NAME — Ralf Herzel ROLE — Product Lead LOC — Berlin VOL.04 · MMXXVI
▌PRODUCT_MANAGER.v8 — loaded

Ships bold products
for millions.*

* Across fintech, music, gaming.

Ralf Herzel — Product Lead, Berlin. Fintech, music, gaming.

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wordle.sh — 80×24
$ ./wordle --rows 6 --len 5
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8+
years shipping
7M
users reached
04
industries
01
published novel
§ Operating principle · 03
Ship.
Discovery is fun. Strategy is satisfying. But the only mode that compounds is shipping. Everything else is a means.
7M.
Operators · users · believers
The closest thing in PM to a unit-of-account. I've shipped to ≈ this many across 4 companies and 9 launches.
§ 02 Projects 04 items · sidequests
Product Manager's Resources
[01] Resource Collection2025

The PM library.

A searchable index of 400+ articles on discovery, strategy and execution.

visit → pm-resources
Weißes Gras
[02] Novel2024

Weißes Gras

My debut novel — published in German, available on Amazon.

visit → amazon.de
Google Sheets Udemy Class
[03] Online Course2023

Google Sheets Udemy Class

A no-fluff spreadsheet course for product people.

visit → udemy.com
Nerd Gift Guide
[04] Website2021

Nerd Gift Guide

A hand-curated list of gifts for the people you tolerate most.

visit → nerd-gift-guide.com
§ 03 About the human behind the roadmap

Eight years shipping for millions across fintech, music, gaming.

Outside work: wrote a novel, teach spreadsheets, cook well enough.

$ cat skills.txt
+ product_strategy + product_management + strategic_roadmaps + okrs_&_kpis + cross-functional_team_leadership + stakeholder_management + continuous_discovery + user_research + data_analysis + product_analytics + feature_prioritization + scrum + prototyping + vibecoding
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§ 04 Contact avg reply ~ 48h

Let's make
something.

Open to interesting roles and collaborations.

EMAILhello@herzel.net
GPG0x48 3F AE B2 · available on request
LINKSlinkedin · instagram
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