start doing real work.

• Effective remote work requires more than just technological tools; it demands intentional asynchronous culture.

• Do fewer things. Work at a natural pace. Obsess about quality.

• Dont’t work for assholes. Don’t work with assholes.

Welcome Guide ¶

If this is your first visit, here’s a guide to what you’ll find on this site:

• Speaking - Bio for Event Organizers and a summary of past talks.

• Reading - My virtual bookshelf, where I share summaries and insights from the books I’ve read.

• Writing - Explore my blog posts categorized under Business, Code, Management, Meta, Open Source, and Product.