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Patrick Sauerwein

@srwn.bsky.social
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Product person in love with humanity & software. Cat lover. In Product since 2006. Private account. he/him/his #prodmgmt #productmanagement

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Patrick Sauerwein @srwn.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
97.2% say AI makes them better at work. Underneath that: quality slipping, stress up, pay flat, "good enough" as the new normal. Where do you feel it most, quality, stress, or pay? #productManagement #ProdMgmt #AI #FutureOfWork virtualpatrick.com/2026/08/01/t...
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Tech Workers’ Sentiment Study 2026: Key Findings
During my summer vacation, I listened to the episode of Lenny’s Podcast where Lenny talks with Noam Segal about their second annual Tech Worker Sentiment Study in 2026, roughly 6,000 responde…
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Patrick Sauerwein @srwn.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Gude, Product People! 👋 Save the date: August 26, 18:30, at codecentric AG in Frankfurt. Thomas is bringing a brand new talk for us: “How I actually use AI as a product manager” Registration is open 👉 meetu.ps/e/Q965S/tC7V... Hope to see you there! 🙌 #ProductManagement #Frankfurt #AI
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How I actually use AI as a product manager, Wed, Aug 26, 2026, 6:30 PM | Meetup
Gude, Product People! 👋 ChatGPT. Perplexity. Cursor. Langdock. NotebookLM. ChatPRD. Claude Code. The list of AI tools for product people keeps growing, but which ones act
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Patrick Sauerwein @srwn.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Thank you, will do the work and exercise.
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Patrick Sauerwein @srwn.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
I almost skipped Product@Heart this year. Glad I didn't. My takeaway: Invest in Product Sense What AI can't replace: judgment, taste, strategy, leadership. 👉 virtualpatrick.com/2026/07/03/n... #ProductManagement #ProductAtHeart #AI
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Navigating Change: Insights from Product@Heart Conference 2026
Reflections on Product@Heart conference that exceeded expectations, emphasizing the warm atmosphere and engaging discussions. Keynote speeches highlighted the importance of human judgment in an AI-…
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John Cutler @johncutle.fish · 26/04/2026
recommends tbm posts .... github.com/johnpcutler/...
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GitHub - johnpcutler/tbm-recommender: A skill that efficiently recommends posts from The Beautiful Mess
A skill that efficiently recommends posts from The Beautiful Mess - johnpcutler/tbm-recommender
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Patrick Sauerwein @srwn.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Yesterday, three lessons in one day: bees don't wait. Window sills you don't measure properly don't fit. And a hospital visit reminds you what actually matters. Presence cannot be shortcut. → virtualpatrick.com/2026/04/03/b...
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Being Present – On Mistakes, Rushing, and Acting with More Intention
Vacation, time to reflect, and I want to use it to write again. Yesterday, buried in all the digital noise, one email stood out. A reminder about beekeeping. No ads, no newsletter, no notification …
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Patrick Sauerwein @srwn.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
As I pondered this, I couldn’t help but wonder about all the noise surrounding me. What exactly am I doing that makes sense? 2/2
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Patrick Sauerwein @srwn.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Today, I found myself caught in the noise once again. I recently read an email about bees, and it’s now the perfect time to start preparing everything for them. This serves as a clear signal to take action. 1/2
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Patrick Sauerwein @srwn.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Rick Rubin is right, I‘d say it’s having Product Sense.
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Patrick Sauerwein @srwn.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Life as a people pleaser. #productmanagement
Comic by Work Chronicles
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Patrick Sauerwein @srwn.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Reminder: this quote and attitude resonates in the way I'd like to be and live my life: “Try and leave this world a little better than you found it.” Robert Baden-Powell Stay "above the line"!
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Patrick Sauerwein @srwn.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
The Product Trio is blurring. Everyone thinks they can do your job. They're not wrong. Now what? AI dissolves the walls between PM, design, and engineering. But tools commoditize. The moat is judgment and Product Sense. Don't be fungible. virtualpatrick.com/2026/03/07/t... #productmanagement
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The Product Trio Is Blurring. Everyone Thinks They Can Do Your Job. They’re Not Wrong. Now What?
