Published inFave Product Engineering·Sep 23, 2021How Fave Builds ProductsWhen I joined Fave as a new product manager, I was eager to understand how the team’s product processes work. I met with each product manager and asked them how they do it. What surprised me initially was that they all followed different processes. This came from the fact that…Product Management9 min readProduct Management9 min read
Published inFave Product Engineering·Jul 15, 2021We launched our new landing page. The results are in.While it looks way more beautiful than our old website, you will find that this new landing page has far fewer features: You cannot buy deals You cannot create an account You cannot discover shops around you So why would we decide to launch a new website that is seemingly…Product Design4 min readProduct Design4 min read
Published inFave Product Engineering·Jul 12, 2021Revamping Fave’s consumer experienceFave is a fintech startup, empowering small and medium-sized enterprises to grow in the digital economy. We do this by offering QR code-powered payments and online-to-offline deals and other offers. Since Fave launched in Southeast Asia, our mobile app has constantly been evolving to continuously allow our users to find…Fintech7 min readFintech7 min read
Published inFave Product Engineering·Sep 11, 2020How to plan your growth as a product manager (or product team)This week marks my 1 year anniversary at Fave, which coincides with my birthday last week. For the past years, this period has always been very reflective for me as this would usually be the time when I would love out of a role in a new one. …Productivity9 min readProductivity9 min read
Published inLaurins Page·Aug 26, 2020How to make sure recruiters see your CVPeople told me I was lucky when I got my dream job at Fave as Product Manager a year ago. After all, Anisha, a fellow AIESEC and whom I am connected to, works there as Head of People. They thought, she was able to refer me, and that’s how I…Recruiters19 min readRecruiters19 min read
Published inLaurins Page·Jul 12, 2020You’ve just been promoted to Senior Product Manager. Now what?How to scale vision & strategy in organizations — There comes the time in the career of any product manager where the tools and trade you have been learning up until this point just do not cut it for you anymore. Maybe you have just been promoted to Senior Product Manager, you were put in charge of a whole…Product Management6 min readProduct Management6 min read
Published inLaurins Page·Jul 12, 2020Why your product roadmap should not be a Gantt chart.My introduction to roadmapping at my first product management job was a painful one. I came into AIESEC’s global office as a new product manager with little experience and thus took “how it was done” at face value, not questioning it. Every six months, there was a major organization-wide conference…Product Management10 min readProduct Management10 min read
Published inLaurins Page·Jul 12, 2020How to own a professional website at zero costs! (Part 1)A while back I set out to create my own online presence. I wanted to have a place where I could showcase my work, but also offer my services. I wanted to be able to build a high-performance marketing funnel and have an overview of all my metrics. And most…Maker9 min readMaker9 min read
Published inLaurins Page·Jul 5, 2020Does Jira really suck?Recently I went to a Product Manager Meetup and I couldn’t help but notice that throughout the conversations almost everyone present complained about how much Jira sucks at least once — including myself. Yet again, everyone is using it, including myself and it’s definitely not for a lack of alternatives…Jira15 min readJira15 min read
Published inLaurins Page·Nov 13, 2019How to stay sane with your personal finances in South East AsiaWhen I moved to South East Asia, I knew the money will work a little different. Coming from Germany I’m used to cash. We have a saying: “Nur Bares ist Wahres” meaning “Cash is King”. Wanna pay for your coffee with your card? Good luck This might come as a…Data Visualization19 min readData Visualization19 min read