#96: Christian Idiodi Special [After movie + Slides] + Win a Ticket for #ProductlabConf [extended] + The Secret Behind.... Podcast
This special edition is supported by Miro and mobile.de, who have partnered with us to host the main Community event on 24th June with Christian Idiodi (SVPG Partner)
💛 Sharing craft from the community
And here 🥁…..
Possibly one of the best recaps of the whole talk: what actually is the risk with AI today.
Huge thanks to Christian Idiodi and the whole team for the massive support and for sharing the content so openly. This is exactly the kind of depth we live for.
Below is the full community recap, including a peek at what went down at the Leaders lunch. The video recap and the slides are both in there. HAPPY READING 💚
#95: Everything must change so that everything can stay the same + Win a Ticket for #ProductlabConf
And here the lunch recap on Founder-style leadership
🥇 Two ways into Berlin this September [extended]
Productlab Conference 2026 lands September 15-17 at CIC Berlin: three days with 350 of Europe’s senior product leaders. We just opened two ways in, depending on how you like to move.
Bring your team. Group pricing now starts at 3, and when you bring 4 the 5th is on us. Ten bundles only, summer-only. Built for teams who plan their learning together.
No L&D budget? Win your seat. Post on LinkedIn before July 26 tag @Productlab, add #ProductlabConf, and share one reason you’re coming.
One winner takes the full bundle free (AI-Craft Day + Conference Day).
Ten runners-up get €100 off. Winners announced July 27.
That’s the whole idea: those who can, bring their people. Those who’d rather spread the word, win their way in. Sharing is Caring. ❤️
🤝 Want to join the behind-the-scenes crew at ProductLab 2026?
Last month I joined Marcin Jedrzejczak (Principal PM @Celonis) and Tomasz Tomaszewski (Founder @Product Academy) on their podcast, Dodane do backlogu, to talk about what makes product communities actually work across Berlin, Poland, and Italy.
It turned into a conversation about the people who shape how we think: the mentors and friends who ask the harder question instead of handing you the easy answer. Honestly, most of what I know about building product I owe to people like that.
We also got into the myths of community building, how to make a conference connection that outlives the badge, and the slightly absurd “dating psychology” behind getting world-class speakers to say yes.
If you listen, there’s a gift waiting: comment on the post with one of the codes and grab €100 off, 20% off, or a free online conference ticket.
📰 Product Leaders’ Wisdom
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💪 Open Roles
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