I’ve been spending a lot of time on the road lately. And like many people, I’ve turned long drives and business trips into listening sessions. Lenny’s Podcast has been my constant…
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Patrick Sauerwein @srwn.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
🎯 2026 = Our AI Year 🚀 Finally kicking off! #ProductTank Arno shares insights from their 900+ AI Pioneers initiative. Real use cases, human-centric transformation. Thanks Netlight for hosting! 🎉 📅 March 19 | 6:30 PM | #Frankfurt meetup.com/producttank-frankfurt/events/313239179 #productmanagement
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The Future Is Now: (gen)AI today ... and tomorrow, Thu, Mar 19, 2026, 6:30 PM | Meetup
**Gude, Product People! 👋** **2026 is our AI year and we're starting with the fundamentals.** AI is everywhere, but do we truly understand the opportunities it creates f
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Patrick Sauerwein @srwn.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Roku is a nice opportunity, thank you for highlighting, I wasn’t aware of their solution yet. Checked for Germany too & seems to be an interesting option.
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Cat Hicks @grimalkina.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Thanks to @spavel.bsky.social , at productpicnic.beehiiv.com/p/the-incred... , I saw an intriguing claim: "the more someone uses AI, the lower quality their outputs become" I am super interested in metacognition so I was hoping it was a metacognition paper and it is! So I read it
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See what is happening, not what is supposed to happen
The stories we are telling around user research and LLMs have locked us into a doomed framing. Reject the very notion that it is "better than nothing."
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Patrick Sauerwein @srwn.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Yes, since the split of having everything in one app, I thought it‘ll get better because of smaller chunks and focused delivery without too many dependencies. 🤷‍♂️ Wondering about Apple TV as a hardware and performance too, any insights?
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Patrick Sauerwein @srwn.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
True that, too lazy to buy something different. What would you recommend?
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Patrick Sauerwein @srwn.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Which platform? Mac OS? On a Fire TV Stick it is creepy. 🙈
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Patrick Sauerwein @srwn.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Welcome to the Feature Factory with no problem-solution fit. #productmanagement
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Patrick Sauerwein @srwn.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Welcome to the Feature Factory.
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Patrick Sauerwein @srwn.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Great read, highly recommend! Watch out the cross references too! #productmanagement
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Patrick Sauerwein @srwn.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
10.5 hours with #YearCompass taught me I constantly overcommit and overplan. 2026: Stand up! More gratitude. More grounded. More writing. What's your word for this year? virtualpatrick.com/2026/01/18/s... #Reflection #PersonalGrowth
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Setting Intentions for 2026: Lessons Learned from YearCompass
In early 2026, I dedicated 10.5 hours over three days to YearCompass for reflection and planning. Previously dissatisfied with the tool, I found renewed value this year, gaining insights about mana…
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Patrick Sauerwein @srwn.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Happy New Year! 🎉 Chased frameworks for years. The breakthrough? Understanding myself first, then how people think. Self-awareness beats another playbook every time. Read more: virtualpatrick.com/2026/01/06/self-awareness-the-product-skill-nobody-teaches/ What's your take? #productmanagement
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Self-Awareness: The Product Skill Nobody Teaches
Happy New Year! 🎉🥳🍀 I’d like to reflect about a post by Shreyas from last year for 2026 that got my attention: You can keep chasing 100s of frameworks, mental models, tactics, playbooks, succ…
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Patrick Sauerwein @srwn.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Eben dein Video auf LinkedIn gesehen und dachte mir, dann folge ich @gerhardkuehne.bsky.social hier auch mal. Bin gespannt. Frohes neues Jahr noch auf diesem Wege! 🎆🎊🥂
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Patrick Sauerwein @srwn.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Ganz starker Podcast, ich habe so viel gelernt, dass ich ihn jetzt das zweite Mal höre. Danke, @claudmajor.bsky.social und @neudenken-podcast.bsky.social für diesen Beitrag! 🙏❤️
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Patrick Sauerwein @srwn.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
My 2025: reconnecting with my German roots 🇩🇪 Culture Map insight led me to digital sovereignty questions: → USA: 75% AI | EU: 5% → $109B vs $8B investment → EU OS: 0% Local action via ProductTank Frankfurt. Full story 👇 virtualpatrick.com/2025/12/30/f... #reflection #productmanagement
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Finding Ground: Identity and Values in 2025
2025 was another year of intense learning. It challenged how I view collaboration, my European and German identity, and the fragile foundation upon which our digital society is built. The Culture M…
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Patrick Sauerwein @srwn.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
I feel you, same, same, but different. A lot of it still is fear driven too. Working on it day by day.
