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Fintech

Why most fintech "super apps" will fail — and what the survivors will look like

Everyone's chasing the WeChat model in Europe. Here's why the product logic doesn't translate, and what actually builds retention in payments.

March 2025 4 min read Featured
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PM Career

The discovery work most PMs skip (and then wonder why their roadmap is wrong)

Talking to customers is not discovery. Here's the actual job.

Feb 2025 3 min
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AI in Fintech

AI agents in financial services: where the real risk is

Jan 2025 5 min
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Product

Metrics that actually tell you if your product is healthy

Dec 2024 3 min
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Leadership

How to influence without authority when everyone thinks that's impossible

Nov 2024 4 min

Books & tools worth your time.

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Continuous Discovery Habits
Teresa Torres
The best practical book on product discovery I've read. Forces you to rethink how you structure customer conversations.
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Empowered
Marty Cagan
Strong on organizational design. Some parts are idealistic, but the framework for product teams is solid and battle-tested.
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Linear
Issue tracking
Finally, a PM tool that respects your time. Switched from Jira 18 months ago, haven't looked back once.
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The Psychology of Money
Morgan Housel
Essential reading for anyone building financial products. Understanding how people actually think about money changes everything.
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Antonio Setzu

Senior Product Manager with 10+ years building in fintech. I've shipped products in payments, remittances, and regulated markets across Europe and LatAm. I write about what I learn — on product strategy, building teams, and the fintech landscape.