#93: The world-class speaker joining our Main summer Event is....
This special edition is supported by Miro and mobile.de, who have partnered with us to host the main Community event on 24th June.
đ« Christian Idiodi is Coming to Berlin!
The wait is over. Following our unforgettable evening with Marty Cagan, we are thrilled to announce the next chapter. Productlab, alongside mobile.de and Miro, is bringing one of the worldâs most respected product minds to Berlin: Christian Idiodi (Partner at SVPG & Co-author of Transformed).
No dry keynotes. No scripted panels. Just an honest, deep conversation in a room of 100 product professionals.
The Talk: Product Management in the Generative AI Era
Generative AI is shifting how we discover, test, and deliver products. If you think your role is immune, Christian is here to challenge thatâand help you prepare for whatâs coming.
đïž 24th of June
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ProductLab Conference 2026: Agenda is Live + Exclusive 10% Discount!
We have some news regarding our upcoming ProductLab Conference on September 15â17! The agenda is now officially locked in and live on our website. Go check out the incredible lineup of sessions and speakers we have planned for you. Plus, even though our Early Bird tickets are sold out, we have a special treat for our newsletter community. Use the code âJUNE10â to get 10% off your ticket! It is limited to the next 10 people and expires at the end of June!
đ€ Go Behind the Scenes: Weâre Looking for 10 Volunteers!
For the Conference this September (15â17) in Berlin, and to keep everything running seamlessly, we need a crew of 10 proactive volunteers to join us on the ground. If you are reliable, energetic, and ready to dive in, whether youâre looking to break into product management or just love the energy of live tech events, we want you on our team.
As part of the crew and when youâre not helping with operations (like handling registration, supporting the stages, or guiding attendees), youâll get full access to the keynotes to learn directly from top product and AI leaders. Youâll also work side-by-side with the organizing team, perfect for networking with industry pioneers, plus weâll cover your food, drinks, exclusive crew gear, and after-party access.
We only have 10 spots available by June 30th and want to lock them in quickly.
đ° Product Leadersâ Wisdom
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This week, three sharp takes on the same uncomfortable truth: most teams are optimizing the wrong thing, building more, faster, instead of figuring out whatâs actually worth building.
In âWhy Prioritization Frameworks Are Killing Your Productâ, Michael Goitein argues that frameworks like RICE or ICE often fail because they prioritize features instead of strategy. He contends that product teams should focus on solving the most important customer problems and aligning decisions with clear business goals rather than relying on scoring systems. Effective prioritization comes from strategic clarity and understanding user needs, not from mathematical formulas that can lead to feature bloat and misguided decisions.
The MVP is dead, and good riddance. Ravi Mehta makes the case that everything we inherited, specs, staged handoffs, minimum viable thinking, was designed to manage the cost of building the wrong thing, not to help us build the right one. Now that AI has collapsed the cost of software, the assembly line gives way to the jazz band. Prototyping is no longer a phase; itâs how the best teams think, decide, and validate every single day.
Not all building is the same, and confusing the two is quietly killing your product team. Marty Cagan (SVPG) draws a sharp line between building to learn (discovery) and building to earn (delivery), and argues that as shipping costs collapse, discovery is now where your competitive edge lives. If your PMs are still project-managing specs instead of prototyping solutions, this one will reframe what âdoing the jobâ actually means in the AI era.
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