🧠 Blog

Some of my latest insights, and learnings that I managed to write down 🤓

🌶️ Brian Chesky’s Hot Take on Product Management
I know, Config - Figma’s annual - conference was held in August 2023, almost nine months ago! But the remarks of Brian Chesky, the CEO of Airbnb on Product Management kept lingering in the back of my mind. Watch the whole video where Brian is interviewed by Dylan Field,
🪜 Product Management Career Ladders
It keeps surprising me how Product roles can be different between companies. A PM role within an early stage start-up can be wildly different compared to the same role and title at a mature tech-company or corporate with a large digital department. My role as Head of Mobile at KLM
A Super Simple Explanation of Good Leadership & Management
Since the outbreak of Covid-19 at the beginning of this year. We have seen the leadership of different nations approach this immense challenge in their own ways. More then ever the effects of leadership is showing its results in the most dramatic manner. What is true for a country is
How This Math-Hater Became Data-Driven
When I was six years old, a teacher told me that I was really good at reading and bad at counting. I still don’t understand why she had to frame it that way, but it got stuck in my mind forever. I shied away from all things that concerned
🧮 Metrics and Mindsets for Retention & Engagement
Great podcast with growth expert Andrew Chen, VC Jeff Jordan and editor Sonal Chokski talking about metrics for market places. They explain the value of the DAU/MAU metric, which gives you in insight in the frequency in which your product is used. This can help explain the behavior of
Desktop hack for daily files clutter!
I’m a heavy desktop user – is that even a thing? – But during the day I drag and download all things that I’m working on onto my desktop. Which turns into a gigantic clutter on which nothing can be found. During a boring plane ride, I came up with