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Patrick Sauerwein @srwn.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
⏰ Monday! Matt LeMay online, Dec 15, 7-8pm CET. Learn how to build impact-first product teams from someone who visited 18 ProductTanks this year. Don’t miss it! 🎯 RSVP: meetup.com/producttank-frankfurt-rhein-main/events/312312909 #ProductManagement #ProductTank
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Impact-first Product Teams, Mon, Dec 15, 2025, 7:00 PM | Meetup
**🎯 Is your Product Team putting Impact First in the New Year?** As we close out the year, it’s the perfect moment to reflect on the impact our product teams create — and
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Patrick Sauerwein @srwn.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
🎯 Last chance to catch Matt LeMay this year! Join us online Dec 15, 7-8pm CET for insights on building impact-first product teams. Matt visited 18 ProductTanks across Europe - don’t miss this exclusive session! ✨ RSVP: meetup.com/producttank-frankfurt-rhein-main/events/312312909 #ProductManagement
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Impact-first Product Teams, Mon, Dec 15, 2025, 7:00 PM | Meetup
**🎯 Is your Product Team putting Impact First in the New Year?** As we close out the year, it’s the perfect moment to reflect on the impact our product teams create — and
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Jason Knight @oneknightinproduct.com · 05/12/2025
Here's my new podcast episode with Tim Herbig, product management coach and author of "Real Progress". Tim thinks too many product teams are making "Alibi Progress" and wants to help teams make real progress by helping them identify where they're getting blocked up.
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Patrick Sauerwein @srwn.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
The more I‘m listening to Give and Take by Adam Grant the more I fall in love with it. Found myself as a giver and learn more about myself and how to make use out of it. Super helpful for me as a long time IC in Product Management. More here: adamgrant.net/book/give-an...
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Patrick Sauerwein @srwn.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Or better this link? www.goodreads.com/book/show/55...
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The Wisdom of Insecurity: A Message for an Age of Anxie…
In this fascinating book, Alan Watts explores man's que…
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Patrick Sauerwein @srwn.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Ordered yet another book: amzn.eu/d/dIVOR9E Curious now about the content.
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The Wisdom of Insecurity: A Message for an Age of Anxiety : Watts, Alan, Chopra MD, Deepak: Amazon.de: Bücher
The Wisdom of Insecurity: A Message for an Age of Anxiety | Watts, Alan, Chopra MD, Deepak | ISBN: 8601300190136 | Kostenloser Versand für alle Bücher mit Versand und Verkauf duch Amazon.
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Patrick Sauerwein @srwn.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
Recommended read by @spavel.bsky.social productpicnic.beehiiv.com/p/amazon-s-l... So much this: Managing deliverables rather than outcomes — trying to chase certainty of the design process, rather than finding certainty through the design process — will always fail to achieve real impact.
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Amazon's layoffs are driven by something even stupider than AI
Andy Jassy wants you to think that velocity can make up for lack of strategy. But "build, measure, learn" only works if you're willing to learn.
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Patrick Sauerwein @srwn.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
Alibi Progress vs. Real Progress 🎯 Tim Herbig brings "Real Progress" to Frankfurt Nov 20! Learn how Strategy, OKRs & Discovery work as a system. 📚 Signed books + pizza & drinks ⚠️ Limited spots! → meetup.com/producttank-frankfurt-rhein-main/events/311422024 #ProductManagement #ProductStrategy
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Making “Real Progress” with Tim Herbig, Thu, Nov 20, 2025, 6:30 PM | Meetup
Gude, Product People! 👋 Many teams experience it every day: they’re busy, but not truly effective. Customer interviews, OKRs, roadmaps – on paper everything looks like pr
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Patrick Sauerwein @srwn.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
Sending some Daft Punk vibes: Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger 🎶
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a cartoon drawing of a helmet and the words stronger below it
ALT: a cartoon drawing of a helmet and the words stronger below it
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Patrick Sauerwein @srwn.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
Just learned that #Anthropic’s #Claude will use user data for training unless you opt out by September 28, 2025. Wondering if that’s now the new default for AI? I opted out. You might want to check your privacy settings too! #AI #Privacy #DataProtection #Claude #Anthropic
Privacy mail by Antrophic and Claude about their changes to use your data to train their models.
