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Five years ago I relocated to Berlin from Tel-Aviv. My move to Berlin was purely professional, and so I was eager to get involved in the local ecosystem and learn how Product is being done in locations that are different than Tel-Aviv.
A Rocket Internet Product culture
Back then, Berlin was deeply influenced by the many years of somehow successful Rocket Internet companies, which in its core meant — “copy an existing successful business model from abroad, raise as much as possible, spend it as fast as possible, and sell it as fast as possible”.
This came with a cost. Establishing a top-down business-driven culture, with a massive headcount growth, lack of focus on actual product development, and with very little resources that are being allocated to meet customers’ needs were among the traits of such companies.
This has caught me by surprise as I kept hearing about Berlin being Europe’s hottest tech hub. In a closer look, it became apparent it was led by business people that knew very little about product management, yet unawarely shaping Berlin’s future Product scene.