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Patrick Sauerwein @srwn.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Ah, I feel reminded of @spavel.bsky.social post: productpicnic.beehiiv.com/p/the-ai-age...
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The AI age is the "age of no consent"
"Inevitability" means design decisions are no longer informed by user needs; now they are unilaterally imposed. The users are the ones being designed.
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Patrick Sauerwein @srwn.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
Thank you for sharing, nice read. I thought about Zombie Agile or Scrum too, because of a talk from the past by www.zombiescrum.org. Words matter, thank you for sharing!
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Buy the "Zombie Scrum Survival Guide"
Start your recovery from Zombie Scrum today - even in the most rigid and traditional organizations.
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Patrick Sauerwein @srwn.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
Anyone in #ProductManagement or #Agile have good articles on writing/using #PRDs today? Curious about the current state of the practice: - Do you still use PRDs? - When was the last time? - What’s your take? Open to different contexts and perspectives. #ProductDesign #Lean #AgileProductManagement
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Patrick Sauerwein @srwn.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Made me smile today. Seems like I‘m in the software industry too long and seen this too often. Root causes could be different. Tech debt is real. Even best engineering skills fail if problem-solution fit is not accomplished. What do you think about that? #productmanagement #prodmgmt
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Patrick Sauerwein @srwn.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
Best way to write about your practices too. Struggling with books these days too as I tried to followed some of them too religiously. Back to do the work by myself and iterating from there.
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Patrick Sauerwein @srwn.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
🎉 Double celebration! Product Field + ProductTank Frankfurt both hit 10 years! 🌡️ Hot night • 🧠 Learning • 🤝 Networking • 🍕 Pizza Next: Matt LeMay Oct 20 + book raffle! 📎 virtualpatrick.com/2025/08/16/c... 🎯 www.meetup.com/producttank-... #ProductManagement #Frankfurt #ProductTank @kpfrahm.com
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Celebrating 10 Years of Product Field & ProductTank Frankfurt
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…
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Patrick Sauerwein @srwn.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
Rented a car in Olbia via a 3rd party. Returned it via key drop. Same day, a €115 charge for “new” rear bumper damage. Photos proved it was pre-existing. Seems like a common low-amount scam. Anyone else experienced this? #Drivalia #Italy #Sardegna #Olbia
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Patrick Sauerwein @srwn.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Nice - will give it a try!
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Chris Messina @chrismessina.me · 07/08/2025
🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻 #IDemandHashtags #DeadTwitter
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Patrick Sauerwein @srwn.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
I’m still wondering about inflation in Europe or if prices are simply getting more expensive. For example, I recently bought a panini with tomato, tuna, and some fresh fruits for takeaway, with 100 grams or less. To my surprise, it cost me approximately 12 Euros. What are your thoughts on this?
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Patrick Sauerwein @srwn.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Pavel’s blog post is worth reading. It should encourage everyone to consider a more human perspective on AI. #productmanagement
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Patrick Sauerwein @srwn.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Ah, I see. It all comes with certain costs. The question is, who will benefit from what? Balance and Karma - live and let live. What are your thoughts on that? Would you buy or try the product? Source: techcrunch.com/2025/08/05/t... #AI #windsurf #cognition #worklifebalance #productmanagement
Statement of Scott Wu - CEO Windsurf
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Patrick Sauerwein @srwn.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Life of a product manager at enterprises: open.substack.com/pub/workchro... @workchronicles.bsky.social #hidethepain #prodmgmt #productmanagement
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(comic) Just checking in
Comics about work. Made with love and lots of coffee.
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